Reappointment of an Assistant Professor at the completion of the first appointment period must be preceded by a departmental review of performance and of the faculty member’s contributions as related to specific activity components (i.e., Research, Scholarship, Institutional Scholarship, Clinical, Teaching), which the department chair and faculty member anticipate will be formally assigned upon subsequent proposal for promotion to Associate Professor. Departmental review for reappointment as Assistant Professor is considered one of the most important points in the career development of junior faculty.
Please see the following: pages 8-9 (SMD Regulations of the Faculty) and Appendix D of the required paperwork document. Do note this review letter becomes the faculty member’s reappointment letter, and the faculty member will receive a copy of the letter after the Dean concurs with the reappointment.