Body
Title
School of Nursing: Contract Process For Fixed-Term Faculty
Introduction
Purpose
Provides policy and guidance on Fixed-Term faculty contracts.
Scope of Applicability
Fixed-Term Faculty in the UNC School of Nursing
Policy Statement
Preamble
Faculty who are hired onto the Fixed-Term Track are a valuable part of the School of Nursing and make numerous, important contributions to the School of Nursing. The offer of a contract and the length of that contract is an administrative function. Below are the principles that guide School of Nursing Fixed-Term Faculty Contracts.
Principles
- Awarding of contracts and the length of each faculty contract is an administrative function.
- Contract renewal is based on both the needs of the School of Nursing and faculty performance over the length of the previous contract.
- Contracts are not tied to the time of promotion, and promotion is independent of length of contract.
- Contracts are typically 1-3 years in length.
Contract Guidelines
- New faculty hires, regardless of rank, typically will be offered a 1-year contract.
- Instructors will receive 1-year contracts and Assistant, Associate and Full Professors on the Fixed Term Track may be considered for contracts up to 3 years in length.
- The Academic Associate Deans will provide both documentation of the faculty member’s performance via Annual Evaluation data and a recommendation for length of contract period to the Executive Leadership Team* at the meeting where contract renewals are discussed.
*Members of the Executive Leadership Team are: Dean; Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Associate Dean, Administration; Associate Dean, Research; Associate Dean, Global Initiatives; Assistant Dean, Inclusive Excellence; and the Associate Deans for each of the academic programs.
Exceptions
None.
Contact Information
Primary Contact
Margaret Wilmoth, Executive Vice Dean