UCSC:APO:CAPM 7/04

514.285 LECTURER WITH SECURITY OF EMPLOYMENT SERIES

A. TITLES

Titles in this series are:

a. Lecturer with Security of Employment (SOE)

b. Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment (SOE)

c. Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment - (full-time basis only)

d. Senior Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment - (full-time basis only)

Appointments made at less than full-time as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, and the titles Lecturer and Senior Lecturer (both Continuing and "pre-six year), are not part of this title series but are part of the Unit 18 title series, which is discussed separately in CAPM 516.000. (See also the Memorandum of Understanding: Non-Senate Instructional Unit.)

For possible appointment to Lecturer and Senior Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, contact the Academic Personnel Office.

B. DESCRIPTION, REQUIREMENTS, AND ASSIGNMENT OF TITLES

1. Lecturer titles that have security of employment are faculty positions designed to meet the long-term instructional needs of the University that cannot best be fulfilled by an appointee in the regular professorial series.
2. A budgeted FTE must be allocated for any appointee in this series. Such an allocation will be made only if it is demonstrated that there is a programmatic need for the allocation because the position is one with functions that cannot be performed by an appointee in the Professor Series or by a temporary appointee.
3. These titles are assigned to qualified individuals who engage in teaching, professional activities, and University and public service.
4. The Senior Lecturer SOE title may be assigned to an appointee who provides services of exceptional value to the University and whose excellent teaching and professional accomplishments have made him/her a recognized leader in his or her professional field and/or in education.

C. POLICY REFERENCES

Please refer to the following sections of the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) for supplementary information:

APM - 285 Lecturer with Security of Employment Series
APM - 135 Academic Appointees - Security of Employment
APM - 200 Appointments and Promotion (General)
APM - 210-3 Instructions to Review Committees (Lecturers SOE Series)
APM - 220 Appointment and Promotion/Professor Series

D. CRITERIA

1. A candidate for appointment, merit increase, or promotion in this series shall be evaluated based on achievements in the following areas: teaching, professional achievement and activity, and University and public service. Under no circumstances will security of employment be conferred unless there is clear documentation of outstanding teaching.

The criteria set forth below are intended to serve as guides for minimum standards by which to judge the candidate, not to set boundaries to exclude other elements of performance that may be considered.

2. Teaching: Clearly demonstrated excellence in teaching is required and shall be measured by evaluation of qualities such as:

(a) command of the subject matter;
(b) continuous growth in the subject field;
(c) ability to organize material and to present it with force and logic;
(d) capacity to awaken in students an awareness of the relationship of the subject to other fields of knowledge;
(e) fostering of student independence and capability to reason;
(f) ability to arouse curiosity in students and to encourage high standards;
(g) personal attributes as they affect teaching and students;
(h) extent and skill of the candidate's participation in the general guidance, mentoring, and advising of students;
(i) effectiveness in creating an academic environment that is open and encouraging to all students; and
(j) completion of narrative evaluations in a timely manner.

3. Professional Achievement and Activity: A demonstrated distinction in the special competencies appropriate to teaching the particular subject is one of the criteria for appointment and advancement. The candidate's professional activities should be scrutinized for evidence of achievement and leadership. Intellectual leadership must be documented by materials demonstrating that the candidate has, through publication (either in traditional forms or in electronic format), creative accomplishments, or other professional activity, made outstanding and recognized contributions to the development of his or her special field and/or of pedagogy.

4. University and Public Service: Demonstrated quantity and the quality of service by the candidate to the department, the campus, the University, and the public, paying particular attention to that service which is directly related to the candidate's professional expertise and achievement. Evidence of suitability for promotion may be demonstrated in services to the community, state, and nation, both in the candidate's special capacities as a teacher and in areas beyond those special capacities when the work done is at a sufficiently high level and of sufficiently high quality. Faculty service activities related to the improvement of elementary and secondary education represent one example of this kind of service. Similarly, contributions to student welfare through service on student-faculty committees and as advisers to student organizations should be recognized as evidence.

5. Senior Lecturer SOE appointments require, in addition:

(a) qualifications that warrant a salary level equal to or greater than the rank of Professor, Step 1;
(b) demonstration of senior level professional achievement and experience;
(c) earned distinction in the subject field comparable to that attained by leading members of the professorial faculty in a similar field; and
(d) Service of exceptional value to the University.

