Common use of Promotion to Librarian III Clause in Contracts

Promotion to Librarian III. If performance and other circumstances warrant, Librarian II faculty with six years of service may be promoted to the rank of Librarian III. Promotion to Librarian III will be based on consistent demonstration of excellence in librarianship, teaching or teaching-related activities, and professional development, with satisfactory performance in professional development and service that demonstrates growth and improvement since the initial appointment as Librarian II. It is the responsibility of the faculty member to demonstrate that they have met or exceeded the library criteria for promotion. Promotion to Librarian III will be based on consistent demonstration of excellence in librarianship, teaching or teaching-related activities, and professional development, with satisfactory performance in professional development and service. The promotion of Librarian II to Librarian III will parallel that of tenure-track faculty as shown in Article XI: Promotion. However, the only faculty committee involved in the promotion to Librarian III will be the Library Tenure and Promotion Committee. The promotion file of the NTT Librarian Faculty member will be structured similarly to that specified in Article XI but include only relevant sections, including such items as specified below. It is the NTT Librarian Faculty member’s responsibility to demonstrate that they have met or exceeded the library criteria for promotion. The general criteria for promotion to Librarian III are shown below in Item 8, but the specific criteria will be developed by librarian faculty and the Library Xxxx, and may vary depending on Library and University needs. Librarianship, teaching or teaching-related activities, and professional development 80% Service to the librarian faculty member’s profession, FHSU, and the community, apportioned by agreement between the librarian faculty member and Library Xxxx. 10% Scholarship 10% 1. Initial appointments at the rank of Librarian III will be for a continuing term of up to five years with annual reviews for merit and continuing appointment, subject to University and Regents policies regarding nonrenewal and dismissal. A Xxxxxxxxx XXX may be appointed or reappointed for a period of less than five years when the library and university have determined that the need for the services of the Librarian III faculty member will end within less than the five-year term. 2. When a Librarian III is being considered for reappointment after a five-year term as Librarian III, the same review process identified in 5 A. ii 2 above is followed.