4.1.4.1 - Employment Contracts

Full-time faculty are issued either a fiscal year (12-month) or academic year (9-month) employment contract annually, usually in June preceding the start of a new fiscal year on July 1. These are “term” contracts for a period of only one year. A faculty member will not be reemployed in a subsequent year unless there is a new and separate contract issued for that year. (see KSU Faculty Handbook Section 4.1.8 on Non-Renewal of Employment Contracts for Individuals with Faculty Status  for further information in this regard). Contracts for 12-month faculty begin at the first of the month and usually begin on July 1 of the contract year.

According to BoR policy, all tenured faculty members employed under written contract for the fiscal or academic year shall give at least sixty (60) days written notice of their intention to resign to the president of the institution or his/her designee (BoR Policy Manual 8.3.4.1). At KSU, the President’s authorized representatives are the academic and/or administrative home department(s) chair(s) and dean(s).