PI status for faculty in Senior Lector II and Senior Lecturer II ranks (October 18, 2021)

Monday, October 18, 2021

To: FAS faculty and staff

Cc: FAS Steering, FAS Dean’s Office, Provost’s office, President’s Office

[Summary: Instructional faculty with the rank of Senior Lector II or Senior Lecturer II are now eligible to serve as Principal Investigators for a sponsored award without requiring approval of a provost or dean.]

Dear colleagues,

We write to share the news that, effective immediately, instructional faculty with the rank of Senior Lector II or Senior Lecturer II are eligible to serve as Principal Investigators for a sponsored award without requiring approval of a provost or dean. Section XX.C.1.f of the Yale Faculty Handbook will be updated accordingly.

This policy change recognizes Senior Lectors II and Senior Lecturers II as highly experienced, long serving faculty members well acquainted with University policies and procedures, who have achieved the highest ranks of their faculty classification. It is an acknowledgement that, while job duties of Senior Lectors II and Senior Lecturers II are primarily instructional, promotion to these ranks require faculty to actively participate in their fields, a component of which could include research and publication.  

This change was recommended by the Humanities Instructional Faculty Working Group, and was enacted with the approval and support of the Office of the Provost and the FAS Steering Committee. We are grateful to all who offered guidance on this matter.  

Best wishes,

Tamar Szabó Gendler
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Larry Gladney
Phyllis A. Wallace Dean of Diversity and Faculty Development in the FAS