Model Offer Letter For Non-Contingent Lecturers I - IV [date] LI/LII: Decisions regarding reappointment shall be completed and announced prior to April 1 for reappointment in the following September. Decisions regarding reappointment shall be completed and announced prior to December 1 for reappointment in the following January. LIII/LIV: Decisions regarding reappointment must be completed and announced prior to April 1 for reappointment in the following September [name] [address]
Dear [name]: It is my great pleasure to offer you an appointment as [formal University title] of [Unit], without tenure, effective [date Your initial nine month [four month] salary for the 200?-200? academic year [or term] will be [$]. This rate represents a full time salary of $X pro-rated to an appointment effort of x%. (If appropriate…Consistent with University practice, your salary will be paid in 12 monthly installments, beginning in September.) This is not a tenure-track appointment. Your initial appointment will last X year(s). During the Winter term of X year, the [Unit] and the College will conduct a review and decide whether or not to offer you an additional appointment. You may be renewed indefinitely, depending on how well you perform your teaching and other instructional duties. The normal teaching load for [title] is X courses per university year, X each during fall and winter terms. [other workload specifics, course release information, etc. as appropriate] Teaching assignments in the [Unit] are made by [title], who will consult with you about your assignments. The University of Michigan’s staff benefits program ranks with the best offered by any institution. We enclose documentation outlining this program and describing the various insurance and retirement programs available. The appointment being offered to you in this letter is subject to the terms and conditions of a collective bargaining agreement between the University of Michigan and the Lecturers’ Employee Organization/AFT/MFT & SRP Local 6244, AFL-CIO. Article IV of that Agreement, “Union Security”, requires that all Employees subject to the Agreement pay either union dues or a representation
service fee to the Union. Employees may satisfy this condition of employment by either authorizing the deduction of dues or fees from their paycheck, by signing a card provided by the Union, or by making direct payments to the Union. Please direct any questions or concerns about Union Security to the Lecturers’ Employee Organization at (734) 995-1813. If you accept this offer, please sign below. Your signature also indicates your understanding that payment of union dues or fees is a condition of your employment. We are very pleased to extend this offer and we are enthusiastic about the prospect of your joining our faculty. If you have any questions or matters you wish to discuss, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Please return a signed copy of this letter to me no later than [date].
Sincerely,
Chair
Encl: Documentation on Benefits for New Faculty Academic Calendar for 200?200?
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