Common use of INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND ACADEMIC RANK Clause in Contracts

INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND ACADEMIC RANK. A. Appointment to the faculty of Monmouth University represents recognition of educational attainment, scholarly accomplishments, and evidence of the ability to communicate with and motivate individuals to learn. The faculty rank designations represent cumulative accomplishments and increased teaching effectiveness, scholarship as reflected in degrees and certifications earned from institutions of recognized quality particularly at the graduate level, honors won, scholarly and professional accomplishment, educational leadership, intellectual breadth, and creativity, all of which will stand the test of peer and collegial judgment within the institution and the test of the relevant general academic and professional standards. 1. Ranks for full-time faculty members are Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Specialist Professor, Specialist Professor, and Instructor. The minimum qualifications for the various ranks are as described below. Fulfillment of the minimum qualifications for the rank shall not guarantee appointment to that rank. 2. Librarians shall hold faculty rank plus the title of Librarian, Associate Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Senior Lecturer Librarian, Lecturer Librarian, Senior Specialist Librarian, Specialist Librarian, or Instructor Librarian, respectively. The minimum requirements for academic ranks for Librarians shall be as designated for all academic ranks. B. It is recognized that each candidate for appointment shall be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria within the context of the particular discipline, department, school and University. C. Minimum Qualifications for Non tenure-track Appointments 1. Instructor. Instructorships are one-year appointments to fill unoccupied full-time lines or to meet unanticipated shifts in enrollment or other departmental needs. (a) Minimum qualifications for appointment to an instructorship: (1) An earned master's degree, or its equivalent, in the appropriate discipline, or progress more than equivalent to a master's degree in an approved doctoral program in the appropriate discipline, and (2) Demonstrated potential for effective teaching (or librarianship) at the university level, and (3) Ability to work constructively with members of the University community. (b) Details of Instructor appointment: (i) Instructors will teach twelve credit hours per semester; they will not be expected to advise students or serve on committees. (ii) Instructor contracts may be renewed annually if the need for the position continues, up to a maximum of three years. (iii) If the need for an instructor line extends beyond a third year, it will be converted to a Lecturer line, a Specialist Professor line, or a tenure-track line. (iv) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to exclude instructors from applying for other positions that they do not currently hold.

INITIAL APPOINTMENT AND ACADEMIC RANK. A. Appointment to the faculty of Monmouth University represents recognition of educational attainment, scholarly accomplishments, and evidence of the ability to communicate with and motivate individuals to learn. The faculty rank designations represent cumulative accomplishments and increased teaching effectiveness, scholarship as reflected in degrees and certifications earned from institutions of recognized quality particularly at the graduate level, honors won, scholarly and professional accomplishment, educational leadership, intellectual breadth, and creativity, all of which will stand the test of peer and collegial judgment within the institution and the test of the relevant general academic and professional standards. 1. Ranks for full-time faculty members are Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Senior Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Specialist Professor, Specialist Professor, and Instructor. The minimum qualifications for the various ranks are as described below. Fulfillment of the minimum qualifications for the rank shall not guarantee appointment to that rank. 2. Librarians shall hold faculty rank plus the title of Librarian, Associate Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Senior Lecturer Librarian, Lecturer Librarian, Senior Specialist Librarian, Specialist Librarian, or Instructor Librarian, respectively. The minimum requirements for academic ranks for Librarians shall be as designated for all academic ranks. B. It is recognized that each candidate for appointment shall be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria within the context of the particular discipline, department, school and University. C. Minimum Qualifications for Non tenure-track Appointments 1. Instructor. Instructorships are one-year appointments to fill unoccupied full-time lines or to meet unanticipated shifts in enrollment or other departmental needs. (a) a. Minimum qualifications for appointment to an instructorship: (1) i. An earned master's degree, or its equivalent, in the appropriate discipline, or progress more than equivalent to a master's degree in an approved doctoral program in the appropriate discipline, and (2) ii. Demonstrated potential for effective teaching (or librarianship) at the university level, and (3) iii. Ability to work constructively with members of the University community. (b) b. Details of Instructor appointment: (i) i. Instructors will teach twelve credit hours per semester; they will not be expected to advise students or serve on committees. (ii) . Instructor contracts may be renewed annually if the need for the position continues, up to a maximum of three years. (iii) . If the need for an instructor line extends beyond a third year, it will be converted to a Lecturer line, a Specialist Professor line, or a tenure-track line. (iv) . Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to exclude instructors from applying for other positions that they do not currently hold.