Common use of Teaching Faculty Appointments Clause in Contracts

Teaching Faculty Appointments. i. All teaching Faculty Members shall have an appointment at one (1) of the following ranks: Assistant Teaching Professor – a probationary appointment leading to the determination of the granting of a continuing appointment through the process set out in Article 21. Associate Teaching Professor – a teaching Faculty Member who has been appointed under Article 15.01 b) ii) or who has been granted a continuing appointment through the processes of Article 21. Senior Teaching Professor – a teaching Faculty Member who has been appointed under Article 15.01 b) ii) or who has been promoted under Article 23. ii. All teaching Faculty Members initially shall be appointed as an Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor or Senior Teaching Professor. The appointment of a candidate as a Senior Teaching Professor must be referred to the Promotion Review Committee for a recommendation to the President. The Board of Governors must have officially confirmed the rank of Senior Teaching Professor prior to an offer of employment being made. iii. Only teaching Faculty Members, teaching faculty members elected to the Board of Governors, and teaching faculty members appointed as Academic Administrators can hold the ranks of Assistant Teaching Professor/Associate Teaching Professor/Senior Teaching Professor. iv. An Assistant Teaching Professor’s appointment shall normally have an initial three (3) year probationary period.