FASTAP 2016 Guidance for Faculty
This page gives guidance to ladder faculty regarding the timelines and processes for their appointments and promotions under FASTAP 2016.
FASTAP 2016 Timeline
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The instructions below are for ladder faculty appointed under FASTAP 2016.
Academic unit chairs and staff should refer to FASTAP 2016 Guidance for Chairs & Staff.
Clock Year 1: Initial appointment as assistant professor (AP1)
The initial appointment as assistant professor is made for five years, with a term beginning July 1 or (in some cases) January 1.
Departments and appointing programs (academic units) engage in a rigorous international search “with the objective of appointing the finest and most promising faculty.”
Clock Year 4: Review for reappointment as assistant professor (AP2)
This review must be conducted by the penultimate year of your initial assistant professor appointment (clock year 4).
The review will follow either the academic year or calendar year timeline depending on your tenure clock start date.
Refer to the criteria for reappointment.
To be reviewed prior to the 4th 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
Documents
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
AP2 review
Your academic unit chair will meet with you to explain the process for your reappointment 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 reappointments for further details.
Academic unit staff will alert you once they have created your case in Interfolio.
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Email your preliminary materials to your academic unit chair and staff as directed in your materials request letter.
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.)
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Documents
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.
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Documents
At least 3 external referees will review your materials, assess your strengths and areas for improvement, and recommend steps you can take to prepare in the coming years for the tenure review. At least two of these letters must come from referees who hold an “arm’s-length” relation to you (that is, who have not served as your teacher, mentor, or research collaborator, or have a conflict of interest).
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.
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.
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 post-review letter (PRL) summarizing the findings of the review and indicating the term dates of your reappointment. The PRL evaluates your current body of work and professional accomplishment and reports on the strengths, weaknesses, and overall picture of your research, teaching, and service record and any research plans you have articulated for the years ahead. The PRL will become part of your permanent file, and will be included in your tenure promotion dossier when the time comes for that review.
Clock Year 7: Review for promotion to tenure (AOPT or PROF)
This review must be conducted by the penultimate year of your assistant professor 2 appointment (clock year 7).
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 7th 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
Documents
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
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
Documents
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
Documents
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
Documents
External referees will review your materials, assess whether you "stand[s] among the foremost leaders in the world in a broad field of knowledge," and make explicit comparisons between you and three or more leading tenured faculty in your discipline. A minimum of 10 letters from referees is required, and at least 7 of the letters must come from referees who have not previously written for you for an appointment or promotion at Yale. Ideally, all will 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).
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.
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.
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 academic unit and the consent of the candidate.
Refer to the criteria for promotion.
Candidates 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
Documents
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
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
Documents
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
Documents
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
Documents
External referees will review your materials and assess whether you "stand[s] among the foremost leaders in the world in a broad field of knowledge." A minimum of 3 letters from referees is required, and at least 2 of the letters must come from referees who have not previously written for you for an appointment or promotion at Yale. Ideally, all will 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).
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.
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.
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.