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Adjunct faculty may hold regular or
term appointments. Regular
appointments occur on a continuing basis for at least one academic year. Term appointments are normally limited to
a brief association with the University to meet some special, short-range
need. Table 1 outlines the different types of appointments as described in
the Faculty Handbook.
The same appointment procedures for
regular adjunct faculty will be used as for regular full-time faculty as
specified in Section 2.5 of the Faculty
Handbook.
Once permission is granted to hire a
term adjunct faculty member, the academic administrator responsible for the
appointment will prepare a PIF and submit it through the appropriate academic
administrators with line responsibility to the Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs.
Table 1. UT Martin Faculty Handbook Information
Regarding Types
of Adjunct Appointment
3.4.1 REGULAR PART-TIME APPOINTMENTS
1. Regular part-time academic year
appointment
Such appointments
involve part-time service for the academic year. Salary is paid in twelve
monthly installments from August 1 through the following July 31 and is
considered to be earned at the rate of one-half of the annual salary for
each of the two semesters (fall and spring). Regular part-time academic
year appointments are at the rank of Instructor and above and are not
eligible for promotion and/or tenure consideration. Regular part-time
appointees who are employed at least three-fourths time are eligible for insurance
benefits; all regular part-time appointees are eligible to participate in a
retirement plan.
2. Regular part-time twelve-month
appointment
Such appointments
involve part-time service on a continuing basis for a period of not less
than twelve months. Salary is paid each month and is considered as earned
on a month-by-month basis. Persons appointed under these classifications
are entitled to vacation and sick leave accruals in accordance with the
established University policies. See The University of Tennessee Personnel
Policies and Procedures Manual, Policy 305, "Annual Leave
(Vacation)" and Policy 380, "Sick Leave". Regular part-time
twelve-month appointments are at the rank of Instructor and are not
eligible for promotion and/or tenure consideration. Regular part-time
appointees who are employed at least three-fourths time are eligible for
insurance benefits; all regular part-time appointees are eligible to
participate in a retirement plan.
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3.4.2 TERM APPOINTMENTS
3.4.2.1 Full-Time Term Academic Appointment
Full-time
term academic appointment will be for full-time service for a specified
period of time with the total salary for such service being paid over less
than a twelve-month period. Term appointments are normally limited to a
brief association with the University to meet some special, short range
need. Persons on full-time term appointments will normally not exceed
twelve (12) months of continuous employment. These appointments can be
renewed on an annual basis but are restricted to a maximum of three years
of continuous employment. Such appointees who have been employed in an
active pay status for six monthly pay periods in any twelve-month period
participate in social security and may choose to participate in a
retirement plan. See The University
of Tennessee Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, Policy 375
(Retirement Plans). Persons serving in such appointments are not eligible
for promotion/tenure considerations. However, for those serving in
full-time term academic appointments at UT Martin prior to August 1, 1992
service in these appointments may be treated as comparable to experience at
other accredited institutions should an individual employed under such an
appointment subsequently be employed under a regular, full-time academic
year or twelve month tenure track position.
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Table 1. UT
Martin Faculty Handbook Information
Regarding Types of Adjunct Appointment (Continued)
3.4.3 TERM APPOINTMENTS (Continued)
3.4.3.1 Part-Time Term Academic Appointment
Part-time
term academic appointments are for part-time service for a specified period
of time with the total salary for such service being paid over less than a
twelve-month period. Term appointments are normally limited to a brief
association with the University to meet some special, short range need.
Persons on part-time term appointments will normally not exceed twelve (12)
months of continuous employment. These appointments can be renewed on an
annual basis. Such appointees who have been employed in an active pay
status for six monthly pay periods in any twelve-month period participate
in social security and may choose to participate in a retirement plan. See The University of Tennessee Personnel
Policies and Procedures Manual, Policy 375 (Retirement Plans).
3.4.3.2 Review of Positions
Periodic
review of both full-time and part-time term academic appointments should be
undertaken to determine if the position should be designated a regular,
full-time position and appropriate search procedures instituted to fill the
position.
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3.4.4 ADJUNCT FACULTY
The
term adjunct faculty is reserved for individuals who do not hold academic
rank at UT Martin but who are employed to teach one or more specified
courses.
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Source: UT Martin Faculty
Handbook
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