# Table of Contents ## Welcome to the FAS Appointment and Promotion Handbook! **The AY 2025-2026 FAS Appointment and Promotion Handbook, effective July 1, 2025, is now online.** ![The John Harvard statue on a bright sunny day in Harvard Yard](/sites/g/files/omnuum2771/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/hwp_defaults/shutterstock_166548722-1.jpeg?itok=Hy4aTy1a) ## expand\_more *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*](/chapter-1 "Chapter 1") --- ## Table of Contents #### [Chapter 1: Contact Information](/chapter-1 "Chapter 1") #### [Chapter 2: General Policies, Principles, and Deadlines](/chapter-2 "Chapter 2") [A. Appointment Parameters](/chapter-2a "Chapter 2A") [B. Compensation](/chapter-2b "Chapter 2B") [C. Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action](/chapter-2c "Chapter 2C") [D. Appointment of a Foreign National](/chapter-2d "Chapter 2D") [E. Grievance Procedures](/chapter-2e "Chapter 2E") [F. Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment/Other Sexual Misconduct and Professional Conduct](/chapter-2f "Chapter 2F") [G. Termination Documentation](/chapter-2g "Chapter 2G") [H. Important Deadlines](/chapter-2h "Chapter 2H") #### [Chapter 3: Absences, Leaves, and Extensions of Appointment](/chapter-3 "Chapter 3") #### [Chapter 4: Tenured Professors](/chapter-4 "Chapter 4") [Description: Tenured Professor](/description-tenured-professor-0 "Description: Tenured Professor") [A. Internal Promotion to Tenured Professor from a Tenure-Track Position](/chapter-4a "Chapter 4A") [B. External Appointment to Tenured Professor ](/chapter-4b "Chapter 4B") #### [Chapter 5: Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Convertible Instructors](/chapter-5 "Chapter 5") [Descriptions: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Convertible Instructor](/descriptions-assistant-professor-associate-professor-convertible-instructor-0 "Descriptions: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Convertible Instructor ") [A. External Appointment to a Tenure-Track Position](/chapter-5a "Chapter 5A") [B. Internal Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor](/chapter-5b "Chapter 5B") #### [Chapter 6: Second-Year Reviews of Assistant and Externally-Appointed Associate Professors](/chapter-6 "Chapter 6 ") [A. Timetable: Second-Year Reviews of Assistant and Externally-Appointed Associate Professors](/chapter-6a "Chapter 6A") [B. Steps: Second-Year Review of Assistant Professors](/chapter-6b "Chapter 6B") [C. Steps: Second-Year Review of Externally-Appointed Associate Professors](/chapter-6c "Chapter 6C ") #### [Chapter 7: Multi-Year Renewable Appointments](/chapter-7 "Chapter 7") [A. Full-Time Professors of the Practice](/chapter-7a "Chapter 7A ") [B. Part-Time Professors of the Practice](/chapter-7b "Chapter 7B") [C. Professors in Residence](/chapter-7c "Chapter 7C ") [D. Senior Lecturers ](/chapter-7d "Chapter 7D") [E. Senior Preceptors](/chapter-7e "Chapter 7E ") #### [Chapter 8: Multi-Year Non-Renewable Lectureships](/chapter-8 "Chapter 8") [A. Appointment to Benjamin Peirce Fellow ](https://prod-fasappointmenthandbook.drupalsites.harvard.edu/clone-appointment-benjamin-peirce-fellow) [B. Appointment to Briggs-Copeland Lecturer ](https://prod-fasappointmenthandbook.drupalsites.harvard.edu/clone-b-appointment-briggs-copeland-lecturer) [C. Appointment to Associate Senior Lecturer](https://prod-fasappointmenthandbook.drupalsites.harvard.edu/clone-c-appointment-associate-senior-lecturer) #### [Chapter 9: Lecturers, Preceptors, and College Fellows](/chapter-9 "Chapter 9") [A. Schedule: Review and Reappointment for Lecturers and Preceptors](https://prod-fasappointmenthandbook.drupalsites.harvard.edu/clone-schedule-review-and-reappointment-lecturers-and-preceptors) [B. Lecturers](https://prod-fasappointmenthandbook.drupalsites.harvard.edu/clone-b-lecturers) [C. Dependent Lecturers](https://prod-fasappointmenthandbook.drupalsites.harvard.edu/clone-c-dependent-lecturers) [D. Preceptors](https://prod-fasappointmenthandbook.drupalsites.harvard.edu/clone-d-preceptors) [E. College Fellows](/chapter-9e "Chapter 9E") #### [Chapter 10: Joint and Affiliate Appointments](/chapter-10 "Chapter 10") [A. Joint Appointments](/chapter-10a "Chapter 10A") [ B. Affiliate Appointments](/chapter-10b "Chapter 10B") #### [Chapter 11: Visiting Faculty](/chapter-11 "Chapter 11") #### [Chapter 12: Retired Professors](/chapter-12 "Chapter 12") #### [Chapter 13: Research Appointments](/chapter-13 "Chapter 13") [A. Research Appointments Summary Table](/chapter-13a "Chapter 13A") [B. Fellows](/chapter-13b "Chapter 13B") [C. Employee Postdoctoral Fellows](/chapter-13c-0 "Chapter 13C") [D. Stipendee Postdoctoral Fellows ](/chapter-13d "Chapter 13D") [E. Research Associates](/chapter-13e "Chapter 13E") [F. Research Fellows](/chapter-13f-0 "Chapter 13F") [G. Research Scientists and Senior Research Scientists](/chapter-13g-0 "Chapter 13G") [H. Senior Research Fellows](/chapter-13h "Chapter 13H") [I. Visiting Scholars](/chapter-13i "Chapter 13I") [J. Associates](/chapter-13j "Chapter 13J") #### [Chapter 14: Supervised Appointments](/chapter-14 "Chapter 14") #### [Chapter 15: Sample Forms, Letters, and Ads](/15-revision "Chapter 15")