Lecturers with Potential Security of Employment
Lecturers with Security of Employment
Overview
Lecturers with Potential for Security of Employment (LPSOEs) are subject to academic review for reappointment and advancement every two years. In the 4th year of appointment, departments also conduct appraisals of LPSOEs' potential for promotion to Lecturer with Security of Employment (LSOE). In the 6th year of appointment, departments conduct assessments for promotion. A full career review must be conducted for promotion to LSOE. LSOEs are eligible for review and advancement every two or three years, depending on their level of appointment on the LSOE salary scale. Further details are provided below.
Review and Appraisal Schedule for LPSOE/LSOEM
| Title and Action | Year |
|---|---|
| LPSOE | |
| Appointment | 0 |
| Reappointment and merit advancement | 2 |
| Reappointment, merit & 4th-year appraisal | 4 |
| Reappointment, merit, & 6th-year promotion assessment | 6 |
| LSOE | |
| Normal merit review | Every two or three years |
Terms
Normal merit – A normal merit for an LPSOE or LSOE on a 2-year review cycle will advance the salary 1 step (2 lines) on the published salary scale. For LSOEs on a 3-year review cycle, a normal merit will advance the salary 1.5 steps (3 lines).
Accelerated merit – An accelerated merit will advance the salary more than 1 step for those on a 2-year review cycle or more than 1.5 steps for those on a 3-year review cycle.
Areas of evaluation for merit reviews
TeachingUndergraduate instruction; leadership and contributions to instruction-related activities (e.g., conducting TA training, supervision of student affairs, or course development and/or revision)
Professional achievementLPSOEs and LSOEs are expected to have visibility outside UCSD, gained through such activities as and activity development of teaching methods or instructional materials
ServiceService to the campus, department, and profession/discipline (where appropriate)
LeadershipEducational leadership recognized beyond the campus and contributions to instruction-related activities
LPSOE Appraisal/promotion assessment process – LPSOEs have a finite period of time in which to produce work sufficient to justify promotion to LSOE; this is the probationary period. During the probationary period, an LPSOE will receive an appraisal in the 4th year of appointment, which is an evaluation of his or her achievements and potential for promotion. The appraisal file is forwarded through various reviewers, including the Committee on Academic Personnel (CAP). The Senior Vice Chancellor (SVC) then reviews the file and makes a final determination on the appraisal. In the 6th year of appointment, the department will assess the LPSOE's achievements and in most cases will recommend either promotion or a termination. Following campus review (as described for appraisals), the Senior Vice Chancellor will make a final determination.
Appraisal ratings
Favorableindicates promotion is likely, contingent upon maintaining the current trajectory of excellence and on appropriate external validation.
Favorable with reservationsindicates promotion is likely, contingent upon improving the present record and/or its trajectory, about which there are concerns.
Problematicindicates promotion is possible if substantial deficiencies in the present record are remedied.
Unfavorableindicates promotion is unlikely unless marked improvements remedy serious deficiencies in the record.
Career review – A full career review (rather than a review of accomplishments during a single review period) is conducted for promotion to LSOE.
Acronyms/Definitions
CAP: Committee on Academic Personnel – the faculty committee appointed by the Academic Senate to represent their faculty colleagues in the shared-governance review of appointment and certain advancement files.
CAPE: Course and Professor Evaluations – student-run evaluations of undergraduate courses.
Ad hocs – committees convened specifically to review a file; departmental ad hoc committees can be multi-specialty; campus ad hoc committee membership is multi-disciplinary.
Web sites
Academic Personnel
- Academic Personnel home page: http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/apo/
- Glossary of Academic Personnel Terms: http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/offices/apo/Glossary.pdf
- UCSD Policy and Procedure Manual, Section 230-15 - Family Accommodations Policy: http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/ppm/docs/230-15.pdf
- UCSD Policy and Procedure Manual, Section 230-28 - Academic Appraisals, Merits, Promotions and Reappointments: http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/230-28.html
- UCSD Policy and Procedure Manual, Section 230-29 - Policies and Procedures to Assure Fairness in Academic Personnel Review Process: http://adminrecords.ucsd.edu/PPM/docs/230-29.HTML
Academic Senate Where CAP Stood (2006-07): http://www-senate.ucsd.edu/Committees/CAP/WCS/0607.pdf
Updated: 2/2/09