Academic Unit Review Committee Guidelines for Instructional Faculty Reviews

By Thanksgiving, the chair submits a review committee proposal to the relevant (senior) associate or assistant dean, with a copy to fas.dean@yale.edu. The relevant (senior) associate or assistant dean reviews the committee proposal and sends approval to the chair and chair's assistant, with a copy to fas.dean@yale.edu. The chair's assistant then adds the approved review committee to the Departmental Review Committee step in the Interfolio case. 

• Lector-track review committee proposals should be sent to Jason Zentz (jason.zentz@yale.edu) with a copy to fas.dean@yale.edu.
• Lecturer-track review committee proposals should be sent to John Mangan (john.mangan@yale.edu) in the Humanities, or Bob Burger (robert.burger@yale.edu) for Social Science and Science departments, with a copy to fas.dean@yale.edu. 

Lector-track Faculty Reviews

Full Reappointment Review

• For lector and senior lector I candidates, the review committee is composed of at least three members, including:
  • ​At least one ladder faculty member from the department
  • At least one lector-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another department or program if none is available from within the department)
  • The Language Program Director (LPD) or equivalent (if of a higher rank than the candidate) or relevant course coordinators (if of a higher rank than the candidate)
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair
• ​For senior lector II candidates, the review committee is composed of at least three members, including:
  • ​At least two ladder faculty members from the department
  • The Director of the Center for Language Study
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair
• ​Remaining members of the committee may include the Director of the Center for Language Study or faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the reappointment (see Section IV.F.1 of the Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing department or program.

Promotion to Senior Lector I

• The review committee must be composed of at least three members, including: 
  • ​At least one ladder faculty member from the department 
  • At least one lector-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another department or program if none is available from within the department) 
  • The language program director (LPD) or equivalent (if of a higher rank than the candidate) or relevant course coordinators (if of a higher rank than the candidate) 
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair 
• ​Remaining members of the committee may include the Director of the Center for Language Study or faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the promotion (see Section IV.F.1 of the Faculty Handbook, regardless of their appointing department or program. 

Promotion to Senior Lector II

• The review committee must be composed of at least three members, including: 
  • ​At least one ladder faculty member from the department
  • At least one lector-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another department or program if none is available from within the department) 
  • The language program director (LPD) or equivalent (if of a higher rank than the candidate) or relevant course coordinators (if of a higher rank than the candidate) 
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair 
• ​Remaining members of the committee may include the Director of the Center for Language Study or faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the promotion (see Section IV.F.1 of the Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing department or program. 

Lecturer-track Faculty Reviews

Full Reappointment Review

• For lecturer and senior lecturer candidates, the review committee must be composed of at least three members, including: 
  • ​At least one ladder faculty member from the department 
  • At least one lecturer-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another department or program if none is available from within the department) 
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair 
• ​For senior lecturer II candidates, the review committee must be composed of at least three members, including: 
  • ​At least two ladder faculty members from the department
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair
• Remaining members of the committee may be drawn from faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the reappointment (see Section IV.F.1 of the Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing department or program. 

Promotion to Senior Lecturer

• The review committee must be composed of at least three members, including: 
  • ​At least one ladder faculty member from the department 
  • At least one lecturer-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another department or program if none is available from within the department) 
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair 
• Remaining members of the committee may be drawn from faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the promotion (see Section IV.F.1 of the Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing department or program. 

Promotion to Senior Lecturer II

• The review committee must be composed of at least three members, including:
  • At least two ladder faculty members from the department 
  • At least one lecturer-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another department or program if none is available from within the department) 
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair 
• ​Remaining members of the committee may be drawn from faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the promotion (see Section IV.F.1 of the Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing department or program.