The most commonly used types of appointment are defined below. These are commonly referred to as University-year appointments. See Section 5.5.9 below. Additional appointments are appointments that extend the term of service of faculty on University-year appointments. Exceptions may be allowed by the appropriate dean.
Annual appointments are twelve-month appointments.
Instructional staff members on annual appointment perform academic duties for eleven months and receive one month of paid vacation. Candidates must meet each unit's requirements for appointment. The distribution of responsibility and the tenure and part-time status in each unit must be specified and approved by the directors and deans of the units involved. Appointments and Partial Appointments . Instructors and assistant, associate, and full professors, when appointed without tenure, may be appointed for terms of up to four years within the probationary period.