Instructional Faculty Reappointment and Promotion Processes for Faculty
Guidance for instructional (lector- and lecturer-track) faculty on reappointments and promotions.
Reappointment reviews
Reappointment reviews for multiyear lector- and lecturer-track faculty are conducted in the penultimate year of your appointment.
The Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC) must approve all reappointment reviews in advance. The format for these reviews alternates between a full reappointment review (i.e., with a review committee) and a chair's reappointment review (i.e., with a single reviewer rather than a committee), subject to the following rules:
- A faculty member's first reappointment review must be a full reappointment review.
- A chair's reappointment review must be immediately preceded by either a full reappointment review or a successful promotion review.
- A chair's reappointment review requires the chair's affirmation that the department and candidate are not better suited by a full reappointment review.
Consult with your academic unit chair for additional information; your relevant dean and the dean of diversity and faculty development are also available to discuss instructional faculty review processes and timing.
Related Resources
Documents
Contact
- For Lecturer-track faculty in the Divisions of Social Science and Science Robert Burger Senior Associate Dean
- For Lecturer-track faculty in the Division of Humanities John Mangan Senior Associate Dean; Dean of Faculty Affairs
- For all Lector-track faculty and lecturer-track faculty in the Department of English Jason Zentz Associate Dean
- Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development Larry Gladney FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS; Professor of Physics
Full reappointment review
Your academic unit chair will send you a materials request letter outlining what you will need to provide and when.
Academic unit staff will alert you once they have created your case in Interfolio.
Upload the following materials to Interfolio by the date specified in the materials request letter.
- a statement indicating your interest in being reappointed and describing your professional accomplishments, activities, and goals
- an updated academic CV
- all syllabi from the past 5 years to which you have substantively contributed
- any additional materials you would like your academic unit and the Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC) to take into account
Academic unit staff will inform you of any necessary edits.
Your academic unit chair will appoint a review committee who will schedule classroom observations, consider your course evaluations, review your materials, and consult as necessary with faculty leadership within and beyond your academic unit.
The review committee will vote on your reappointment by the end of March and provide a report of their review.
Eligible voting faculty in your academic unit will review your materials and the review committee's report before voting on your reappointment.
After an affirmative vote in your academic unit, your reappointment will be considered by the Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC).
You will be informed of the result of your review by your academic unit chair.
The FAS Dean's Office will send you a reappointment letter outlining the term dates of your reappointment.
Chair's reappointment review
You may request to have an academic unit ladder faculty member other than the chair conduct this review. You may also request a full reappointment review if you believe it would better serve you and your academic unit. Either request must be made via email to the relevant dean (see above), with a copy to fas.dean@yale.edu no later than November 15.
Your academic unit chair will send you a materials request letter outlining what you will need to provide and when.
Academic unit staff will alert you once they have created your case in Interfolio.
Upload the following materials to Interfolio by the date specified in the materials request letter.
- a statement indicating your interest in being reappointed and describing your professional accomplishments, activities, and goals
- an updated academic CV
- all syllabi from the past 5 years to which you have substantively contributed
- any additional materials you would like your academic unit and the Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC) to take into account
Academic unit staff will inform you of any necessary edits.
Your academic unit chair (or a designated ladder faculty member) will consider your course evaluations, review your materials, and consult with heads of other programs and units, as appropriate, on all extra-departmental activities. Classroom observations are optional.
By the end of February, your chair (of their designee) will meet with you to discuss your performance, accomplishments, and goals.
Eligible voting faculty in your academic unit review your dossier before voting on your reappointment.
After an affirmative vote in your academic unit, your reappointment will be considered by the Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC).
You will be informed of the result of your review by your academic unit chair.
The FAS Dean's Office will send you a reappointment letter outlining the term dates of your reappointment.
Promotion reviews
Promotion reviews of multiyear lector- and lecturer-track faculty are authorized by the Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC).
Instructional (lector- and lecturer-track) faculty in a multi-year appointment may be considered for promotion.
No instructional faculty member may be reviewed for promotion more than once in any three-academic-year period.
An instructional faculty reappointment review cannot be converted midstream into a promotion review at the request of the candidate, review committee, or department faculty; rather, consideration for promotion must be approved by TRAC at the outset of the review as described below.
Consult with your academic unit chair for additional information; your relevant dean and the dean of diversity and faculty development are also available to discuss instructional faculty promotion processes and timing.
Lector to Senior Lector I
Given that the rank of lector is limited to a maximum of six years (all terms combined; see Faculty Handbook, section IV.I), a lector must undergo a successful promotion review no later than the fifth year in that rank, provided TRAC identifies sufficient curricular need and available funding for the position.
Senior Lector I to Senior Lector II
A senior lector I in a multi-year appointment may be considered for promotion to senior lector II after completing four years in the rank of senior lector I. In unusual circumstances, promotion may be considered earlier, if authorized by the FAS Dean’s Office. Typically, the promotion review coincides with a reappointment review.
Lecturer to Senior Lecturer
Typically, the promotion review occurs in the penultimate year of an appointment (in lieu of a reappointment review). In unusual circumstances, promotion may be considered earlier, if authorized by the FAS Dean’s Office.
Senior Lecturer to Senior Lecturer II
A senior lecturer in a multi-year appointment may be considered for promotion to senior lecturer II after completing four years in rank of senior lecturer. Typically, the promotion review occurs in the penultimate year of an appointment (in lieu of a reappointment review). In unusual circumstances, promotion may be considered earlier, if authorized by the FAS Dean’s Office.
Related Resources
Documents
Contact
- For Lecturer-track faculty in the Divisions of Social Science and Science Robert Burger Senior Associate Dean
- For Lecturer-track faculty in the Division of Humanities John Mangan Senior Associate Dean; Dean of Faculty Affairs
- For all Lector-track faculty and lecturer-track faculty in the Department of English Jason Zentz Associate Dean
- Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development Larry Gladney FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS; Professor of Physics
Promotion in the instructional faculty ranks
Provide your CV to your academic unit chair and discuss the potential for promotion.
If your chair and eligible voting faculty in your academic unit approve of your promotion review, the request will be submitted for consideration by TRAC.
If the promotion review is approved, your academic unit chair will send you a materials request letter outlining what you will need to provide and when.
Academic unit staff will alert you once they have created your case in Interfolio.
Upload the following materials to Interfolio by the date specified in the materials request letter.
- a statement indicating your interest in being reappointed and describing your professional accomplishments, activities, and goals
- an updated academic CV
- all syllabi from the past 5 years to which you have substantively contributed
- any additional materials you would like your academic unit and the Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC) to take into account
Academic unit staff will inform you of any necessary edits.
Referees will review your materials and provide letters, which will be considered (along with your materials) by eligible voting faculty in your academic unit.
After an affirmative vote in your academic unit, your promotion will be considered by the Teaching Resource Advisory Committee (TRAC).
Note: promotions to Senior Lector II will be considered by the Language Study Committee (LSC) prior to TRAC review.
You will be informed of the result of your review by your academic unit chair.
The FAS Dean's Office will send you a promotion letter outlining the term dates of your appointment at your new rank.