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Handbook for Academic Appointments

 

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Introduction

CONTENTS

Appointments to the Faculty of Design

List of Appointments
General Conditions for the Development of the Faculty
Additional Criteria Applying to Tenured and Junior Appointments
Instruction and Research Conducted by Faculty
Appointments of Former GSD Faculty
Joint Appointments in other Harvard Faculties
Affiliate Status
Emeritus Status
Voting Status in the Faculty
Senior Faculty Council
Nondiscrimination and Nepotism
Affirmative Action

Appointment Descriptions

Senior Faculty Appointments: Tenured
Professor
Professor in Practice

Senior Faculty Appointments: Non-Tenured
Term Professor
Adjunct Professor
Senior Lecturer

Junior Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Instructor/Assistant Professor

Multi-Year and Annual Appointments
Design Critic
Lecturer
Instructor
Visiting Professor, Visiting Associate Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor

Procedures Involved in the Appointment Process

Maintenance and Creation of Positions
Documentation

Non-Faculty Appointments

Non-Faculty Appointments with Compensation
Teaching or Research Fellow
Teaching or Research Associate

Senior Research Associate
Post-Doctoral Fellow

Non-Faculty Appointments without Compensation
Visiting Scholar
Visiting Fellow

Appendices

List of Materials Submitted by Candidates for Appointments, Reappointments, and Promotions

Checklist of Materials Required for Initial Appointments to the Faculty

Checklist of Materials Required for Reappointments or Promotions within the Faculty that do not Require Full Notice and Search

Chart Illustrating Maximum Terms of Appointment in each Rank or Position

GSD Summary Affirmative Action Report

Request for Appointment: Doctoral Teaching or Research Fellow

Recommendation for Visiting Scholar / Visiting Fellow / Post-Doctoral Fellow