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1. What is the customary progression of reappointment for term faculty?
2. Is there a salary increase for rank promotion? 
3. Can I move from the professorial lecturer sequence to the term professor sequence? 
4. What types of HR benefits are available for term and continuing appointment faculty? 
5. As a term or continuing appointment faculty member, what kind of professional development opportunities are available to me?
6. As a term faculty member, am I eligible for research grants/support and travel grants/support? 
7. When are term faculty eligible for promotion?

1. What is the customary progression of reappointment for term faculty?
The university makes initial term faculty appointments in one-year increments during the first three years of a term faculty member’s service at the University. In rare cases and with approval from the dean of faculty, a two-year initial appointment is possible. Reappointments after the first three years of service are usually for three-year terms. However, the unit may recommend reappointments of fewer than three years, including one-year terminal appointments. 

Under the normal progression, eligible term faculty members will apply for continuing appointment in their sixth year of service. Once continuing appointment status has been achieved, faculty are not subject to further reappointment processes. Please see FAQs on Continuing Appointment Process below for additional information. 

2. Is there a salary increase for rank promotion?
A salary increase is granted when a term faculty member is promoted from Professorial Lecturer to Senior Professorial Lecturer and from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor or Senior Professorial Lecturer. A salary increase is granted when a term faculty member is promoted from Senior Professorial Lecturer to Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer and from Associate Professor to Full Professor or if they switch tracks, from Associate Professor to Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer.  

3. Can I move from the professorial lecturer sequence to the term professor sequence?
Â鶹Æƽâ°æ’s Faculty Manual describes two promotion sequences for term faculty. All new term faculty at Â鶹Æƽâ°æ are hired into one of the professorial lecturer ranks and most seek promotion along that sequence. Those ranks are: instructor, professorial lecturer, senior professorial lecturer, and Hurst senior professorial lecturer. 

A term faculty member with an exceptional portfolio of research/scholarship—equivalent to that of a newly tenured colleague—may apply for promotion to associate professor, which entails moving to the term professor sequence. These and all other promotions follow the procedures and criteria established in the Faculty Manual a²Ô»å y´Ç³Ü°ù academic unit’s guidelines.  

Note: although the title of assistant professor is no longer used when hiring new term faculty, it continues to be used for term faculty hired before the change. Term faculty at the rank of instructor or professorial lecturer may not change their rank to assistant professor. 

4. What types of HR benefits are available for term and continuing appointment faculty?
There are a variety of HR benefits for full-time term and CA faculty including parental and family leave, retirement savings matching, college tuition for children, and medical and dental care plans. For the full list please visit Â鶹Æƽâ°æ's HR benefits website.

5. As a term or continuing appointment faculty member, what kind of professional development opportunities are available to me? 
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Research holds teaching, research, and other professional development workshops throughout the year and all faculty are eligible and encouraged to participate. 

The ADVANCE Â鶹Æƽâ°æ grant also provides professional development opportunities for all faculty through its peer mentorship program each year and its mini grants for career development, symposia and workshops throughout the year. 

Â鶹Æƽâ°æ has an institutional membership which allows all faculty to set up a complimentary profile and participate in professional development webinars related to teaching, writing, and research. 

6. As a term faculty member, am I eligible for research grants/support and travel grants/support?
Each academic unit provides faculty support funds for term faculty. Faculty support funds typically may be used for traveling to conferences or seminars. Please check with your Dean’s Office for further information. 

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7. When are term faculty eligible for promotion?
Promotions will be based on the faculty member’s achievements and performance, as defined by the teaching unit’s guidelines for the relevant promotion sequence. Promotions will not be based on resource considerations or length of service. There are no limits on time spent in any rank, and at no point is a faculty member expected or required to apply for promotion. All promotions proceed one step at a time; requests to skip a rank will not be considered. Faculty should be mindful of the criteria associated with each rank as they consider applying for promotion, and unit-level committees should focus on those criteria when reviewing applications for promotion. (Section 15c of the Faculty Manual) 
  
Term faculty may apply for promotion in the fifth year of service in their current rank. For example, a professorial lecturer in their fifth year in that rank can apply for promotion to senior professorial lecturer during that academic year, either in the fall or spring, depending on when their academic unit is processing promotions. The promotion becomes effective the following academic year. In exceptional cases, term faculty may apply for promotion earlier than their fifth year in rank. We advise that you discuss your eligibility to go up earlier for promotion with your chair/program director and dean. Term faculty may also reapply for promotion in subsequent years if they are denied promotion when they apply. Lastly, promotion and reappointment/continuing appointment are two separate faculty actions but can be included in one file for action. One can receive reappointment/continuing appointment without promotion.