Non-Tenure-Track Instructor and Lecturer Appointments

Criteria for Appointment: Instructor, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer, and Professor of Practice

Instructor: This is a temporary, one-semester, or semester-by-semester appointment, for full-time or part-time work with contracts of no more than one year. Minimum qualifications for an instructor are a master's degree, or a bachelor's degree and professional qualifications.

An instructor may be expected to:

• Deliver existing courses
• Hold office hours
• Other duties associated with instruction
• Limited service

Lecturers of all ranks may be expected to advise students, serve on committees, participate actively in professional societies, and conduct research. In each case, yearly teaching loads for lecturers will be negotiated with the department chair/school dean taking into account the non-teaching or scholarly activities.

Lecturer: This is a two-year, renewable (rolling) appointment. Notice of termination must be given at least one year in advance of the appointment's expiration. Minimum qualifications for a lecturer include a master's degree or equivalent professional qualifications.

A lecturer may be expected to:

• Deliver existing courses
• Develop new teaching materials and course segments
• Develop new courses which keep pace with changes in the discipline
• Supervise personnel including other faculty
• Represent the department/school in its relationships within the University
• Advise undergraduate students
• Conduct research
• Serve on committees

Senior Lecturer: This is a continuing appointment. Notice of termination must be given at least one year in advance of the appointment's expiration. Minimum qualifications for a senior lecturer include a master's degree or equivalent professional qualifications.

In addition to the expectations for lecturers, a senior lecturer is expected to:

• Demonstrate excellence in teaching and leadership in education.
• Develop new courses, teaching methods and procedures that have substantial impact with the department/school and across the University.

Principal Lecturer: This is a continuing appointment. Notice of termination must be given at least one year in advance of the appointment's expiration. Minimum qualifications for a principal lecturer include a master's degree or equivalent professional qualifications.

In addition to the expectations for lecturers and senior lecturers, a principal lecturer is expected to:

• Demonstrate exceptional achievements in teaching and education, either by fundamental contributions to University's mission or by broad national or international impact.

Professor of Practice: This is a continuing appointment. Notice of termination must be given at least one year in advance of the appointment's expiration. Minimum qualifications for a professor of practice are a bachelor's degree with significant professional experience.

A professor of practice may be expected to:

• Deliver existing courses
• Develop new teaching materials and course segments
• Develop new courses which keep pace with changes in the discipline
• Supervise personnel including other faculty
• Represent the department/school in its relationships within the University
• Advise undergraduate students
• Conduct research
• Serve on committees
• Be active in professional societies

Promotion Process for Lecturers

Each academic unit will establish provisions for the promotion process through the lecturer ranks, including promotion criteria and unit-level review procedures. Provisions will include the establishment of a unit-level committee, with committee membership parameters determined by the unit. Non-tenure-track faculty in the rank of lecturer or senior lecturer who wish to be considered for promotion will submit documentation similar to that contained on the F-Form for tenure-track faculty in February of a given year. The promotion process will be:

1. The department/school committee makes a written recommendation and forwards with the documentation to the chair/school dean.
2. The department chair/school dean makes a written recommendation and forwards with the documentation to the college dean or provost as appropriate.
3. The college dean (as applicable) makes a written recommendation and forwards all documentation to the provost.
4. The provost reviews the documentation and makes a recommendation to the President.
5. The president makes the final promotion decision.