8.3
Academic Affairs Non-Tenure-Track Appointments
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| Topic | Adjunct | Professor of the Practice | Artist in Residence |
| Structure of appointment | Four-year renewable (6 if full). Each year is a 9-month appointment. Expected to be in residence & participate fully in intellectual & programmatic life of department. | Three-year renewable (4 if associate, 5 if full). Unless otherwise specified, each year is a 9-month appointment. Expected to be in residence & participate fully in intellectual & programmatic life of department. | Three-year renewable. Each year is a 9- month appointment. Expected to be in residence & participate fully in intellectual & programmatic life of department. |
| Faculty status | Members of the faculty; have voice and vote in faculty meetings if at least .5 FTE. | Members of the faculty; have voice and vote in faculty meetings if at least .5 FTE. | Members of the faculty; have voice and vote in faculty meetings if at least .5 FTE. |
| Personnel matters | Not eligible to vote on faculty hiring, tenure, or promotion decisions. | Not eligible to vote on faculty hiring, tenure, or promotion decisions. | Not eligible to vote on faculty hiring, tenure, or promotion decisions. |
| Department chair | Eligible to vote for department chair if they are full-time faculty teaching at least halftime in the department. | Eligible to vote for department chair if they are full-time faculty teaching at least halftime in the department. | Eligible to vote for department chair if they are full-time faculty teaching at least halftime in the department. |
| Other departmental governance | Department determines other matters in which they have voice and/or vote. | Department determines other matters in which they have voice and/or vote. | Department determines other matters in which they have voice and/or vote. |
| Associate and Full promotion eligibility | Yes; salary increases for such promotions are made at the discretion of the VPAA. | Yes; salary increases for such promotions are made at the discretion of the VPAA. | No. |
| Basis for promotion | 12 semesters of teaching. | 12 semesters of teaching. | Not eligible. |
| Full-time course load (1.0 FTE) | 5 courses. | 5 courses or equiv. for 9-month contracts; 6 courses or equiv. for 12-month contracts. | 5 courses or equivalent |
| Advising responsibilities | Pre-major advising; major advising if appropriate (department’s discretion). | Pre-major advising; major advising if appropriate (department’s discretion). | No advising. |
| Eligibility for sabbatical | No schedule of sabbatical eligibility accrual. Sabbaticals may be awarded by the VPAA on an ad-hoc basis. | No schedule of sabbatical eligibility accrual. Sabbaticals may be awarded by the VPAA on an ad-hoc basis. | No schedule of sabbatical eligibility accrual. Sabbaticals may be awarded by the VPAA on an ad-hoc basis. |
| Eligibility for GISOS | Yes, as stipulated in annual GISOS memo from the VPAA. | Yes, as stipulated in annual GISOS memo from the VPAA. | Yes, as stipulated in annual GISOS memo from the VPAA. |
| Schedule for reappointment | One year prior to end of appointment, unless do not yet have 4 semesters of evaluations. | One year prior to end of appointment, unless do not yet have 4 semesters of evaluations. | One year prior to end of appointment, unless do not yet have 4 semesters of evaluations. |
| Basis for reappointment review | Quality of teaching, colleagueship, and scholarship (if expected as part of appointment), and performance of other duties described in the appointment letter; ongoing need and budget for the position. | Quality of teaching, colleagueship, and performance of any other duties described in the appointment letter; ongoing need and budget for the position. | Quality of teaching, colleagueship, and performance of any other duties described in the appointment letter; ongoing need and budget for the position. |
| Advisory review of teaching | As part of reappointment or promotion. | As part of promotion. | As part of reappointment. |
| Annual salary review process | Increase based on chair recommendation; for details see annual merit memo. | Increase based on chair recommendation; for details see annual merit memo. | Increase based on chair recommendation; for details see annual merit memo. |
| Topic | Full-time visitor | Per-course visitor (includes staff who teach) | Private music lessons teacher |
| Title of appointment | Visiting instructor or visiting assistant, associate, or (full) professor. | Visiting instructor or visiting assistant, associate, or (full) professor. | Private lessons teacher. |
| Structure of appointment | Full-time appointment for 1–3 years. Each year confers a 9-month appointment. Expected to be in residence & participate fully in intellectual & programmatic life of department. | Course by course appointment; Appointments are made one semester or one year at a time. | Appointments are made one year at a time. Teachers are paid by the hour for 12 one hour sessions on a per-student basis. |
| Faculty status | Eligible to attend but not vote in faculty meetings. | Eligible to attend but not vote in faculty meetings. | No faculty status. |
| Departmental governance | Multi-year full-time visitors may have voice in departmental governance, with the exception of personnel matters, at invitation of dept. | Not eligible to participate in departmental governance. | Not eligible to participate in music department governance other than as stipulated in the private lessons handbook. |
| Full-time course load (1.0 FTE) | 5 courses per year. | 6 courses per year; a person may teach no more than 2 courses per semester on a per course basis. | Varies in response to student demand; no full-time equivalent. |
| Advising responsibilities | No pre-major advising. May advise majors at the discretion of department. | No advising. | No advising. |
| Topic | Research Professor | Visiting Scholar | Research Affiliate |
| Structure of appointment | Non-teaching non-salaried title-only affiliation with a department. | Non-teaching non-salaried title-only affiliation with a department. | Non-teaching non-salaried title-only affiliation with a department. |
| Why this title? | For distinguished scholars with whom the department wants to have a long-term affiliation. | To give scholars, who have a connection to Wesleyan faculty, official status (e.g., faculty spouse/partner with Ph.D., faculty from other institutions doing research here with a Wesleyan faculty member). | For staff with Ph.D.s to have an official relationship with the department of their discipline. |
| Perquisites | Wesleyan email address, library privileges, gym access. | Wesleyan email address, library privileges, gym access. | Staff privileges already provided. |
| Appointment process | Department submits proposal to Dean; Dean proposes to VPAA. Background check required. | Department submits proposal to Dean; Dean proposes to VPAA. Background check required. Waiver signed if working in a lab. | Department proposes to Dean, Dean proposes to VPAA. Background check required. [should be already completed] |
| Term of appointment | One to four years. | Minimum of one month; maximum of one year; renewable. | One year, renewable. |
| Renewal process | Request from department to VPAA. | Request from department to VPAA. | Request from department to VPAA. |
Note: the term “department” refers to “department, program, college, or center” throughout