Multi-Year Appointment Process
HCOM Clinical and Instructional Faculty
July 2023
The Senior Director of Faculty Affairs in the Office of Faculty Learning and Advancement (OFLA) solicits recommendations for multi-year appointments for clinical and instructional faculty from chairs each May.
The chairs make recommendations for multi-year appointments based on the guidance provided in the Faculty Handbook (see below), while also considering performance and future needs of departments.
Recommendations for multi-year appointments are reviewed by the Associate Dean for Faculty (ADF) and forwarded to the Executive Dean for final approval.
Once approved by the Executive Dean, multi-year appointment letters are sent to faculty by the Senior Director of Faculty Affairs in May/June.
Additional information regarding multi-year appointments for Instructional Faculty, can be found in the Faculty Handbook, Section II.C.3.b.iii. The following excerpt is from the July 2023 version.
鈥漀ormally, the contracts for Instructional faculty will be a nine month, renewable contract for a term of one-year for the initial five years of service in all instances where a department's or regional campus's experience, or other factors, indicates that a faculty member will be employed for the whole of the ensuing nine-month academic year. Afterward, Instructional faculty should be offered five-year contracts as warranted by the performance of the faculty member, desire of the faculty member, and continued need of the department or regional campus. However, the length of the initial and subsequent contracts can be negotiated based on qualifications, experience and need of the faculty member and department or regional campus.鈥
For additional information regarding multi-year appointments for Clinical Faculty, please review the Faculty Handbook, Section II.C.3.c.ii.b. The following excerpt is from the July 2023 version.
鈥淣ormally, the initial contract for Clinical Faculty will be a 12-month, renewable contract for a term of one year. After an initial three years of satisfactory service, he/she/they will receive a contract for a term of three years, with subsequent contracts to be renewable for 5-year terms based on successful evaluations and the continued need of the department or college. However, the length of the initial and subsequent contracts can be negotiated based on qualifications, experience and need of the faculty member and the department or college.鈥