FACULTY HANDBOOK July 2009 - Morgan State University

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PAGE 84 * Morgan State University Faculty HandbookB. Term of Appointment - An Associate Professor shall be appointed for aterm of three (3) years.C. Application for Promotion and/or Tenure - An Associate Professorwishing to be reviewed for promotion and/or tenure shall submit anApplication no later than the third Monday in September of the secondacademic year of the 3-year appointment. An Associate Professor whofails to submit a timely Application shall not be entitled to be consideredfor promotion and/or tenure and employment shall end at the end of the3-year contract term.D. Review Procedure - See IV.A of this APT Policy.E. Official Notice of Final Decision to Grant Tenure or to Terminate theEmployment Contract - The Associate Professor shall be notified by thePresident in writing by the end of the second academic year of thePresident's decision on the Applicant's Application for tenure but thefailure to timely notify shall not provide a right to continuedemployment.3. ProfessorsA. Minimum Qualifications - In addition to having the qualifications of anAssociate Professor, the candidate must have attained recognition as anoutstanding scholar and instructor.B. Term of Appointment - The appointment to the rank of Professorshall be for a term of three (3) years.C. Application for Tenure - Professors wishing to be reviewed for tenureshall submit an Application no later than the third Monday in Septemberof the second academic year of their 3-year appointment. A Professorwho fails to submit a timely Application shall not be entitled to beconsidered for tenure.D. Official Notice of Final Decision to Grant Tenure or to Terminate theEmployment Contract - The Professor shall be notified by the Presidentin writing by the end of the second academic year of the President'sdecision on the Applicant's Application for tenure but the failure totimely notify shall not provide a right to continued employment.4. Extensions of Time to Meet Tenure RequirementsWithin the President's sole discretion, a tenure-track faculty member who hasapplied for promotion and/or tenure may be granted additional time (hereinafterreferred to as an "Extension Period") to satisfy the criteria for promotion and/ortenure. However, the granting of an "Extension Period" shall only be made in
PAGE 85 * Morgan State University Faculty Handbookwriting by the President. In instances where a faculty member has not beengranted an Extension Period by the President, the faculty member shall have noexpectation of continued employment and may be terminated without notice. Ifwithin the President's sole discretion, the President determines that the facultymember who has been provided an Extension Period, has not met therequirements for promotion and/or tenure upon the expiration of the ExtensionPeriod; the applicant's employment at the University shall be automaticallyterminated without notice at the end of the Extension Period. The granting of anExtension Period shall not entitle the faculty member to another review pursuantto section IV.A. of this APT Policy.B. NONTENURE-TRACK FACULTY RANKS - The following list sets forth theUniversity's nontenure-track faculty ranks; such positions are temporary in nature andpersons having such positions shall have no expectation of continuing employmentbeyond the term of the written employment contract and are not eligible for promotionand/or tenure.1. Faculty with Duties Primarily in Research or ScholarshipAll appointments in the following titles are renewable. Appointments with thesefaculty titles do not carry tenure.A. Faculty Research AssistantThe appointee shall be capable of assisting in research under thedirection of the head of a research project and shall have ability andtraining adequate to the carrying out of the particular techniquesrequired, the assembling of data, and the use and care of any specializedapparatus. A baccalaureate degree shall be the minimum requirement.B. Research AssociateThe appointee shall be trained in research procedures, shall be capable ofcarrying out individual research or collaborating in group research at theadvanced level, and shall have had the experience and specializedtraining necessary for success in such research projects as may beundertaken. An earned doctorate shall normally be a minimumrequirement.C. Research Assistant Professor; Assistant Research Scientist; AssistantResearch Scholar; Assistant Research Engineer.These ranks are generally parallel to Assistant Professor. In addition tothe qualifications of a Research Associate, appointees to these ranksshall have demonstrated superior research ability. Appointees should bequalified and competent to direct the work of others (such as technicians,graduate students, other senior research personnel). The doctoral degree
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