Academic Affairs Manual (ACD)

Effective: 12/2/2003

Revised: 7/1/2006

ACD 506–09: Joint and Affiliated Faculty Appointments

Purpose

To describe the appointment, terms, and procedures for appointment of faculty or other academic employees to joint and affiliated positions

Source

Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University

Applicability

Faculty, academic professionals, administrators with academic appointments

Policy

Faculty may be appointed to more than one academic unit on joint faculty appointments. Faculty and other academic employees may serve in more than one unit on affiliated faculty appointments.

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Joint Faculty Appointment

A joint faculty appointment is an appointment of a faculty member to more than one academic unit. A joint appointment recognizes a faculty member’s long-term commitment to, and participation in, two or more academic units or an academic unit and a center or institute. A joint appointment is a formal agreement entered into by the faculty member and the unit/center/institute and may be revised or discontinued only with the concurrence of all parties.

Faculty holding joint appointments have full governance, voting rights and responsibilities in each unit/institute/center, including eligibility to chair dissertation committees, if otherwise qualified. Rights and responsibilities may vary with the faculty member’s professorial rank.

Memorandum of Understanding

All joint appointments require a Joint Appointment Memorandum of Understanding signed by the faculty member and the chairs, directors, or heads of the involved units, centers, or institutes.

The Joint Appointment Memorandum of Understanding identifies the academic department or school where tenure resides or will reside and the other units involved; the responsibilities of the faculty member in each unit; determination of salary increases; term of appointment; and the process for review and renewal of the joint appointment. If the faculty member is tenure-eligible, all involved units should provide recommendations in annual, probationary, tenure, and promotion reviews.

In joint appointments with centers or institutes, the tenure home must be in an academic department, school, or program.

Salary Line

The salary line for a joint appointment may reside solely in one unit or may be shared among units, either permanently or temporarily.

Term of Appointment

Joint appointments may be permanent or may be made for a set number of years and may be renewed with the concurrence of all parties.

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Affiliated Faculty Appointment

Affiliated faculty appointments are made to ASU faculty members (including research and clinical faculty and professors of practice) and other academic employees who hold an appointment in one unit (the primary unit) and are invited to serve in a faculty role in another unit, center, program, or institute (the secondary unit).

Affiliated faculty may have governance, voting rights, and responsibilities in the affiliated unit, including eligibility to chair dissertation committees, if otherwise qualified. If the affiliated faculty member is tenure-eligible, the secondary unit should provide input for probationary, tenure, and promotion reviews to the unit in which tenure resides.

Procedures for Appointment

An affiliated appointment requires an appointment letter signed by the faculty member, the chair(s)/director(s), and dean(s). Appointments will be made following the procedures for selection and appointment as set forth in college, department, or program policies. The appointment letter should clearly articulate the faculty member’s rights and responsibilities within the unit. Deans of colleges shall send a copy of all appointment letters to the vice provost for academic personnel.

Term

Appointments are made for a set term of one to three years and are renewable.

Cross-Reference

See also ACD 505–02, “Faculty Membership, Ranks, Titles, Appointment Categories, and Honored Positions.”

 

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