Step 2: Identify your appropriate line and rank
School of Health appointments and promotions
The below information acts as a guide for the conversation with your Department Chair and Step 3. The line and rank information is for you explore, but you cannot apply for a faculty appointment or promotion without first speaking and receiving approval from your Department Chair. If you do not know who your Department Chair is, please view the Department Chair and Admin list. If you have any questions about the appointment and promotion process, please contact your Department Chair or Admin.
Below you will see the policies, descriptions, ranks, and will lead you to Step 3 for the following lines:
You may also refer to the 1 page brief descriptions of each line and the SOH APT Manual for further detail and guidance.
Tenure Line and Grant of Tenure
The Tenure Line and Grant of Tenure recognizes Georgetown University-employed faculty members who make substantial and sustained contributions to the scholarly mission of GUMC in the areas of research, education, service and, as appropriate, patient care.
We also recommend reviewing the Guidelines for Submission of Rank and Tenure Applications by Tenure-Line Faculty approved by the Faculty Senate on February 25, 2021 after Consultation with the University Committee of Rank and Tenure (UCRT) before beginning the application process.
The standards for appointment, promotion, and tenure of tenure-line faculty are governed by the Faculty Handbook. Further application of standards is provided in departmental statements about the application of standards within particular fields. The department statements for each department are below:
Step 3 (Tenure Line and Grant of Tenure): Discuss with your department chair and apply for:
Appointment to Tenure Line
Or
Grant of Tenure, Seeking Promotion (already tenured) or Tenure Line Promotion
Or
Movement from Tenure Line
Educator Line
The full-time and part-time Educator-line allows for the appointment and promotion of those faculty members who are engaged primarily in the educational mission of the School of Health and who have a specialized professional skill set that is instrumental in fulfilling the teaching mission of the School of Health. While the defining feature of this track is a requirement for making contributions to education, candidates are expected to contribute to scholarship, service, and research including in some cases, related clinical activities. The educator line can be full time (75 – 100% FTE) or part time (50 – 74% FTE) depending on the needs of the School of Health, and are not tenure eligible.
The educator and research lines are seen as providing specialized roles for faculty members whose effort is allocated primarily to the education of students and production of scholarship, respectively. However, the weight given to each of teaching, research, and service differs in accordance with the specialized purpose of the lines. Promotion depends on demonstration of excellence consistent with University, GUMC, and School standards. Further application of standards is provided in departmental statements about the application of standards within particular fields. The department statements for each department are below:
Step 3 (Educator Line): Discuss with your department chair and apply for:
Research Line
Within certain limitations, full and part-time, non-tenure-line academic appointments carrying the qualification “on the Research-line” is intended to recognize the significant contribution these scholars make to the quality and productivity of the School of Health research program. Full-time and part-time employees of the University are eligible for appointment to the Research-line. An individual holding a Research academic title will have primary responsibilities to research programs. However, such an individual will also have responsibilities toward the teaching goals of the School. Faculty on the Research-line will be those salaries, for the most part or in whole, are derived from research grants and or external funds. Whether or not an individual will be appointed in the Research-line will be determined by the nature of future obligations beyond research alone. The research line can be full time (75 – 100% FTE) or part time (50 – 74% FTE) depending on the needs of the School of Health, and are not tenure eligible.
The educator and research lines are seen as providing specialized roles for faculty members whose effort is allocated primarily to the education of students and production of scholarship, respectively. However, the weight given to each of teaching, research, and service differs in accordance with the specialized purpose of the lines. Promotion depends on demonstration of excellence consistent with University, GUMC, and School standards. Further application of standards is provided in departmental statements about the application of standards within particular fields. The department statements for each department are below:
Step 3 (Research Line): Discuss with your department chair and apply for:
Adjunct
Adjunct faculty assist in the teaching mission of the School of Health. These faculty members are defined by their percent effort which is less than 50% FTE.
Further application of standards is provided in departmental statements about the application of standards within particular fields. The department statements for each department are below: