Prioritization of faculty members promotion criteria based on a comparative study in the context of faculty promotion systems in selected universities

Faculty members are one of the important pillars of universities that play an significant role in the development of countries. Regarding the important position of faculty members in the development of the country and higher education, this research has proceeded to one of the policies that has a significant impact on faculty memberschr('39') performance. This study was aimed at lesson-drawing from system of faculty members promotion in foreign universities for the system of faculty members promotion in Iran. In this study, the promotion criteria of faculty members of 14 foreign universities studied, then a summary of their criteria was provided and based on that, a questionnaire was given to 20 experts (faculty members) and data were collected in two rounds. Data collected were analyzed by Fuzzy Delphi method. Finally, based on the results of Fuzzy Delphi analysis, the system of faculty members promotion inside and outside was compared and some suggestions were provided in this content. The differences between the system of faculty members promotion inside and outside included the following: The centralization of the promotion system in Iran,  low attention in internal system of promotion to teaching factors, innovation in teaching techniques, authoring of textbooks, ability to stimulate students to further education, factors related to the quality and practical of researches, communication with industry and private section and effectiveness of executive services.