UniCouncil_1958_088

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT CAIRO Revised Statement on tenure University Policy January 24, 1959. The University recognizes that security and certainty f employment for all teachers with satisfactory professional \alifications help to build a firm morale within the teaching ifession. Fair and equitable tenure legislation adds to teacher’s sense of security• enure is a means to certain ends; specifically: (a) Qfom of teaching and research* and (b) a sufficient degree and'nom*c security to make the profession attractive to men tenu!en ability. Freedom and economic security, hence fulfi are indispensable to the success of the University in ng its obligations to its students and to society. TL tenure diversity shall adopt the following statement on statemerfKtt11^ the action of the Board of Trustees. The program. 'PPli®8 only to full-time staff engaged in the credit Wlt^ Tenure a. Assiati one yea~Instructors will be appointid for a period of renewed™1^ ^kis appointment may be subsequently £ one year periods but in no instance more than twice. —three years, unless the assistant-instructor is qualiiE for promotion his appointment shall be terminated, * If a staff n^ber l8 initially appointed at or promoted* t0 the lnstlS.r level, such an appointment should be made for one ;>ar# This appointment may be renewed annualy for twffl0re years. If after these three years unere is suffic_^.|. evidence that the Instructor will eventually quali^ for promotion, a further two year renewal may be m*e# if after those five years the Instructor does nv infact qualify for promotion his appointment shall « terminated. HI. Academic Tenure ^ation Nf a probationary period (three years by the diversity), and the attainment of r v4ssis*ant Vofessoi or higher**, teachers, dutipc? avministrators with educational be ®PPoined to permanent tenure, and their Bay be terminated only for adequate cause who nibeI°w» should the University appoint someone such at mother accredited University Zt wili be rri*ie for one year without tenure, for tenurelratl0n °f appointee will be considere * flote tke list of qualifications in the basic Statement of Personnel Policy. ** Note equivalence between positions in the basic statement -Personnel Policy.