TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT

(Tenure-Track Appointment)
Dr. Irina A. Alert
See accompan!in" appointment letter #ate# Feruar! $% &''(
T)i* #ocument #e*crie* in "reater #etail t)e appointment o++ere# in t)e accompan!in"
letter. T)e ,ni-er*it! o+ .i*con*in-Ma#i*on )a* a lon" tra#ition o+ aca#emic +ree#om an# *tron"
+acult! participation in t)e "o-ernance o+ t)e ,ni-er*it!. Tenure-track appointment* at t)e
,ni-er*it! are "o-erne# ! a #ocument /)ic) i* calle# Facult! Policie* an# Proce#ure*. C)apter*
0-1'% pertainin" to +acult! appointment*% can e +oun# at
)ttp233///.*ec+ac./i*c.e#u3"o-ernance3FPP3Tale4o+4Content*.)tm .
5e"innin" /it) t)e *econ# !ear o+ a t)ree-!ear initial proationar! appointment% non-
tenure# +acult! memer* in t)e Colle"e o+ 6etter* an# Science are re-ie/e# annuall! ! t)e
e7ecuti-e committee (t)e tenure# +acult!) o+ t)eir #epartment +or po**ile reappointment%
promotion% or non-rene/al. A+ter t)e initial appointment% reappointment at t)e non-tenure# le-el
i* +or one !ear at a time% /it) t)e #eci*ion ma#e at lea*t a !ear in a#-ance o+ t)e e7piration o+ t)e
current appointment. Reappointment or promotion to tenure i* a*e# on per+ormance in teac)in"%
*c)olarl! re*earc)% an# *er-ice% an# on in*titutional nee#. A recommen#ation +or promotion to
tenure i* po**ile at an! time% an# a +inal #eci*ion concernin" tenure mu*t e ma#e e+ore t)e en#
o+ t)e *i7t) proationar! !ear. An! po*t-P).D. prior +acult! *er-ice at anot)er uni-er*it! /ill e
inclu#e# in proationar! *er-ice )ere8 t)e e++ect on eac) appointment i* *peci+ie# in t)e in#i-i#ual
appointment letter. .)ile our *tan#ar#* +or t)e a/ar#in" o+ tenure are )i")% t)e ,ni-er*it! o+
.i*con*in-Ma#i*on #oe* not )a-e tenure 9uota* or a +i7e# numer o+ tenure# +acult! po*ition*.
E-er! a**i*tant pro+e**or i* eli"ile +or promotion% an# eac) o+ our initial appointment* i* ma#e
/it) t)e )ope t)at t)e in#i-i#ual /ill /arrant promotion to tenure at a later #ate.
Aca#emic !ear *alarie* are pai# in nine e9ual in*tallment* on t)e +ir*t o+ eac) mont) +rom
Octoer to :une. Aca#emic !ear appointee*% /)et)er +ull or part-time% #o not earn -acation an# are
e7pecte# to /ork #urin" t)e appointment perio# e7cept +or #a!* *peci+icall! li*te# a* pai#
)oli#a!*.
T)e ,ni-er*it! annuall! re-ie/* t)e *alar! o+ eac) memer o+ t)e +acult!% o++erin"
increment* un#er a merit rai*e *!*tem. T)e +un#* a-ailale -ar! +rom one !ear to anot)er
accor#in" to t)e le-el e*tali*)e# ! t)e *tate le"i*lature.
In+ormation #e*criin" t)e ,ni-er*it!;* compre)en*i-e pro"ram o+ *ta++ ene+it* can e
+oun# at )ttp233///.u**-c./i*c.e#u3ec*3emp-"en-en*-menu.)tml . Note e*peciall! t)e
#e*cription* o+ an# earl! #ea#line* +or )ealt) care co-era"e an# income continuation in*urance.
<ou /ill nee# to contact t)e #epartmental a#mini*trator +or enrollment +orm* an# #ea#line*.
Summer emplo!ment at t)e ,ni-er*it!% /)et)er +or teac)in" or re*earc)% i* limite# to ei")t
mont)* o-er t)ree *ummer*% /it) eac) *ummer e9ui-alent to t/o-nint)* o+ t)e *alar! rate +or t)e
prece#in" aca#emic !ear. .)ile a Summer Se**ion* teac)in" po*ition i* not "uarantee# ! t)e
,ni-er*it!% +acult! memer* are encoura"e# to appl! t)rou") t)eir #epartment*. Summer *alar!
"rant* are al*o a-ailale on a competiti-e a*i* +rom t)e Re*earc) Committee o+ t)e =ra#uate
Sc)ool.
Ne/ +acult! mu*t otain a p)oto ID car#% /)ic) i* pro-i#e# ! t)e ,ni-er*it!.
