3.9.C - Joint Appointments for Non-Tenure Track Research Faculty

If a non-tenure track research faculty member has a joint appointment in two or more academic departments or across two or more divisions, a joint appointment agreement (Memorandum of Understanding; MOU) must be developed. This agreement must delineate how the home unit and the sharing unit(s) will provide input during the promotion process. The joint appointment agreement must specify who can provide input into the faculty member’s annual and promotion reviews and who will write the review(s). Normally, the chair of the academic home department will be responsible for completing annual reviews. The joint appointment agreement must also specify the composition of the promotion committee and how members of the committee will be elected. The agreement should further specify the percent of salary funding to be allocated from each department, and the division of indirects from research contracts and grants, if applicable.