Some appointments may lead to tenure consideration. The academic year, consisting of two semesters, runs from registration in September through Commencement in June, and faculty members are required to be on duty throughout this period. For language teachers in the English Language Institute and Freshman Writing Program, the normal load is 15 contact hours per week. The University offers a limited number of short-term visiting professorships to distinguished scholars who conduct seminars, present lectures, supervise research, and otherwise enhance the intellectual climate of the University and the wider scholarly community in Egypt. The cost of living in Cairo depends on the type of life one leads.
Some costs are substantially less than in an American city, while others are as high or higher.
For this reason the University requires each new appointee to have a physical examination and strongly recommends that each accompanying family member have a physical exam as well before departure for Egypt. The Government of Egypt requires an HIV test after arrival in Egypt. Applicants should be aware that living and working in Egypt, while rewarding and exciting, undoubtedly will be accompanied by unanticipated strains on all members of a faculty family, especially during the first few months. A prospective appointee should discuss candidly with University representatives any doubts about the ability of any family member to cope with the unavoidable problems of living abroad. The University has excellent support services to assist new faculty and their families in adjusting to life and work in Cairo.