An! a"reement +or reimur*in" mo-in" e7pen*e* pertainin" to t)i* o++er i* *peci+ie# in t)e
in#i-i#ual appointment letter. >o/e-er% it i* important to note t)at% per .i*con*in Statute*%
reimur*ement o+ mo-in" e7pen*e* i* contin"ent upon t)e /ritten appro-al o+ t)e Pro-o*t prior to
t)e time o+ !our mo-e.
5e+ore !ou mo-e% it i* e**ential t)at !ou contact !our #epartmental a#mini*trator to
con+irm t)at t)e ,.-Ma#i*on% Re9ue*t +or Reimur*ement +or Relocation E7pen*e* an#3or
Temporar! 6o#"in" +orm )a* een complete# an# appro-e# ! t)e Pro-o*t an# to otain ot)er
important in+ormation aout !our mo-e% *uc) a* contract -en#or*% e*timate*% an# tra-el a#-ance*.
An! e9uipment purc)a*e# u*in" ,ni-er*it! a#mini*tere# +un#* remain* t)e propert! o+ t)e
,ni-er*it! o+ .i*con*in-Ma#i*on.
T)e u*e o+ +un#* pro-i#e# ! t)e =ra#uate Sc)ool% inclu#in" t)o*e pro-i#e# a* part o+ t)e
initial o++er% mu*t e u*e# in accor#ance /it) "ui#eline* an# re"ulation* e*tali*)e# ! t)e
=ra#uate Sc)ool. Re*earc) Committee *alar! *upport i* an in-e*tment in ,ni-er*it! +acult!. A*
*uc)% +acult! are re9uire# to e in re*i#ence on t)e Ma#i*on campu* +or t)e *eme*ter +ollo/in" t)e
u*e o+ =ra#uate Sc)ool e7tramural *upport. A##itional in+ormation on t)e =ra#uate Sc)ool?*
O++ice o+ Re*earc) an# Spon*ore# Pro"ram can e +oun# at )ttp233///.r*p./i*c.e#u .
It i* t)e polic! o+ t)e Colle"e o+ 6etter* an# Science to pro-i#e rea*onale accommo#ation
+or 9uali+ie# +acult! /it) #i*ailitie*. I+ !ou nee# accommo#ation to per+orm t)e re*pon*iilitie*
o+ !our po*ition% plea*e contact t)e C)air o+ t)e Department.
T)e .i*con*in A#mini*trati-e Co#e (,.S () *tate* t)at +acult! ma! not u*e t)eir pulic
po*ition +or per*onal "ain in a manner contrar! to t)e intere*t* o+ t)e ,ni-er*it! o+ .i*con*in
S!*tem. <ou *)oul# con*ult /it) !our #epartment c)air e+ore makin" commitment* to out*i#e
acti-itie*. An annual report on out*i#e acti-itie* mu*t e +ile# ! all +acult!% limite# an# aca#emic
*ta++.
A* a State o+ .i*con*in emplo!ee% +acult! ma! not earn more t)an @1&%''' a##itional
compen*ation +rom an! ot)er *tate a"enc! #urin" t)e *ame calen#ar !ear% .i*. Stat. 1A.B10(&).
Eac) ,. in*titution in t)e State o+ .i*con*in S!*tem i* con*i#ere# a *eparate a"enc!. <ou nee#
to e a/are o+ t)i* limitation an# kno/ t)at pa!ment* in e7ce** o+ @1&%''' are *uCect to
+or+eiture.
T)i* o++er o+ emplo!ment i* contin"ent upon -eri+ication o+ !our i#entit! an# /ork
aut)oriDation a* re9uire# ! t)e Immi"ration Re+orm an# Control Act o+ 1E(A. Plea*e *ee t)e
attac)ment or )ttp233///.u*ci*."o-3portal3*ite3u*ci* +or t)e e7planation o+ t)e Form I-E% Section 1
o+ /)ic) mu*t e complete# an# returne# to t)e #epartment on or e+ore !our )ire #ate. T)e
re9uire# #ocument* mu*t e pre*ente# in per*on% /it)in t)ree #a!* o+ !our emplo!ment e"in
#ate. I+ !ou #o not )a-e t)e ori"inal* o+ t)e nece**ar! #ocument*% !ou mu*t pre*ent a receipt +rom
a "o-ernment a"enc! +or replacement #ocument(*)% /it)in t)ree #a!*% an# !ou mu*t pre*ent t)e
re9uire# #ocument it*el+ /it)in E' #a!* o+ !our emplo!ment e"in #ate. T)e la/ pro)iit* t)e
,ni-er*it! +rom emplo!in" or continuin" to emplo! an in#i-i#ual /)o )a* not pro-i#e# t)e
re9uire# #ocument* /it)in t)e rele-ant time perio#.
Enclo*ure*2 Emplo!ment Eli"iilit! Feri+ication Form
Dru" Free Sc)ool* an# Communitie* Act