6. Senior Lecturer SOE appointments and advancements to salaries above Professor, Step 5, require evidence of additional merit and great distinction in teaching, professional achievement and activity, and University and public service.

7. Experience and/or professional degree must be appropriate to the course(s) that the candidate is to teach. Evidence of the qualifications of the candidate must be included in the documentation submitted by the recommending unit.

8. Due attention should be paid to the variety of demands placed on appointees to this series by the types of teaching called for in various disciplines and at various levels, and the total performance of the candidate should be judged with proper reference to assigned teaching responsibilities.

E. TERMS OF SERVICE

Lecturer SOE and Senior Lecturer SOE: Appointments are of indefinite duration and shall not be terminated except for good cause after the opportunity for a hearing before the Senate Committee on Privilege and Tenure (see Standing Order 103.10).

F. PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENT, MERITS, PROMOTIONS, AND MANDATORY REVIEWS

Procedures for appointment, review, and advancement shall follow those campus procedures for like actions set out for members of the professorial series. However, there are separate timing requirements, document inventories, and checklists to assure fairness specific to this series which must be followed.

Based upon the criteria specified in CAPM 514.285, Section D, and in accordance with eligibility for review as specified in CAPM 514.285, Section J, refer to the following procedures as applicable:

1. Appointment to Lecturer and Senior Lecturer with Security of Employment - CAPM 404.220.
- Document Inventory for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Series.

2. Merit Increase - CAPM 406.220.
- Checklist to Assure Fairness for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Titles
- Document Inventory for Merit Increase for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Series.
- Use also Checklist to Assure Fairness for Submission of Additional Information for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Titles if necessary.

3. Promotion - CAPM 410.220.
- Checklist to Assure Fairness for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Titles
- Document Inventory for Promotion to Senior Lecturer SOE.
- Use also Checklist to Assure Fairness for Submission of Additional Information for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Titles if necessary.

4. Mandatory Review - CAPM 402.200.
- If a merit increase is recommended as the result of a mandatory review, use Checklist to Assure Fairness for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Titles and Document Inventory for Merit Increase for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Series. Use also Checklist to Assure Fairness for Submission of Additional Information for Lecturer and Senior Lecturer SOE Titles if necessary.

G. SENATE MEMBERSHIP AND BYLAW 55 VOTING RIGHTS

1. All full-time appointees to any title in this series are members of the Academic Senate, and all less than full-time appointees to any title in this series are not (see Standing Order 105.1).
2. Refer to Bylaw 55 for information regarding the possible extension of voting rights to full-time appointees in this series.

H. SALARY

1. Appointees in this series are compensated at a rate within the published range of the applicable salary scales (see http://www.ucop.edu/acadadv/acadpers/tab0506/table12a.pdf). However, the salary level for a Lecturer SOE may not be at or above the salary level of Professor, Step 1.
2. Senior Lecturer SOE appointees should be paid at a level no less than Professor, Step 1. For appointment or advancement to salaries above Professor, Step 5, appointees must meet additional criteria (see CAPM 514.285, Section D.6).
3. Senior Lecturers SOE of the highest distinction, whose work has been internationally acclaimed, are eligible for salaries above the top of the range.
4. Salary advancement in this series will be based only upon demonstrated growth in the value of the services the candidate renders; it is recognized that this rate of growth will be more variable, and in many cases slower, than for those in professorial positions.
5. The Academic Salary Scales contain information concerning salary levels and normal periods at step in the comparable Professor series (see Academic Salary Scale Notes - Faculty-Ladder Ranks-Professor Series). See also CAPM 514.285, Section J - Eligibility for Review.

I. WORKLOAD

1. In general, the department chair is responsible for setting the work assignments of appointees in this series and ensuring that the curriculum is covered.
2. Appointees may teach courses at any level. Appointment to this series does not involve responsibility to engage in research. However, as members of the Academic Senate, appointees in this series are expected to participate in the shared governance of the campus.
3. Since appointment to this series does not involve the responsibility of engaging in research, an appointee will normally be assigned a heavier instructional load (relative to full-time equivalent service) than that of an appointee in the professorial series. An eight-course workload will normally be assigned for full-time service. This usually translates into six courses taught and course relief of two classes given for University service. However, there may be times when additional courses are assigned or additional course relief is appropriate for University services rendered above the normal expectations.

