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Handbook Section K FACULTY POSITIONS Earlham has three kinds of faculty status: Full-time, Part-time and Adjunct. They differ in responsibilities, compensation levels, benefits eligibility and eligibility for continuing contracts and tenure. Faculty members’ position descriptions should clearly specify the status of the position. Full-Time Faculty Teaching faculty whose workload is ¾ time or more, even if their teaching load alone is only ½ time or more, are considered to be full time. Full-time teaching faculty will be eligible for contract renewal, and for consideration for tenure as described elsewhere in this Handbook. They will assume full-time faculty responsibilities as outlined in this handbook. Administrative faculty who work ¾ time or more year round or full time for at least 36 weeks a year are considered to be full-time. Full-time teaching and administrative faculty are eligible for all full-time benefits. Part-Time Faculty Part-Time Administrative Faculty Part-time administrative faculty either work less than ¾ time for up to one year or work for less than 36 weeks per year. They may have committee assignments and other duties as assigned within their scheduled work. Part-time administrative faculty do not receive any full-time benefits. Part-Time and Adjunct Teaching Faculty All part-time and adjunct teaching faculty work less than ¾ time. Some part-time and adjunct teaching faculty fill temporary positions and some fill ongoing regularly funded positions. Some offer only a course or two while others teach half-time or more. Part-time teaching faculty and adjunct teaching faculty differ in their degree of attachment to the College and particular departments or programs. Adjunct teaching faculty typically teach short term or in temporary positions and are not regarded as regular members of academic departments/programs. Part-time teaching faculty are regular participants in the activities of the departments and programs in which they serve; they are similar in most ways to full-time teaching faculty with the exception of working less than ¾ time. Adjunct Teaching Faculty Teaching Faculty members are adjunct teaching faculty if they teach 2/3 time or less in positions that may or may not be renewable and have no other duties or obligation to the College for the curriculum aside from those immediately associated with their course offerings. Such teaching faculty members will not be assigned regular advisees or be nominated to standing Faculty committees. They are not expected to attend Department or Program meetings, to be engaged in curricular planning, or to work with students in informal ways unrelated to their classes. Adjunct teaching faculty are expected to hold regular office hours. Adjunct teaching faculty are paid on a per course basis and do not receive any full-time or part-time benefits. Part-Time Teaching Faculty Part-time teaching faculty occupy ongoing funded full-year positions of less than ¾ time and their courses are part of the regular curriculum of an academic program or department. Such positions are eligible for annual renewal of contracts, pending satisfactory performance reviews. In contrast to adjunct teaching faculty, because part-time teaching faculty serve the College for extended periods of time, they are expected to assume a share of the duties of full-time faculty. Such duties may include: advising students, supervising appropriate areas related to the curricular mission of the program in which they serve (studios, labs, etc.), participating in department meetings and curricular planning, working with students on senior projects and so on. These positions may or may not entail a full fractional share of service on College committees, by arrangement upon hiring. Part-time teaching faculty will be paid a pro-rated share of a full-time starting salary. Part-time teaching faculty do not receive any full-time benefits. |
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Earlham College · 801 National Road West · Richmond,
Indiana 47374-4095 |