(9-months [38 weeks] at least 75% time)
Date: ____________________
Dear ________________________:
I am pleased to offer you an appointment as a non-tenure-track Research (Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor) in the (Name of Department/School) at the salary rate of $________. This appointment is a (full-time/part-time _______% effort) 9-month (38 weeks) appointment and will commence on _________. In addition to your 9-month salary, you can earn up to an additional 14 weeks of compensation during the summer semester. This appointment is contingent upon continuity of external funding, individual accomplishments, and review of continuing needs of the program. Research faculty appointments are considered non-tenure-track, thus faculty holding these ranks are not eligible for tenure.
Your duties will consist of participating in and directing current research programs which you are engaged. In addition, you are eligible to serve on committees for graduate student research. Furthermore, since the position depends on external funding, it is expected that you will develop, in an individual or collaborative manner, proposals seeking such funding for support of your research. Promotion through the ranks to Research Professor will depend on your research success, your contributions to the graduate educational programs of the department (evidenced by effective supervision of graduate students), and success you have in securing funding to support your program.
This offer is contingent upon satisfying all Federal employment eligibility requirements and proof of having completed all requirements of your PhD. If you accept this offer and it is your first appointment to Michigan Tech, you must complete tax and other employment forms (in-person) in order to be placed on payroll. Please visit the Human Resources Office (second floor of the Administration Building), no later than your first day of work, to complete the appropriate forms.
We will regard ourselves as mutually committed upon your returning a signed copy of this letter. This offer must be accepted within thirty (30) days of the date of this letter, unless the time for acceptance is extended in writing.
We look forward to you joining us as a colleague and hope to hear from you shortly so that we can both make firm plans.
Sincerely,
___________________________
I accept this offer.
______________________________________ ___________________________ (Name) (Date)