Promotion System for Interdisciplinary Research

The promotion system for academic and research staff at Universitas Diponegoro is a crucial mechanism to ensure that tenure aligns with career progression. This system provides a structured pathway for career development, covering aspects such as grading, rewards and incentives, responsibilities, and key performance indicators. It applies to all academic staff, including interdisciplinary staff and researchers.

Academic and research staff are promoted based on the three pillars of the higher education system: education and teaching, research, and community service. The university’s promotion system includes four academic ranks: Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. To advance in rank, academic staff and researchers must accumulate a specified number of credit points. Promotion from Lecturer to Assistant Professor requires 300 credit points, from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor requires between 400 and 700 credit points, and from Associate Professor to Full Professor requires 850 to 1,050 credit points. The promotion process follows the standard operational procedures outlined in Regulation 328/UN7.P/HK/2020.

The primary key performance indicator for academic staff is the number of research publications produced during their tenure. In interdisciplinary research fields such as sustainable development goals, environmental sciences, energy, and coastal development, the broader scope may make research appear less cohesive compared to mono-disciplinary work. However, this diversity increases the likelihood of publishing in international journals due to the wider range of available publication outlets. As a result, interdisciplinary researchers may accumulate credit points for publications at a slightly faster rate, positively impacting their tenure progression.

The quantity of research outputs varies depending on the nature of the research and the role an individual plays in interdisciplinary collaborations. Researchers providing specialized expertise across multiple projects may produce a higher number of publications, whereas those engaged in novel, complex interdisciplinary work may have fewer publications due to the longer time required for project completion