Tenure & Promotion Policy - Sam Fox School - Washington ...

C. Titles
ii. appointments
1. Tenure-Track Titles
Tenure-track appointments in the colleges are made using the following titles: professor,
associate professor, and assistant professor. Appointments using these titles are of two
types: probationary or with continuous tenure.
2. Professor of Practice
The title “Professor of Practice” may be used for non-tenure-track appointments made
in accordance with Section VIII of this policy. No other titles or ranks may be used for such
appointments.
3. Visiting Professor Titles
Temporary appointments not to exceed three years may be designated with “visiting” titles.
The following titles are used: visiting professor, visiting associate professor, and visiting
assistant professor.
4. Other Appointments
Part-time, lecturer, and adjunct appointments to the faculty in the Sam Fox School are not
tenure-track and fall into three categories. The following titles are used and are distinguished
as follows:
Senior lecturer – Full- or part-time faculty appointments with two-year renewable contracts.
Lecturer – Full-time appointments that can be part-time faculty and part-time administrative
or technical , with one-year renewable contracts.
Adjunct lecturer – Part-time or temporary full-time faculty appointments, renewable annually.
The dean of each college will abide by any policies for appointment, review, and retention of
lecturers as determined by their college.
D. Probationary Period for Tenure-Track Faculty
The probationary period for faculty appointments in the Sam Fox School is seven years. The
decision whether or not to grant tenure will be made no later than during the sixth year of the
probationary period. Prior tenure-track (or equivalent) academic service at another institution
of higher education ordinarily will be credited toward the probationary period at Washington
University. It may be mutually agreed in writing between the incoming faculty member and the
University, however, that some or all of the prior academic service not be counted toward the
probationary period at Washington University, even though the total probationary period in
the academic profession is thereby extended beyond the normal probationary period of the
University’s school or college.
(See Appendix A for Tenure Status Form.)
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II. Appointments