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II - 1.06 - POLICY ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF PART-TIME, NON-
TENURE TRACK INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY IN THE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND
(Approved by the Board of Regents on October 11, 2002;
technical amendment
August 26, 2004)
I. PURPOSE
This policy is designed to govern practices at
institutions of the University System of Maryland (USM)
related to search processes, appointments, contracts, and
conditions of employment for part-time, non-tenure-track
(PTNTT) instructional faculty to assure high quality of
instruction by individuals with appropriate credentials
and experience and to provide a set of baseline policies
for PTNTT faculty in all USM institutions.
II. APPLICABILITY
This policy applies only to faculty members of the USM
institutions (i) who are employed on a less than full-time
basis, (ii) who are neither tenured nor eligible for
tenure, and (iii) whose responsibilities are primarily or
exclusively in the instructional program.
III. PERCENT OF EFFORT
The percent of effort of PTNTT faculty members shall be
based on the definition pursuant to USM Policy II-1.05 and
shall be calculated either on a semester or an academic-
year basis, depending on the length of the appointment.
If the appointment is for an academic year, the
calculation shall not be done on a semester basis, even
though there may be disparities between semesters in the
assigned teaching load.
IV. RANKS
BOR Policy (II-1.00) lists the following approved ranks
that may be used for PTNNT instructional faculty.
Institutions shall confer on each PTNTT instructional
faculty member one of the following ranks, as appropriate
and commensurate with credentials and professional
experience. (Institutions are not required to use all
available ranks.)
a. Assistant Instructor
b. Lecturer
c. Senior Lecturer
d. Adjunct Assistant Professor
e. Adjunct Associate Professor
f. Adjunct Professor
The University of Maryland University College may also
assign ranks in the Collegiate series (See USM Policy II-
1.00, Section II.C.6.a.-d.).
V. POLICY
A. Search
1. Credentials. Each institution shall develop written
standards for the academic degrees or professional
certifications and professional experience required for
appointment to PTNTT instructional faculty ranks. These
standards may vary depending on the level of courses to be
taught.
2. Search Procedures. The institutional president to
designee shall assure that each department or unit has in
place written procedures for selecting faculty. These
procedures shall include verification of credentials.
Search procedures shall reflect the commitment of the
institution and the University System of Maryland to equal
opportunity and affirmative action.
B. Hiring
1. Contracts/Letters of Appointment. Each PTNTT faculty
member shall be provided with a written contract or formal
letter of appointment prior to the beginning of the
assignment. The contract or letter shall state the academic
rank, length of appointment, time of service (9 months, 9.5
months, one year), percent of full-time, salary, whether or
not the appointment is renewable, nature of the assignment,
benefits (if any), and performance-evaluation policies and
procedures. In addition, all contracts/letters of offer
shall specify what happens if a course is canceled prior to
the start of class.
2. Information for Faculty. Upon signing the contract,
the PTNTT faculty member shall have access to the
institution's Faculty Handbook, in a written or electronic
version.
3. Term of Employment. Initial contracts shall be for a
period of one semester, but subsequent contracts may be for
longer periods not to exceed three years.
C. Working Conditions
1. Support for Teaching. The appointing department or
unit shall provide each PTNTT instructional faculty member
with the support it determines to be necessary for the
execution of the appointee's duties. Provision should be
made for new appointees to attend departmental and
institutional orientation sessions. Support shall also
include the following:
a. information on the department's policies, requirements,
and goals for each course, along with access to examples of
past course syllabi (if available);
b. official schedule of classes, including academic
calendar and time frames of class meetings;
c. assistance in ordering textbook(s) for the course(s),
ancillaries for the text(s), and office supplies;
d. copying services for course materials;
e. appropriate place for meeting with students during
scheduled office hours, except if instruction is completely
technology-mediated;
f. an institutional email account along with computer
access; and
g. telephone access.
2. Professional Development. Professional development
opportunities for PTNTT instructional faculty should be
supported to the extent possible. This may include
extending invitations to departmental, institutional, and
external faculty development events.
3. Teaching Assignment. The appointing department or unit
shall provide PTNTT faculty with reasonable and adequate
notice of projected teaching assignments prior to the start
of classes. Notice of 45 days is suggested.
4. Performance Evaluation. The institutional president or
designee shall assure that each department or unit has in
place written procedures for evaluating faculty performance
on a regular schedule, as required by Board of Regents'
Policy II-1.20. Departments shall evaluate the teaching of
PTNTT faculty members on the same basis used to evaluate the
teaching of tenure-track faculty members.
Evaluations shall be kept on record in a
personnel file and shall be consulted when
decisions about promotion, salary, and any
subsequent contract are made.
5. Faculty Participation. PTNTT faculty members shall be
integrated into the scholarly, intellectual, academic, and
social life of the department or unit, and institution.
Institutional shared-governance procedures shall include
PTNTT faculty.
6. Salaries. Every effort should be made to make salaries
professionally appropriate and competitive to the extent
allowed by available fiscal resources.
7. Benefits. PTNTT instructional faculty contracts and
letters of appointment shall include a written statement of
benefits available to the appointees. Appointees shall be
provided with access to relevant BOR policies governing the
provision of those benefits to USM faculty and staff. PTNTT
instructional faculty in their fifth semester of appointment
at 50% time or more shall be eligible for the benefits
listed in sections 7.a. and 7.b, subject to the terms of the
policies cited.
a. USM Benefits
(i) Tuition remission for faculty member (see USM Policy
VII-4.10);
(ii) Tuition remission for dependents (see USM Policy VII-
4.20);
(iii) Family and medical leave (see USM Policy II-2.31);
(iv) Annual Leave (see USM Policy II-2.40);
(v) Earned sick leave (see USM Policy II-2.30);
(vi) Collegial sick leave (see USM Policy II-2.30);
(vii) Personal leave (see USM Policy II-2.40);
(viii) Leave for jury service (see USM Policy II-2.50);
and
(ix) Leave without pay (see USM Policy II-2.20).
Part-time non-tenure-track faculty shall be
ineligible for sabbatical leave or for terminal
leave, regardless of length of service.
b. Institutional Benefits. Institution-
controlled benefits provided to part-time
tenured and tenure-track faculty and their
spouses and dependent children.
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