Academic Unit Review Committee Guidelines for Instructional Faculty Reviews

By Thanksgiving, the academic unit chair submits a review committee proposal to the relevant dean, with a copy to fas.dean@yale.edu. The relevant dean reviews the committee proposal and sends approval to the academic unit chair and staff with a copy to fas.dean@yale.edu. Academic unit staff add the approved review committee to the Departmental Review Committee step in the Interfolio case. 

• All lector-track and lecturer-track in the Department of English review committee proposals should be sent to Jason Zentz, Associate Dean, at jason.zentz@yale.edu.
• Lecturer-track review committee proposals for Humanities academic units should be sent to John Mangan, Senior Associate Dean, at john.mangan@yale.edu.
• Lecturer-track review committee proposals for Social Science and Science academic units should be sent to Bob Burger, Senior Associate Dean, at robert.burger@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 academic unit
  • At least one lector-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another academic unit if none is available from within the unit)
  • 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 academic unit
  • The director of the Center for Language Study (CLS)
  • One committee member designated as the committee chair
• ​Remaining members of the committee may include the director of the CLS or faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the reappointment (see Section IV.F.1 of the Yale Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing academic unit.

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 academic unit
  • At least one lector-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another academic unit if none is available from within the unit) 
  • 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 CLS or faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the promotion (see Section IV.F.1 of the Yale Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing academic unit.

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 academic unit
  • At least one lector-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another academic unit if none is available from within the unit) 
  • 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 CLS or faculty whose rank renders them eligible to vote on the promotion (see Section IV.F.1 of the Yale Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing academic unit.

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 academic unit 
  • At least one lecturer-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another academic unit if none is available from within the unit) 
  • 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 academic unit
  • 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 Yale Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing academic unit.

Promotion to Senior Lecturer

• The review committee must be composed of at least three members, including: 
  • ​At least one ladder faculty member from the academic unit 
  • At least one lecturer-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another academic unit if none is available from within the unit) 
  • 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 Yale Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing academic unit.

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 academic unit 
  • At least one lecturer-track faculty member who holds a higher rank than the candidate’s current rank (may come from another academic unit if none is available from within the unit) 
  • 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 Yale Faculty Handbook), regardless of their appointing academic unit.