Lecturer and Senior Lecturer. A Lecturer will initially be appointed for a term of one year and may be appointed in the University’s sole discretion for an additional term of one year. However, in the Xxxx'x discretion, a Lecturer may be appointed for an initial term of two (2) years. At the conclusion of two (2) years of consecutive service at the University as a bargaining unit Lecturer, or as a Visiting faculty member, or a combination of years thereof in such ranks, if the University in its discretion decides to reappoint the Lecturer, the University will appoint the Lecturer to a term contract of two (2) years. Any further Lecturer appointments shall also be for two (2) years with a formal review by the College/School/Unit in the fourth year. At the conclusion of four (4) years of consecutive service at the University as a bargaining unit Lecturer, or as a Visiting faculty member, or a combination of years thereof in such ranks, if the University decides in its discretion to reappoint the Lecturer, the University will appoint the Lecturer to a term contract of either two (2) or three (3) years. Any further Lecturer appointments shall also be for two (2) or three (3) years. A decision not to offer another appointment to a Lecturer shall not be grievable except as otherwise provided in Section 13 of this Article. The Lecturer will initially be eligible to be considered for promotion to the rank of Senior Lecturer at the start of his or her fifth year (within the most recent eight year period) of full-time (75% or more) service at the University as a bargaining unit Lecturer, or as a Visiting faculty member who served in an instructional capacity, or combination of years thereof in such ranks. If the Lecturer is promoted as a result of the review in the fifth year, then the remainder of the Lecturer appointment will be converted to a Senior Lecturer appointment with the appropriate adjustment to compensation per Article 18. Following the expiration of such a converted appointment, the Senior Lecturer shall then be reappointed to terms of three (3), four (4), or five (5) years assuming satisfactory evaluation and continued need. Any time spent on a University-approved leave of a semester or more shall mean that the academic year in which the leave was taken shall not count toward the eight-year period referred to above. An applicant who receives an adverse decision regarding promotion nonetheless remains eligible for consideration for additional reappointments as a Lecturer and he or ...
