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Faculty Appointments

Checklist of Required Paperwork for Faculty Appointments

Initial Appointments (Full and Part-time)

Tenure and Tenure-track, Visiting, Adjunct, Lecturer, Research

• Chair’s Memo of Recommendation
• Academic Appointment Form*
• Biographical Data Form
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• Current Vita (no older than 3 months)
• Letter of application from candidate
• Publication Sample
• Affirmative Action Report (Full-time only)

* There are now specific forms that differ from the Academic Appointment Form for part-time, research, and secondary appointments. See the "Appointments (other)" section of the Provost forms website.

Research Fellow and Visiting Scholar (non-compensated)

• Sponsoring Faculty Member’s Memo of Recommendation with chair's endorsement
• Academic Appointment Form
• Current Vita (no older than 3 months)

Part-time Reappointment

This includes RsFel, VsSch and FT Research Faculty.* Faculty returning to Boston University after a period of more than 3 years will require the submission of initial appointment forms.

• Part-time Reappointment Form
• Current Vita (no older than 3 months)

* For research faculty use the Research Faculty Reappointment form found on the Provost forms website under “Reappointment or Change of Status.”

Change of Title/Change of Status

• Chair’s Memo of Recommendation
• Change of Title/Change of Status Form*
• Current Vita (no older than 3 months)

* Use a Change of Title/Change of Status form if you are reappointing and changing title and/or salary.

Emeritus Appointment/Extension of Service

• Chair’s Memo of Recommendation
• Emeritus Appointment/Extension of Service Form
• Current Vita (no older than 3 months)