Faculty Appointments and Conditions of Employment
Contingency Contracts
Appointments to the faculty of the University of Delaware
are made on the expectation that the candidate has completed a terminal
degree. In the case
of appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, a contingent contract
may be written permitting initial appointment at the rank of Instructor if
it states clearly that all requirements for the terminal degree will be fulfilled
prior to reappointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. Contingent contracts
are normally written for one year, but in extraordinary cases may be written
for two years at the discretion of the department and dean. The salary
differential in a contingent contract should not be less than $1,000.
In those cases where a contingent contract is justified,
the letter of appointment from the dean should include the following language:
This contract is written for appointment at the rank of assistant professor
contingent upon formal notification to the dean that all requirements
for the doctorate (N.B.: or appropriate terminal degree), including
the dissertation, have been completed by the beginning of the contract
period. If this expectation is not met by the beginning of the contract
period, the initial appointment will be at the rank of Instructor, at a
salary of $______ (N.B.: an amount reduced from the original amount
by not less than $1000) for a term of one year. Upon formal notification
to the dean that all requirements for the doctorate (N.B.: or appropriate
terminal degree), including the dissertation, have been completed,
your rank will be changed to assistant professor and your salary will
be increased to the original annual rate for the remainder of the year.
Should you not complete your doctorate (N.B.: or appropriate terminal
degree) by May 31, 200_ (N.B.: end of first academic year), your
contract will expire on August 31, 200_ (N.B., end of first contract
year) and no further notice of non-renewal of appointment will be
required. Should the requirements be completed prior to May 31, 200_ (N.B.:
end of first academic year) and should a renewal appointment be proposed,
the renewal appointment may be at the rank of assistant professor and
may be for a two-year period. Eligibility to be considered for tenure
does not begin until the first full academic year of appointment as assistant
professor.
Promotions and increments, if awarded in subsequent years, will be in accordance
with regular University policy. Only the initial contract may be written
as a contingent contract, and all contingencies lapse at the end of the first
year. (Rev. 3/13/95)
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