FASTAP 2007 Guidance for Faculty

This page gives guidance to ladder faculty regarding the timelines and processes for their appointments and promotions under FASTAP 2007.

FASTAP 2007 Timeline

Year
  1. +
Appointment

Assistant Professor (AP1)

Years 1-4

Initial appointment as Assistant Professor

Milestones
Years 1-3
APs are eligible for 2 semesters of paid junior faculty leave before reappointment.
Clock Year 3
Review for reappointment (AP2) occurs no later than the penultimate year of initial appointment.
Appointment

Assistant Professor (AP2)

Years 4-7

Reappointment as Assistant Professor

Milestones
Clock Years 5-6
Review for AOPN occurs no later than the penultimate year of the AP2 appointment.
Appointment

Associate Professor on Term (AOPN)

Years 7-9

Associate Professor without Tenure

Milestones
Clock Years 6-8
AOPNs are eligible for 2 semesters of paid associate professor leave.
Clock Year 8
Review for tenure occurs no later than the penultimate year in the non-tenure ranks.
Appointment

Tenure

Years 9+

Associate Professor with Tenure (AOPT) or Full Professor (PROF)

Milestones
Years 9+
Tenured faculty are eligible for one semester of paid leave (triennial leave of absence) after every 5 consecutive semesters of teaching.
Promotion to PROF
Review for promotion to PROF typically occurs 3-4 years into the AOPT appointment.

The instructions below are for ladder faculty appointed under FASTAP 2007.

Academic unit chairs and staff should refer to FASTAP 2007 Guidance for Chairs & Staff

Clock Year 1: Initial appointment as assistant professor (AP1)

The initial appointment as assistant professor is made for four years, with a term beginning July 1 or (in some cases) January 1.

New ladder faculty are no longer appointed under FASTAP 2007.

Clock Year 3: Review for reappointment as assistant professor (AP2)

This review must be conducted by the penultimate year of the initial assistant professor appointment (clock year 3).

All assistant professors are now reappointed under FASTAP 2016.

Clock Year 5-6: Review for promotion to associate professor on term (without tenure; AOPN)

This review must be conducted no later than the penultimate year of your second assistant professor appointment (clock year 6).

The review will follow either the academic year or calendar year timeline, depending on the tenure clock start date.

Refer to the criteria for promotion.

To be reviewed prior to the 5th tenure clock year requires special permission. Consult your academic unit chair for more information; your divisional dean and the dean of diversity and faculty development are also available to discuss the early review approval process.

Should you or your academic unit have questions about your particular timing options, they can be directed to Sarah Logan, Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs.

Related Resources

Contact
  • For Humanities faculty Marc Robinson FAS Dean of Humanities; Malcolm G. Chace '56 Professor of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies and English; Professor of American Studies; Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
  • For Social Science faculty Kenneth Scheve FAS Dean of Social Science; Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
  • For Science faculty Larry Gladney FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS; Professor of Physics
  • For questions about timing options Sarah Logan Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs

AOPN review

Notification of review

Your academic unit chair will meet with you to explain the process for your promotion review.

 

You will receive 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

Submit your preliminary materials

Email your preliminary materials to your academic unit chair and staff as directed in your materials request letter.

 

The FAS dean and the chair of the relevant area committee work with your academic unit chair and your review committee to choose experts in your field to serve as external reviewers. (In cases of fully joint appointments, consultation is with both units.)

Submit your final materials

Upload all materials to Interfolio in accordance with the timeline as directed in the materials request letter.

 

Academic unit staff will inform you of any necessary edits.

Related Resources
External, academic unit and TAC reviews

A minimum of 6 "arm's-length" external referees will review your materials and assess whether your record demonstrates "significant published research and scholarship representing early demonstrations of disciplinary or interdisciplinary leadership; excellent teaching and mentoring of students; and engaged university citizenship." 

 

These referee letters will be reviewed, along with your materials and course evaluations, by eligible voting faculty in your unit and the relevant divisional tenure and appointments committee.

JBPO and Corporation approval

After an affirmative vote of the relevant tenure and appointments committee, you case will be reviewed and voted on by the Joint Boards of Permanent Officers (JBPO) and the Fellows of the Yale Corporation.

Outcome notification

After the relevant tenure and appointments committee vote, you will be informed of the result of your review by your academic unit chair.

 

After an affirmative vote of the Joint Boards of Permanent Officers (JBPO), the FAS Dean's Office will send you a promotion letter, indicating the term dates of your Associate Professor on Term appointment.

Clock Year 8: Review for promotion to tenure (AOPT or PROF)

This review must be conducted by the penultimate year of your appointment to the non-tenure ranks (clock year 8).

The review will follow either the academic year or calendar year timeline, depending on the tenure clock start date.

Refer to the criteria for promotion.

To be reviewed prior to the 8th tenure clock year requires special permission. Consult your academic unit chair for more information; your divisional dean and the dean of diversity and faculty development are also available to discuss the early review process.

Should you or your academic unit have questions about your particular timing options, they can be directed to Sarah Logan, Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs.

