The Faculty Rank of Lecturer

Lecturer positions are academic-year, renewable, term faculty appointments, with summer session appointment possible on the same basis as for other faculty. Use of the lecturer rank must be explicitly authorized by Dean Curto and funding for the position must be identified by the DEO in consultation with Dean Curto. For the guidelines for use of the lecturer rank in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, click here.

Although they are not tenure-track, renewable lecturers are considered regular (not temporary) faculty. Typically, the lecturer position is authorized for a three-year period. Because of University policy, the CLAS model offer language states that the appointment is for one year, renewable on an annual basis for additional specified years (for instance, appointed for the 2004-05 academic year, renewable for 2005-06 and 2006-07). The lecturer signs and returns to letter to the DEO, who initials it, files the original and sends a copy to Mary Lou Doyle in the Office of the Dean. The appointment form is submitted once and specifies an end date that matches the offer letter (e.g., May 2007).

Under Collegiate policy lecturers must receive an annual performance review. Each year, the Review Report with the Full CV and Summary Assessment are due in early March. Every third year of appointment, the lecturer receives a comprehensive review covering the three-year period.

Recruitment for Lecturer Positions

Before a search for a lecturer may begin, Executive Associate Dean Curto authorizes the lecturer position and the search in writing. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity must approve each stage of the search, as for the recruitment of tenure-track faculty.