Professor without Tenure

Title: Professor without Tenure
Job Class Code: 0111
Service Period: 12 months
Limitations on Appointment: Appointment to the rank of Professor requires a record of substantial success in both teaching and research, except that in exceptional cases an outstanding record in one of these activities may be considered sufficient.
Length of Appointment Term: Continuous with no term limits.
Eligible for Tenure: No
Voting Rights: Eligible with 50% or more appointment.
Earn types: REG, PDR, LWO, S/L, TPS, ADS, ENS
- WOS may only be used for an unpaid joint appointment
Salary Requirements: Must meet University minimum.
Full-time/Part-time: Both. Faculty may be appointed to professorial ranks on less than full-time basis. The percentage of appointment must be clearly documented at the time of hire. The percent of appointment may affect voting rights.
Promotable: No
National Search Required: Yes
Additional Information: There are two kinds of appointments to the professorial ranks that are "without tenure" (WOT). The more common is for persons in non-state-funded positions; it is referred to as "without tenure by reason of funding." This title is usually held by persons who concentrate on research activities but also do some amount of instruction. It is not a tenure-track appointment, and if at a later time the person is moved into a state-funded position, a recommendation for approval of tenure must be made by the department and reviewed by the College Council.

Educational Requirements: Must have a terminal degree
Documentation Required:
- Original Dean/Chancellor's letter to President recommending appointment should include:
  - Title
  - Start date and service period
  - Salary
- Original Chair/Director's letter to Dean/Chancellor recommending appointment should include:
  - Faculty vote
- Original offer letter
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Curriculum Vitae
- UW biography form, signed
- Academic Human Resources Ad Approval Notice
- Copy of job advertisement
- Applicant Flow Confirmation Page
- Visa documents, if applicable
- Background check documents, if applicable
Email approval from Academic Human Resources must be received by the hiring unit prior to entering the appointment in OPUS. This email approval must be included in the notes section of the PERM

Professor without Tenure hold continuing appointments with no term limits.
No annual reappointment process necessary.
Joint Professor without Tenure appointments must be considered for reappointment annually.

Emeritus Eligibility: Yes. See Professor Emeritus.
A faculty member has a professional obligation to give a written notice of resignation at the earliest possible opportunity. Normally such resignations should be given at least three months prior to the termination date, or within 15 days of notification of terms of a reappointment, whichever occurs later, and should ordinarily become effective at the end of an academic year.
The unit should attempt to obtain such a letter with a statement from the faculty member indicating the name and address of next employer.
Separation action needs to be entered in OPUS.