J. ELIGIBILITY FOR REVIEW

1. General: Lecturers and Senior Lecturers with Security of Employment are included in the annual CALL for academic personnel actions. A review or a deferral must be processed for all Senate faculty listed on the CALL. In addition, the department chair (or equivalent) is responsible for making certain that there is an annual review of the status and performance of each faculty member within the department. Cases of possible eligibility for merit increase or promotion shall be examined. Similarly, cases of unsatisfactory performance shall be examined.

2. Normal Period of Service:

a. Lecturer SOE: The normal period of service to be eligible for review for a merit increase is three years. Promotion to Senior Lecturer SOE is not normally expected, but may occur when warranted. Review for promotion to Senior Lecturer SOE will normally occur only after a minimum of six years in the title of Lecturer SOE. There is, however, no obligation on the part of the University to promote a Lecturer SOE to Senior Lecturer SOE solely on the basis of years of service.

b. Senior Lecturer SOE: The normal period of service to be eligible for review for a merit increase is three years until the salary level is comparable to that of Professor, Step 5. Service at that level and higher may be of indefinite duration; mere length of service and continued performance at the level upon which advancement to a salary comparable to Professor, Step 5, was granted, are not justifications for further salary advancement.

Advancement beyond a salary level comparable to Professor, Step 5, will only be granted on evidence of additional merit and great distinction in teaching, professional achievement and activity, and University and public service, and will not normally occur prior to four years of service since the last increase. Intervals between such salary increases may be indefinite

3. Acceleration:

a. For salary levels below Professor, Step 5: Any salary advancement involving an
increase of more than three increments on the applicable salary scale, or occurring less than three years after the last increase, requires demonstration of unusual contribution and exemplary performance of specified criteria (see CAPM 514.285, Section D).

b. For salary levels comparable to or above Professor, Step 5: As service at this level may be of indefinite duration, only in the most exceptional cases where there is strong and compelling evidence will increases at intervals shorter than four years, or involving an increase of more than three increments on the applicable salary scale, be approved.

4. Mandatory Review: All titles in the Lecturer with Security of Employment series are subject to mandatory review similar to that of the comparable professorial series (CAPM 402.200). The review shall be required at least every six years to commence in the fall quarter of the sixth year. This review may not be declined by the faculty member.

K. MERITS & PROMOTION

1. As per APM - 200 and APM - 615, merit increases and promotions are not automatic, but are based on quality of performance, and may be made only within the limits of available funds.

2. A promotion is advancement from one rank to a higher rank within the Lecturer with Security of Employment Series. Upon promotion, a Lecturer SOE becomes a Senior Lecturer SOE.

3. Criteria: As stated in CAPM 514.285, Section D, the criteria for appointment, merit increase, and promotion in this series shall be evaluated based on achievements in the following areas: teaching, professional achievement and activity, and University and public service. Refer back to Section D for more complete information regarding criteria. See also APM - 210-3 for additional information regarding criteria and evidence.

4. Authority for Merit Increases:

a. The dean has authority on all merit increases of three increments or less, provided: The recommendation is not an accelerated action; the Lecturer SOE's recommended salary is not at or above Professor, Step 1; and, the Senior Lecturer SOE's recommended salary is not at or above Professor, Step 6.

b. The campus provost/executive vice chancellor has authority for any merit increase to a salary level at or above Professor, Step 6; any Lecturer SOE merit increase where the recommended salary is at or above Professor, Step 1; and for all accelerated merit recommendations.

5. Authority for Promotion: The campus provost/executive vice chancellor has the authority to grant promotion to Senior Lecturer SOE.

L. DOCUMENT INVENTORY

Please refer to the Document Inventories for Lecturer with Security of Employment titles in this manual.

M. CHECKLIST TO ASSURE FAIRNESS

Please refer to the Checklist to Assure Fairness for Lecturer with Security of Employment titles in this manual.