Delineating Features of Type 1 and Type 2 Joint Appointments

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If less than 10% effort in another unit, please use Courtesy Affiliation rather than Joint Appointments.

Joint Appointment Delineating Features

Type 1 or Type 2 Appointment?

Type 1 Joint Appointment: At least 40% effort allocated to the second academic unit

Type 2 Joint Appointment: less than 40% effort allocated to the second academic unit (10% - 40%)

If less than 10% effort in another unit, please use Courtesy Affiliation rather than Joint Appointments.

 

Additional Title*

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Yes

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Yes

Is MOU Required?

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Yes

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Yes

Appointment letter is issued by:

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Provost

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Provost

Participation in governance of both units

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Yes

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Only by agreement

Listing in both units' catalog listings

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Yes

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Yes

Formalized arrangement regarding service, teaching, and/or research

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Yes

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Only by agreement

Reappointment, tenure, and promotion reviews for the appointed faculty member

Type 1 Joint Appointment: If secondary unit is a department, tenured faculty of appropriate rank participate in the review of the faculty member.

If secondary unit is a program, Special Committee participates in reviews

Type 2 Joint Appointment: MOU will specify if a special committee is formed or if only Chair/Director of secondary unit provides input or if there is no input from secondary unit

Participation of Appointee in reviews of other faculty in the secondary unit

Type 1 Joint Appointment: If secondary unit is a department, tenured faculty of appropriate rank participate in the review of faculty in that department.

If secondary unit is a program, faculty member participates if on the Special Committee

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Only by Agreement

Chair or Director of secondary unit provides input in annual merit salary decisions

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Yes

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Only by Agreement

Does secondary unit have input in requests for academic leave?

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Yes

Type 2 Joint Appointment: No

Duration of Joint Appointment

Type 1 Joint Appointment: Unlimited

Type 2 Joint Appointment: Termed, maximum 5 years, but renewable

Example: If the primary appointment is in the Department of Chemistry in CAS and the secondary appointment is in the Department of Chemical Engineering in RCEAS, the title for a type 1 joint appointment or type 2 joint appointment would be "Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering".