Common use of Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty Fixed-Term Appointments Clause in Contracts

Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty Fixed-Term Appointments. The University and the Association recognize that circumstances occasionally warrant the hiring of non- tenure track instructional faculty on a fixed-term appointment for a specific and limited period of time. For example, a fixed-term appointment is appropriate for visiting faculty, to fill a temporary vacancy (such as a vacancy caused by another employee being on leave or pending a search for a vacant position), when a program is newly established or expanded, when the specific funding for the position is time- limited, or for a specific assignment or to fill a discrete need that is not expected to be ongoing. The letter of offer for a fixed-term instructional faculty appointment shall state the reason that warrants the fixed- term appointment. In the event that the University intends to extend a fixed-term appointment beyond three years of continuous service, the University will provide notice to the Association at least 60 days in advance of the extension. In the event that a fixed-term instructional faculty member is to be appointed to a position eligible for a continuous appointment, the University will notify the Association and the parties agree to discuss, as necessary, the appropriate probationary period and whether any time served as a fixed-term faculty member is to be credited to the probationary period.

Non-Tenure Track Instructional Faculty Fixed-Term Appointments. The University and the Association recognize that circumstances occasionally warrant the hiring of non- non­ tenure track instructional faculty on a fixed-term appointment for a specific and limited period of time. For example, a fixed-term appointment is appropriate for visiting faculty, to fill a temporary vacancy (such as a vacancy caused by another employee being on leave or pending a search for a vacant position), when a program is newly established or expanded, when the specific funding for the position is time- time­ limited, or for a specific assignment or to fill a discrete need that is not expected to be ongoing. The letter of offer for a fixed-term instructional faculty appointment shall state the reason that warrants the fixed- fixed­ term appointment. In the event that the University intends to extend a fixed-term appointment beyond three years of continuous service, the University will provide notice to the Association at least 60 days in advance of the extension. In the event that a fixed-term instructional faculty member is to be appointed to a position eligible for a continuous appointment, the University will notify the Association and the parties agree to discuss, as necessary, the appropriate probationary period and whether any time served as a fixed-term faculty member is to be credited to the probationary period.