A contingency contract at the assistant professor level should be written only with the explicit understanding that all requirements for the doctoral degree will be fulfilled at the time the appointment to the faculty begins. At the discretion of the department, a contract of this type may be written for either a one-, two-, or three-year period as assistant professor.
The salary differential in a contingency contract should not be less than $1,000.
In those cases where a contingency contract is justified, the following statement must be included under the "Comments" section:
Without Ph.D. by 9/1/YY: Lecturer
(at $1,000 less) 9/1/YY - 8/31/YY, and
notice of nonreappointment not required.
Ph.D. prior to 1/28/YY: Assistant Professor
as of 2/1/YY and $500 increase as of
3/1/YY; 2/1/YY - 8/31/YY.
If the contingency is fulfilled by January 27 of the initial contract year,
the rank will be changed to Assistant Professor and a $500 increase will be
added to the salary, effective March 1.Should the requirements be completed during the initial contract year but after January 27 and a renewal appointment be proposed, it may be at the Assistant Professor rank and for a two-year period.
Promotions and increments, if any, in subsequent years will be in accordance with regular University policy. Only the initial contract may be written as a contingency contract, and all contingency provisions lapse at the end of the first year. A request for a second appointment as lecturer will require strong recommendations by the Dean and will receive the closest scrutiny.
