Interested in job security?
Do you have seven or more years of academic staff service at UW-Madison? You may be eligible for increased job security through a longer-term appointment.
The Longer-Term Appointment Review
Academic Staff Policies and Procedures require departments to conduct an annual review of all academic staff with seven or more years of academic staff service at UW-Madison. The purpose of this review is to identify individuals to be considered for increased job security when the following three conditions are met:
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the quality of their performance warrants acknowledgment through increased job security
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their role is an integral part of their department's or program's continuing mission
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a funding source can be identified that can permit rolling-horizon, multiple-year, or indefinite appointments.
Departments make recommendations on longer-term appointments to Deans and Directors who must approve these recommendations before they can take effect.
Types of Longer-Term Appointments
A multiple-year appointment is a form of fixed-term renewable appointment made for more than one year. The length of the term is specified in the letter of appointment. This type of extended appointment may be especially appropriate for individuals on multiple-year grants. Renewals are possible if funding sources permit.
A rolling-horizon appointment is a form of fixed-term appointment that extends daily for the term specified in the letter of appointment. The term may be for one or more years (ASPP 2.01.1.b).
An indefinite appointment is an academic staff appointment with permanent status and for an unlimited term in a specified operational area. Indefinite appointments are neither limited to nor specific to any academic staff title series or position (ASPP 2.09).
Who is Eligible for Review?
After employees have seven years of academic staff service at the university,
departments are required to review them for longer-term appointments.
However, no presumption is made that an individual must have had
seven years of service before being considered; that is, employees can
be considered for longer-term appointments with fewer than seven years
of service. Individuals who currently hold rolling-horizon appointments
shall be reviewed and a determination made about their eligibility for
an indefinite appointment.
Academic staff with seven years or more of service whose appointments
do not provide at least two- year terms shall be given written reasons
upon request (ASPP 2.05). Eligible individuals should be reviewed even
though financial constraints may preclude awarding longer-term appointments
at this time. You may want to take this opportunity to discuss this review
with your supervisor or personnel manager and also discuss any additional
information you might want to provide.
Questions?
See "Academic Staff Policies & Procedures" (ASPP) for information on your rights in such areas as:
- JOB SECURITY
- TYPES OF APPOINTMENTS
- EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS
Find it at: http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/acstaff/
(Click on button labeled "Documents")
You are invited to contact any of these committee members:
PERSONNEL POLICIES & PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
UW-Madison Academic Staff Assembly
MEMBERS 2000-2001
Ann Wallace, Chair
Education Dean's Office
Jeanne Hendricks
Engineering Dean's Office
Robert Holloway
Computer Sciences Department
Marcia Jezwinski
Division of Information Technology
Marsha Landretti
Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Carla Love
German Department
John Mather
Horticulture Department
Karen Schwarz
McArdle Lab
Kendra Tutsch
Comprehensive Cancer Center
January 2001