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Welcome to the FAS Appointment and Promotion Handbook!
The AY 2025-2026 FAS Appointment and Promotion Handbook, effective July 1, 2025, is now online.
Note: For the specific purposes of this document and its associated procedures, except as otherwise noted, “divisional dean” also refers to the John A. Paulson Dean of SEAS, and “department chairs” to SEAS area chairs. Although SEAS faculty members follow the same policies, some procedures may vary. Therefore, members of SEAS should also consult SEAS-specific documents.
Note: All procedural questions regarding faculty hiring, reviews, promotions, and leaves should be directed to the appropriate associate dean, and the associate dean should receive a copy of all documentation regarding these procedures. For more detailed listings on whom to contact, please see the table in Chapter 1: Contact Information
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Chapter 1: Contact Information
Chapter 2: General Policies, Principles, and Deadlines
C. Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action
D. Appointment of a Foreign National
F. Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment/Other Sexual Misconduct and Professional Conduct
Chapter 3: Absences, Leaves, and Extensions of Appointment
Chapter 4: Tenured Professors
Description: Tenured Professor
A. Internal Promotion to Tenured Professor from a Tenure-Track Position
B. External Appointment to Tenured Professor
Chapter 5: Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Convertible Instructors
Descriptions: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Convertible Instructor
A. External Appointment to a Tenure-Track Position
B. Internal Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Chapter 6: Second-Year Reviews of Assistant and Externally-Appointed Associate Professors
A. Timetable: Second-Year Reviews of Assistant and Externally-Appointed Associate Professors
B. Steps: Second-Year Review of Assistant Professors
C. Steps: Second-Year Review of Externally-Appointed Associate Professors
Chapter 7: Multi-Year Renewable Appointments
A. Full-Time Professors of the Practice
B. Part-Time Professors of the Practice
Chapter 8: Multi-Year Non-Renewable Lectureships
A. Appointment to Benjamin Peirce Fellow
B. Appointment to Briggs-Copeland Lecturer
C. Appointment to Associate Senior Lecturer
Chapter 9: Lecturers, Preceptors, and College Fellows
A. Schedule: Review and Reappointment for Lecturers and Preceptors
Chapter 10: Joint and Affiliate Appointments
Chapter 11: Visiting Faculty
Chapter 12: Retired Professors
Chapter 13: Research Appointments
A. Research Appointments Summary Table
C. Employee Postdoctoral Fellows
D. Stipendee Postdoctoral Fellows
G. Research Scientists and Senior Research Scientists