Reappointment & Continuing Appointment

(Non-)Reappointments

All (non-)reappointment dossiers of full-time teaching faculty (RTPC) are due to Viterbi Faculty Affairs on November 1st of the year.

“Per university policy, faculty on multi-year contracts should receive notice of non-reappointment (or notice of termination due to programmatic or economic reasons) prior to the beginning of the final semester of their multi-year appointment (or of their termination date if due to programmatic or economic reasons).” (VSoE 5.3).

See also: Recognizing Teaching Faculty (issued September 15, 2017):

"A teaching faculty member on a multi-year appointment should be notified of non-reappointment by the beginning of the final semester of the appointment. If not, the faculty member will receive pay and extension of benefits to the extent notice falls short of one semester."

Please refer to Sections 1.3, 2.1D and 5.3 of the VSoE Guidelines regarding the recommended procedure and timeline for (non-)reappointments. (Non-)reappointments have an abbreviated process. The checklist of requested documents, from our VSoE Guidelines, is provided for your reference. Early submissions are welcomed.

Continuing RTPC Appointments

• Continuing appointment guidelines issued by Vice Provost Elizabeth Graddy (issued January 5, 2018)
• Recognizing Teaching Faculty (issued September 15, 2017) - Provost's guidelines on continuing appointments and promotions

Components of Dossiers for Professor of Practice, with Distinction:

• Continued to have met the criteria for Professor of Practice
• Consistently ranked among the top instructors in the department and/or school
• Creator and/or director of sustainable educational program(s) that add significant value
• Continues to provide academic leadership in advancing and supporting the school’s and
  university’s educational mission
• Received national and international honors and awards (e.g., professional society fellow
  and/or medal recipient, national academy membership, etc.)
• Typically, will have had several years of experience at the Professor of Practice (or
  equivalent) rank at USC or a peer institution

  Continuing appointment with the “with Distinction” modifier conferred to the official title is a high honor that may be awarded by the President and is available only to RTPC faculty.