Faculty Appointment

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Faculty Appointment Promotion Processes

• Tim Hansen
• Office of Academic Affairs

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Objective

• Gain consensus on procedures for
• Appointment of new faculty
• Promotion/tenure of faculty
• Academic rank and track selection for faculty
• Definitions and processes of non-faculty,
  academic positions, e.g. Lecturer, Guest
  Lecturer, Consultant
• Faculty Appointment Renewal

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Why?

• Qualifying and vetting faculty (Academic Affairs)
• IRS, employment law and payroll (Human Resources)
• Special rights and privileges as governed by the
  Faculty ByLaws and Faculty Handbook

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Faculty

• Primary Appointment in Academic Department
• Track
• Ranke.g. Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
  in the Tenure Track

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Faculty Tracks

• Tenure
• Clinical Educator
• Volunteer
• Research
• Visiting
• Emeritus

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Tenure Track

• Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate
  Professor, Professor
• Assoc Prof, Professor eligible for Tenure
• Eligible for Senate
• Generally full-time faculty
• One to three year appointments
• Board approval

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Clinical Educator Track

• Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate
  Professor, Professor
• Not eligible for tenure, eligible for Senate
• Play a major educational role
• May be paid by affiliate or University
• One to three year appointments
• Board approval

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Volunteer Track

• Clinical or Adjunct Prefix
• licensed/certified to practice
• Clinical Instructor, Clinical Assistant
  Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical
  Professor
• Adjunct Instructor, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
  Adjunct Associate Professor, Adjunct Professor
• Not eligible for tenure, Not eligible for Senate
• Play an important, but smaller role in the
  educational process
• One year appointments
• Board approval

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Research Track

• Research Assistant Professor, Research Associate
  Professor, Research Professor
• Not eligible for tenure or Senate
• Primary role is in research
• One year appointments, dependent on specific
  funding
• Approval by VP Academic Affairs

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Process for Appointment of New Faculty
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Process for Promotion and Tenure Consideration
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Second and Joint Appointments

• Second Appointment Appointment to a department
  other than the primary.
• Title, track and rank follow primary appointment
• Pay comes from Primary Department
• Agreement letter from chairs deans
• Approval by VP Academic Affairs
• Joint Appointment Separate appointments to two
  or more departments (e.g. 50 time in each)
• Title, track and rank follow primary appointment
• Pay is independent by department
• Board Approval

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Lecturer

• Academic, non-faculty status
• One year appointments
• Not eligible for tenure, Senate
• Approval by VP Academic Affairs
• People with primary faculty appointments at
  another University

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Appointment Renewal ProcessFaculty and Lecturers
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Faculty Change of Status Form
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Guest Lecturer

• Intermittent or non-recurring
• Less than 1000 per year from RFUMS
• Not an employee or faculty member
• e.g. An Abbott or Advocate Health employee who
  gives two lectures per year here and receives
  400
• Waiting for approval of full Lecturer status

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Not Eligible to Be A Guest Lecturer

• Existing faculty or Lecturer appointment at RFUMS
• RFUMS Employee
• Course Director, Clerkship Director, other
  authority
• Give same lectures repeated throughout the year
• Multiple positions adding up to more than
  1000/year

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Paying Guest Lecturer

• Check request forwarded to office of CFO
• No fringe benefits paid or charged
• May be employed by either Academic or Service
  Departments

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Consultants

• Not an employee of RFUMS
• Not engaged in the core mission of University
• May be paid more than 1000
• External department review, programmatic
  consultant
• Plumber
• Check request forwarded to office of CFO
• No fringe benefits paid or charged

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Questions?