Common use of Tenure-Track Faculty Clause in Contracts

Tenure-Track Faculty. Only bargaining unit members in the Tenured/Tenure-Track classification are eligible for indefinite tenure. Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor: Bargaining unit members, unless granted an extension as described in Section 4, must be considered for tenure during or before their sixth year in the Tenured/Tenure-Track classification, except for some bargaining unit members employed by the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS). Upon completion of the tenure review, the bargaining unit member must be granted indefinite tenure or be given a year’s timely notice that their appointment will not be continued. Promotion to Associate Professor generally occurs when tenure is granted. Before the end of the Fall term of the academic year prior to the year in which the tenure decision is required, the academic unit will communicate timelines and responsibilities of the tenure review process to candidates who will be eligible in the following year. For most bargaining unit members, this communication will happen in or before the Fall term of their fifth year. Some bargaining unit members employed by CEOAS are reviewed for tenure during promotion to Professor; these bargaining unit members will be informed about the processes for their promotion and tenure at the time of hire. Upon completion of the promotional review from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor, the bargaining unit member must be granted promotion or be given a year’s timely notice that their appointment will not be continued.