Step 3: Tenure Line Appointment

Assistant Professor, School of Health

Creation of a Tenure Line appointment requires prior approval by the Dean of the School of Health and the Executive Vice President.  Applications for Tenure Line appointments will not be considered without this approval.  If you have any questions after reviewing the Tenure requirements, please contact the Vice President of Faculty and Academic Affairs, Dr. Elliott Crooke. 

Tenure Line Appointment Checklist: Assistant Professor Rank

Electronic documents should be submitted by your department administrator via Interfolio.  Documents should be ordered and named in Interfolio as described below.  

Printable Version of Checklist
Printable Version of Instructions

Discuss with your department chair.  

Before you do any of the below, you must first discuss with your department chair and confirm the appropriate appointment or promotion for you.  If you do not know your department chair, you may find them on the Department Chair and Admin list.

The Department Chair shall indicate in the forwarding letter[1]  to the APT Committee the needs of the School that the candidate is expected to fill.  When the Committee engages in full review of a candidate’s appointment, it will request these minimum materials to be submitted by the candidate (and any application requiring subsequent UCRT review must include and omit if forbidden all materials listed in the UCRT Guidelines for Submission of Rank and Tenure Applications by Tenure- line Faculty):

[1] Chair letters are generally not permitted for cases that will proceed to UCRT. Specific detail is provided in UCRT guidance documents.

  • Address achievements and goals in teaching, scholarship, and service

  • The CV must be formatted using the SOH CV template and signed by the applicant​
  • Sections that are not applicable should be indicated with N/A or deleted from the format

  • For Tenure Line, Assistant Professor the applicant needs three letters of recommendation
  • Letters are addressed to the Department Chair
  • Letters must be submitted on letterhead and physically signed (not typed) by the writer
  • Writers must type their name and current rank underneath their signature
  • Writers must identify the track and rank the applicant is applying for, and whether the applicant is going for appointment or promotion in the letter
  • The three letters of support are from individuals who are familiar with the applicants qualifications as an educator, scholar, colleague, and practitioner, where applicable
  • All letters should come from writers who are at or above the rank sought by the applicant
  • Should be dated no earlier than four months before submission via Interfolio​

  • Evidence of highest degree is provided in one of the following formats: notarized copy of degree, letter from the registrar, or copy of transcript
  • Degree Release Verification form

  • Major scholarly publications completed since appointment or the last promotion should be included in the dossier.  

  • Provide systematic or summary of all teaching evaluations at previous institutions and/or letter(s) of evaluation from course director(s)
  • Note: Individual student evaluations will not be accepted and will result in the return of the application.

Deadlines

For appointments, applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.  Applications for promotion to associate or full professor must be submitted by the first day of August or March, and Faculty should anticipate a minimum of eight weeks review time. Applications for promotion from instructor to assistant professor will be handled on a rolling basis.

For Fall 2025, the SOH APT committee is meeting on an as-needed basis.  

Please work with your Department Administrator or Human Resources Contact (HRC) to discuss the application process and when they need the paperwork from you.