Assistant Professor (tenure-track). An Assistant Professor on tenure-track will be appointed for an initial three-year term and may be reappointed for up to two additional two-year terms. Appointments at the Assistant Professor level shall be on a probationary basis. Tenure will be granted to faculty members initially appointed as Assistant Professors concurrently with promotion to Associate Professor. Normally, tenure is granted to an Assistant Professor at that rank only after a six-year probationary period, part of which may include service to the University at the rank of instructor. However, nothing in this Agreement precludes the University from crediting prior service at UVM or at another University as part of the probationary period, provided this is done with the approval of the Xxxxxxx prior to the initial offer of appointment. Furthermore, the faculty member may request consideration for tenure prior to his or her mandatory year. Such early request may only be made once. The faculty member, if denied early tenure, must present him or herself again during the sixth year of the probationary period in order to be considered for tenure. An Assistant Professor will be informed no later than the end of the sixth year of service whether tenure will be granted or whether his or her seventh year will be a terminal year of service.
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