Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Policies and Guidelines for Faculty

Searches & Appointments

• Guidelines for Review and Prioritized Approval of Vacant Faculty Lines at USF
• Administrative Searches
• Letter of Offer Templates
• Waiver of Advertising Procedure 
  • Waiver Request Form 
  • Substitution of training/experience
• Assignment of Summer 2009 Courses

Tenure & Promotion

• Applications, Forms & Memos 
• Guidelines
• Past Awardees

Career Ladder for Instructors

• Guiding Principles
  • Instructors (teaching)
  • Instructors (non-teaching)

Leave & Retirement

• Leave of Absence Form
• Parental Leave
  • Message from the Provost
  • Procedures, Guidelines, FAQ
• Professsional Development Leave
  • Guidelines
  • Application
• Sabbatical Leave
  • Leave Process Memo
  • Guidelines
  • Application
  • Awards
    • Academic Year 2009-10
    • Academic Year 2008-09
    • Academic Year 2007-08
    • Academic Year 2006-07
• Retirement Options
• Emeritus Status Policy

Faculty Compensation

• Extra Compensation Policy
  • Procedures
  • Process - HR
  • Request for Approval - HR
• Out-of-Cycle Compensation Policy
  • Criteria & Documentation Requirements
  • Request for Approval Form
  • Pre-emptive Counter Offer Form

Additional Policies

• Adjunct Faculty Policy
• Course Syllabi Policy
• Faculty-authored Textbooks Policy
  • Request to Use Textbook Form
• Outside Activity Guidelines & Form
• Teaching Assignments & Productivity
  • Memo
  • Guidelines