Specialized Faculty Draft Provost Communication Presentation to the Academic Senate February 10, 2014
Impetus for this initiative Senate Task Force in 2011 National concerns regarding NTT Faculty Title confusion and proliferation Desire to do more to recognize the contributions of this group of employees
Who are specialized faculty? A range of nearly 40 titles of non-tenure system employees who are categorized as “Other Academics” by University Statutes, Art IX, Section 3c; E.g., lecturers, instructors, modified professorial titles (research, clinical), visiting professors 33.67% of IUs taught by specialized faculty in (compared to 45.95% of IUs taught by tenure system faculty)
Foundational policies & practices Hiring procedures Offer letters Clear job descriptions & performance expectations Annual performance reviews Access to grievance policies & procedures
Specialized Faculty Titles & Use Three main categories: teaching focused research focused clinical focused Use of “adjunct” and “visiting” modifiers Adjunct modifier for less than 50 % FTE Visiting modifier reserved for Visiting Professors, time limited appointments of individuals more broadly engaged in all three missions
Career Advancement Articulates promotional tracks Senior Lecturer & Senior Instructor Modified professorial titles (teaching, research, and clinical) Recognizes a “teaching professor” title New Provost’s Communication forthcoming on promotional procedures for research, clinical, and teaching professor tracks Encouraged use of multi-year contracts with certain promotions/titles
Promotional Tracks InstructorSenior Instructor LecturerSenior Lecturer Teaching Assistant Professor Teaching Associate Professor Teaching Professor Research Assistant Professor Research Associate Professor Research Professor Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Associate Professor Clinical Professor
Data on Specialized Faculty Full-Time Appointments and Salaries 100% FTE Appointments Mean SalaryMedian Salary Teaching Track240$58,711$53,160 Research Track65$64,793$60,000 Clinical Track58$76,697$66,837 In Spring 2013, there were a total of 363 full-time specialized faculty members in the academic units in the colleges (excluding visiting professors, unmodified) In Spring 2013, there were 1,691 full-time tenure system faculty members Mean and median salaries for tenure system faculty for that time period were: Assistant Professors: $87,532 (mean) and $75,050 (median) Associate Professors: $88,790 (mean) $84,065 (median) Professors: $136,719 (mean) and $127,194 (median)
Next Steps Unit conversations: Review & revise policies & governing bylaws Develop unit promotional guidelines & practices Consideration of budgetary implications Control and timeline in the hands of the units
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