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Abstract:
In our country whose primary target is to be an
information society, as the number of universities closes to 200,
the number of scientists and lecturers employed in our universities
increases with a great pace. Parallel to this development, principles
in qualified research subject and equality, impartiality, merit in
career development have gained more significance. In academic life,
obtaining the associate professor title by the scientists employed in the
universities as a result of their academic studies is a crucial stage; in our
country, the associate professor title is issued as a result of associate
professorship examination conducted by the “Üniversitelerarası Kurul
(UAK)” (Interuniversity Board). In examination, candidates for this
title are evaluated fromvarious angles based on their scientific studies,
unique publications, foreign language skills, merit, career, and ethical
values; and additionally they are both incurred oral examination and
study evaluation process. This article considered and investigated
administrative process, sample decisions of administrative court
and council of state regarding assistant professorship examination
process conducted by the UAK and which is an essential academic
career and promotion stage in our country; and information
concerning the problems experienced during the application process
was presented. Since raising the society of science requires first of
all raising competent and qualified scientists and it is crucial for our
country to reach the science and technology level of modern societies,
it is required as well that an objective, impartial system which relies
on merit and success must be founded in the academic career path of
scientists who work for our universities.
Keywords:
Interuniversity Board (Üniversitelerarası Kurul),
Assistant Professorship, Scientist, Scientific Research, Unique
Publication, Merit, Career, Oral Examination, Scientific Language,
Assistant Professorship Jury, Refereed Journal, Principal Author,
Ethical Values.
Giriş
Nitelikli bilim insanlarının seçilmeleri ve akademik olarak yük-
selmelerine ilişkin kıstaslar, ülkemiz gelecek nesillerinin yetiştirilme-
si açısından yaşamsal öneme sahiptir. Eğitim öğretim hizmetleri bir
kamu hizmeti olmasının yanı sıra, gelecek nesillerin şekillendirilme-
sinde toplumsal yararın/kamu yararının en üst düzeyde şekillendiği
temel hizmetler olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Gelecek nesillere karşı
bu sorumluluğun yerine getirilmesi, bu günden nitelikli öğreticilerin
seçimini, objektif, hakkaniyete uygun, adil ve eşitlikçi bir akademik
sınav, seçme ve
yükseltme sistemini zorunlu kılmaktadır.
Bu çerçevede nitelikli bilim insanı yetiştirilmesi, sadece bilim in-
sanlarının akademik olarak yükselmeleri, akademik unvanlar elde