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- Initial Appointments to the Temporary Instructional
Staff:
- Initial appointments ordinarily shall originate
in the department concerned, which, in consultation
with the President, shall define the position to
be filled.
- Upon authorization of a
position by the President,
notice of the position shall
be widely publicized, in
a form and manner consistent
with the College's policies
as an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer.
- In exceptional
circumstances,
an appointment
may be authorized
by the Dean
of the Faculty
for a term
of no longer
than one year
without a widely
publicized
search process.
An individual
so appointed
is not eligible
for further
appointment
without being
a candidate
in such a process
and shall be
informed of
this at the
time of initial
appointment.
- Departments
shall
examine
the
qualifications
of
candidates
and,
if
possible,
interview
them.
If
the
appointment
contemplated
is
at
the
rank
of
Assistant
Professor
or
higher,
it
is
desirable
that
each
candidate
shall
be
interviewed
by
the
President
also.
- Recommendations
for
appointment
to
the
Faculty
shall
require
the
approval
of
a
majority
of
all
present
and
voting
members
at
a
meeting
of
the
department
of
which
reasonable
notice
has
been
given,
and
the
approval
of
the
Dean
of
the
Faculty.
If
the
President
finds
reason
to
question
the
wisdom
of
a
departmental
recommendation
for
appointment
to
any
rank,
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion
shall
be
consulted
before
a
recommendation
is
made
to
the
Board
of
Trustees.
- In
special
cases
appointments
may
be
initiated
by
the
President,
with
a
view
to
conserving
and
enhancing
the
educational
standards
of
departments
or
of
the
College
as
a
whole.
Before
submitting
such
appointments
to
the
Board
of
Trustees,
the
President
shall
seek
formal
approval
of
the
department(s)
concerned.
In
cases
of
doubt
or
disagreement,
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion
shall
be
consulted
before
the
appointment
is
recommended
to
the
Board
of
Trustees.
Persons
so
appointed
shall
be
subject
to
the
same
regulations
of
tenure
as
apply
to
other
members
of
the
staff.
- Before
the
search
for
an
Associate
Professor
or
full
Professor
is
initiated,
the
Dean
of
the
Faculty
shall
seek
the
advice
of
the
Faculty
Council
as
to
the
desirability
of
an
appointment
at
that
rank.
Before
the
appointment
is
recommended
to
the
Board
of
Trustees,
the
Dean
of
the
Faculty
shall
seek
the
advice
of
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion.
- Procedures
for
appointment
to
the
Faculty
of
a
person
who
will
not
be
a
member
of
any
department
should
be
modeled
as
closely
as
possible
upon
regular
procedures
by
the
President
with
the
approval
of
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion.
- If
a
member
of
the
immediate
family
of
a
person
on
the
Faculty
is
a
candidate
for
appointment,
that
person
shall
absent
herself
or
himself
from
all
discussion
of
the
relative's
case
and
shall
have
no
vote
in
the
matter.
- With
respect
to
any
recommendation
for
appointment
in
which
the
Chair
of
the
department
is
ineligible
to
participate,
the
senior
member
of
the
department
eligible
to
vote
in
the
matter
shall
carry
out
the
responsibilities
of
the
Chair.
- Reappointment to the Temporary
Instructional Staff:
- Recommendation for reappointment
of a temporary instructional
staff member shall be made
by a majority vote at a meeting,
of which reasonable notice
has been given, of those members
of the department whose rank
is above that of the candidate
for reappointment, and requires
approval of the President.
A departmental recommendation
must be communicated in sufficient
time for the Dean of the Faculty
and the President to consider
the recommendation and for
notification to reach the individual
by the dates specified below.
(See also I.B.1.c.)
- An individual
on an initial one-year
appointment shall
be notified in
writing no later
than January 15
whether he or she
will be reappointed.
- An individual
on
an
initial
two-year
appointment
or
a
second
one-year
appointment
shall
be
notified
in
writing
no
later
than
December
15
of
the
second
year
whether
he
or
she
will
be
reappointed.
- An individual
who
at
the
end
of
his
or
her
current
appointment
will
have
served
the
College
more
than
two
years,
shall
be
notified
in
writing
no
later
than
June
1
preceding
the
final
year
of
the
appointment
whether
he
or
she
will
be
reappointed.
- As a
normal
procedure
appointment
at
the
rank
of
Instructor
shall
not
be
continued
beyond
a
period
of
three
years.
Departments
shall
be
required
to
recommend
either
a
promotion
to
Assistant
Professor
or
a
one-year
terminating
appointment
by
May
1
of
the
candidate's
second
year
as
Instructor,
so
that
notification
of
the
recommendation
may
reach
the
candidate
by
June
1
of
that
year.
Promotion
to
Assistant
Professor
of
candidates
who
have
completed
the
terminal
degree
and
who
have
given
evidence
of
satisfactory
teaching
performance
at
Smith
College
will
require
a
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