Policies
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Below are links to the relevant policies and procedures related to Faculty Affairs. Human Resource professionals who are responsible for completing the required campus-level approval process will find all necessary information below and in the For Administrators section of the site.
UIC Faculty Handbook
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Policies in this section pertain to faculty hiring, contracts, agreements, recruitment, retention, and additional appointments to current ones. The range of policies include requirements for hiring tenure system, non-tenure, and faculty administrative positions, recruiting under-represented faculty and dual-career academic couples/partners, and appointing distinguished professors, named chairs and professors, and for summer employment.
Appointment Types and Appointment Processing (Section FPP 100)
- 101 Review and Approval of Offers With Indefinite Tenure
- 102 Multi-Year Contracts for Non-Tenured Faculty
- 103 Under-Represented Faculty Recruitment Program (UFRP)
- 104 Partner Accommodation Program Policy
- 105 Guidelines for Appointing and Investing Named Chairs and Professorships
- 106 Guidelines for Appointing Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
- 107 Guidelines for Appointing Non-Tenured Faculty
- 108 Guidelines for Appointing “Q” Probationary Faculty
- 109 Guidelines for Appointing Faculty Under a “W” Agreement
- 110 Guidelines for Summer Appointments
- 111 Guidelines and Process for Appointment of Distinguished Professors
- 112 Guidelines for Appointing Hourly Faculty
- 113 Employment of Non-Native English Speaking Faculty Members
- 114 Guidelines for Faculty Administrative Job Descriptions
- 115 Instructional Faculty Qualifications
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Policies in this section pertain to faculty educational, paid, and unpaid leaves. Policies include requirements for sabbaticals, educational leaves, and leaves of absence without pay.
Leaves (Section FPP 200)
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Policies in this section pertain to the tenure-track probationary period. Policies include requirements for a delayed start to the probationary period for tenure-track appointments beginning after the eighth week of the academic year, tenure holds and rollbacks, the Mid-Probationary Review, and switching from the tenure to the non-tenure track.
Probationary Period (Section FPP 300)
Family-Work Friendly Policies Heading link
Policies in this section pertain to faculty modified duties due to life changing events and remote work.
Family-Work Friendly Policies (Section FPP 500)
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Policies in this section pertain to faculty compensation for services beyond full-time and mid-year salary increases.
Salary and Compensation (Section FPP 600)
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Policies in this section pertain to faculty performance and teaching evaluations, mentoring, and reviews for unit executive officers (heads, chairs, directors).
Reviews and Development (Section FPP 700)
Employee Relations Heading link
Policies in this section pertain to faculty grievances, ability to work, sanctions, and dismissal of non-tenure system faculty.
Employee Relations (Section FPP 800)
Retirement, Resignation, and Termination Heading link
Policies in this section pertain to granting emeritus status, re-hiring retirees, and notice of non-reappointment.
Retirement, Resignation, and Termination (Section FPP 900)
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Policies in this section are inactive and available for historical purposes.
Historical Policies (Section FPP 1100)
- Service/Pay Changes 2003: Method of Final Payment/Service
- Teaching and Instruction (Section FPP 1200): 1201 Online Course Material for Fall 2020
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Faculty Affairs Policy Infrastructure: Development to Enactment