Related Resources

Contact
  • For Humanities faculty Marc Robinson FAS Dean of Humanities; Malcolm G. Chace '56 Professor of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies and English; Professor of American Studies; Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
  • For Social Science faculty Kenneth Scheve FAS Dean of Social Science; Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
  • For Science faculty Larry Gladney FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS; Professor of Physics
  • For questions about timing options Sarah Logan Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs

Tenure review

Notification of review

Your academic unit chair will meet with you to explain the process for your promotion review.

 

You will receive a materials request letter outlining what you will need to provide and when. Refer to the materials checklists for ladder faculty promotions for further details.

 

Academic unit staff will alert you once they have created your case in Interfolio

Related Resources
Submit your preliminary materials

Email your preliminary materials to your academic unit chair as directed in your materials request letter.

 

Your academic unit determines whether you will be reviewed for the rank of associate professor with tenure or full professor, based on the criteria for the ranks.

 

The FAS dean and chair of the relevant area committee work with your academic unit chair and your review committee to choose experts in your field to serve as external reviewers. (In cases of fully joint appointments, consultation is with both units.)

Related Resources
Submit your final materials

Upload all materials to Interfolio in accordance with the timeline as directed in the materials request letter.

 

Academic unit staff will inform you of any necessary edits.

Related Resources
External, academic unit, and TAC reviews

External referees will review your materials, assess whether you "stand[s] in competition with the foremost leaders in their field throughout the world," and make explicit comparisons between you and three or more leading tenured faculty in your discipline. A minimum of 7 letters from referees who hold an "arm’s-length” relation to you (that is, will not have served as your teacher, mentor, or research collaborator, and will not have a conflict of interest) is required, and at least 4 of the letters must come from referees who have not previously written for you for an appointment or promotion at Yale.

 

These referee letters will be reviewed, along with your materials and course evaluations, by eligible voting faculty in your unit and the relevant divisional tenure and appointments committee.

JBPO and Corporation approval

After an affirmative vote of the relevant tenure and appointments committee, your case will be reviewed and voted on by the Joint Boards of Permanent Officers (JBPO) and the Fellows of the Yale Corporation.

Outcome notification

After the relevant tenure and appointments committee vote, you will be informed of the result of your review by your academic unit chair.

 

After an affirmative vote of the Joint Boards of Permanent Officers (JBPO), the FAS Dean's Office will send you a promotion letter, indicating the rank and start date of your tenured appointment.

Review for promotion to full professor (PROF)

Review for promotion to PROF typically occurs 3-5 years into the AOPT appointment.

Formal consideration for promotion from Associate Professor with Tenure to Professor requires the support of the department and the consent of the candidate.

Refer to the criteria for promotion.

You may request to follow either the academic year or calendar year timeline.

Your divisional dean and the dean of faculty diversity and development are available to discuss the timing of your review for promotion to PROF.

Should you or your academic unit have questions about your particular timing options, they can be directed to Sarah Logan, Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs.

Related Resources

Contact
  • For Humanities faculty Marc Robinson FAS Dean of Humanities; Malcolm G. Chace '56 Professor of Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies and English; Professor of American Studies; Professor in the Practice of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism
  • For Social Science faculty Kenneth Scheve FAS Dean of Social Science; Dean Acheson Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
  • For Science faculty Larry Gladney FAS Dean of Science; Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS; Professor of Physics
  • For questions about timing options Sarah Logan Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs

Full professor review

Notification of review

Your academic unit chair will meet with you to explain the process for your promotion review.

 

You will receive a materials request letter outlining what you will need to provide and when. Refer to the materials checklists for ladder faculty promotions for further details.

 

Academic unit staff will alert you once they have created your case in Interfolio

Related Resources
Submit your preliminary materials

Email your preliminary materials to your academic unit chair as directed in your materials request letter.

 

Your academic unit determines whether your record meets, in its view, the criteria for full Professor.

 

The FAS dean and chair of the relevant area committee work with your academic unit chair and your review committee to choose experts in your field to serve as external reviewers. (In cases of fully joint appointments, consultation is with both units.)

Related Resources
Submit your final materials

Upload all materials to Interfolio in accordance with the timeline as directed in the materials request letter.

 

Academic unit staff will inform you of any necessary edits.

Related Resources
External, academic unit, and TAC reviews

External referees will review your materials and assess whether you "stand[s] in competition with the foremost leaders in their field throughout the world." A minimum of 7 letters from referees who hold an "arm’s-length” relation to you (that is, will not have served as your teacher, mentor, or research collaborator, and will not have a conflict of interest) is required, and at least 4 of the letters must come from referees who have not previously written for you for an appointment or promotion at Yale.

 

These referee letters will be reviewed, along with your materials and course evaluations, by eligible voting faculty in your unit and the relevant divisional tenure and appointments committee.

JBPO and Corporation approval

After an affirmative vote of the relevant tenure and appointments committee, your case will be reviewed and voted on by the Joint Boards of Permanent Officers (JBPO) and the Fellows of the Yale Corporation.

Outcome notification

After the relevant tenure and appointments committee vote, you will be informed of the result of your review by your academic unit chair.

 

After an affirmative vote of the Joint Boards of Permanent Officers (JBPO), the FAS Dean's Office will send you a promotion letter. All promotions to full professor are effective the following July 1.