Voting Senior Faculty Appointments: Tenured
Professor
No fixed term, no limit of time.
Description
The position of professor is intended for individuals pursuing full-time academic careers who are highly effective teachers and whose creative work in scholarship, design research/work, or professional practice, or a combination thereof, is recognized by peers as a preeminent and enduring intellectual contribution to their field. Individuals in this position will employ their time teaching, conducting creative work in scholarship or design research/work, and fulfilling their responsibilities for academic service. Appointments are made with tenure on a full-time basis.
An individual holding the position of professor is an officer of the University and may not concurrently hold a position at another academic institution. Residency in the Boston area is normally required. Activities outside the university are limited, and professors who wish to engage in professional or other activities for extended periods of time at levels greater than permitted for full-time appointees will be required to change the status of their appointments. The dean of the Faculty of Design, after consultation with the Senior Faculty Council, will determine on a case-by-case basis whether a change of status is warranted. Individuals holding the position of professor serve on the Senior Faculty Council and provide leadership through such activities as heading departments, directing degree programs, and chairing committees.
Process for Appointment
Individuals may be appointed to the position of professor through a promotion and tenure review of an associate professor or through a search for an external candidate. Promotion from associate professor to professor requires a review with external letters, normally in the penultimate year of the appointment, conducted by a committee appointed by the dean in consultation with the department chair, departmental review, Senior Faculty Council review, recommendation by the dean, presidential ad hoc review, and approval by the president. See Section IV.C. below regarding tenure-track promotion processes.
Appointment of an external candidate normally requires a search conducted by a search committee with notice, outreach, candidate visits, external letters, and deliberation, followed by departmental review, Senior Faculty Council review, recommendation by the dean, presidential ad hoc review, and approval by the president. In exceptional circumstances, a targeted search in which a candidate is identified at the start of the appointments process may be authorized by the provost after a recommendation from the dean in consultation with the senior faculty of the relevant department and the Senior Faculty Council.
Professor in Practice (Tenured)
No fixed term, no limit of time.
Description
The position of professor in practice (tenured) is intended for individuals pursuing part-time academic careers combining teaching and academic service who maintain active professional roles with the balance of their time. The position is reserved for individuals who are highly effective teachers and whose creative work in professional practice is recognized by peers as a preeminent and enduring intellectual contribution to their field. Appointments are made with tenure on normally a half-time basis. Professors in practice (tenured) assume half the normal teaching load and the full normal load of academic service, but do not conduct creative work as part of their academic career within the school. Professors in practice (tenured) must maintain active professional roles with the balance of their time.
An individual holding the position of professor in practice is an officer of the University and may not concurrently hold an academic position at another academic institution. Residency in the Boston area is normally required. Individuals holding this position who cannot continue to fulfill their annual teaching obligations are subject to University policies limiting the amount of time that tenured faculty may be on leave and/or not in residence, which is normally a maximum of two consecutive years. Individuals holding the position of professor in practice (tenured) serve on the Senior Faculty Council and provide leadership in areas of academic service.
Process for Appointment
Appointment to the position of professor in practice (tenured) normally requires a search conducted by a search committee with notice, outreach, candidate visits, external letters, and deliberation, followed by departmental review, Senior Faculty Council review, recommendation by the dean, presidential ad hoc review, and approval by the president. In exceptional circumstances, a targeted search in which a candidate is identified at the start of the appointments process may be authorized by the provost after a recommendation from the dean in consultation with the senior faculty of the relevant department and the Senior Faculty Council.