CLAS Fixed-Term Faculty Policy (Adjuncts & Visitors)Links to an external site.
Paid using the salary chart
Effective April 2023, AD signature is no longer required on fixed-term faculty appointment offer letters. Ensure funding has been approved and search complete (if necessary) before providing offer letter to faculty.

Adjunct Faculty - Paid Appointment

File	Date Revised	Length of Appointment	Notes
24-25 FA, adjunct, SALARY, Fall24.docx	8/2024	Fall 2024	No longer using AY adjunct offer letters since they must be appointed on separate fall and spring transactions.
24-25 FA, adjunct, SALARY, Spr25.docx	6/2024	Spring 2025

Adjunct Faculty - Complimentary Appointment
All Adjunct Faculty must have a complimentary appointment before their paid appointment may be processed.

File	Date Revised	Length of Appointment	Notes
24-27 FA, adjunct, non-salary, new, 3 yr.docx	6/2024	3 years, New Complimentary Appointment from 2024-27
24-27 FA, adjunct, non-salary, renew, 3 yr.docx	6/2024	3 years, Renewal of Existing Complimentary Appointment from 2024-27

Visiting Faculty Appointment

File	Date Revised	Length of Appointment	Notes
24-25 FV visitor, one year 50-100%.docx	7/2024	AY 2024-25	Appointment of 50-100% for AY
24-25 FV visitor, one year up to 49%.docx	6/2024	AY 2024-25	Appointment up to 49% for AY
24-25 FV, visitor continuing, 1 year 50% - 100%.docx	6/2024	AY 2024-25	Continuing appointment from 2024-25 at appointment of 50-100% for AY
24-25 FV, visitor, fall 24 only.docx	6/2024	Fall 2024	Any % of appointment, not benefits eligible since only 1 semester
24-25 FV, visitor, spring 25 only.docx	6/2024	Spring 2025	Any % of appointment, not benefits eligible since only 1 semester

Fixed-Term Instructor Appointment - this job code replaces the previous "Assistant in Instruction" job code

File	Date Revised	Length of Appointment	Notes
24-25 FH14 Instructor, one year 50-100%.docx	6/2024	AY 2024-25	1-year fixed-term instructor. Replaces "Assistant in Instruction" job code

Visiting Scholar Complimentary Appointment

File	Date Revised	Length of Appointment	Notes
Visiting Scholar Offer Letter.docx	06/2024	Up to 1 year	https://clas.uiowa.edu/deos/administrative-manual-independent-visiting-scholar-statusLinks to an external site.

Unsalaried Secondary Appointment

For faculty in other CLAS departments or UI colleges seeking a secondary (or tertiary) 0% appointment in your department (details here, Links to an external site.). Send offer letter to Tiffany Schier to obtain Area Associate Dean's signature.

File	Date Revised	Length of Appointment	Notes
Secondary-Tertiary offer letter-3.docx	08/2023	Typically up to 3 years at a time	https://clas.uiowa.edu/faculty/faculty-appointments-review-joint-and-affiliate-faculty-appointmentsLinks to an external site.