Rule 3335-7-07 | Term of appointment.
(A) The initial probationary contract for all clinical/teaching/practice faculty members must be for a period of five years. Second and subsequent contracts for clinical/teaching/practice assistant and associate professors must be for a period of at least three years and for no more than five years. Second and subsequent contracts for clinical/teaching/practice professors must be for a period of at least three years and no more than eight years.
(B) The initial contract is probationary, and a clinical/teaching/practice faculty member will be informed by the end of each probationary year as to whether they will be reappointed for the following year. By the end of the penultimate year of the probationary contract, the faculty member will be informed as to whether a new contract will be extended at the conclusion of the probationary contract period. In the event that a new contract is not extended, the final year of the probationary contract is the terminal year of employment. There is no presumption that a new contract will be extended. In addition, the terms of a contract may be renegotiated at the time of reappointment.
(C) During and until the end of the second and subsequent contract periods, clinical/teaching/practice faculty appointments may only be terminated for cause (see rule 3335-5-04 of the Administrative Code) or financial exigency (see rule 3335-5-02.1 of the Administrative Code) and the termination decision for either of these reasons shall result from procedures established by faculty rules. In addition, a contract may be renegotiated during a contract period only with the voluntary consent of the clinical/teaching/practice faculty member. By the end of the penultimate year of each contract period, the clinical/teaching/practice faculty member will be informed as to whether a new contract will be extended at the conclusion of the current contract period. If a new contract is not extended, the final year of the current contract is a terminal year of employment. There is no presumption that a new contract will be extended. In addition, the terms of a contract may be renegotiated at the time of reappointment.
(D) The standards of notice set forth in rule 3335-6-08 of the Administrative Code apply to clinical/teaching/practice faculty appointments.
Last updated July 6, 2021 at 11:52 AM
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: 3335.08
Prior Effective Dates: 8/19/2002, 7/26/2004, 8/1/2005, 7/9/2013, 11/10/2020