Term Start Dates
Sep 16, Dec 16, Mar 16, and Jun 16 (for summer appointments)
Contract Periods
All contracts are established on a term-by-term basis. Bundling as a hiring process is not used for FTE calculation.
Definitions
Reappointment
An individual is returning to a position previously held after a break in service in that same position (same position number) with the same conditions of employment.
Eligibility:
Unclassified fixed-term faculty
- Fixed-term faculty may return within one year from the previous actual job end date without conducting an applicant search and interview process.
- Instructors hired through continuous recruitment pools may return within two years from the previous actual job end date without conducting an applicant search and interview process.
Academic wage (Summer appointments)
- When the appointee returns to the same position after a break in service, the reappointment does not go through the Online PD and Recruiting System; it is set up using the appropriate academic wage OSCAR “Recruit/Appoint” online task.
Rehire
Individual has worked for the university in the past or is a current employee in another position with different duties. Has not held a corresponding Instructor position previously.
New Hire
Individual that has no prior employment with OSU.
Hiring Steps
- Program leads complete respective data sheets posted within their BOX folder titled “Part-Time Faculty” as directed, prior to the term in the term-by-term email they receive from HR. This email provides all needed guidance for the upcoming term including suspense dates for timely hires.
- Notify HR once the data sheet is complete for data compilation and initiation of hiring actions. (*No further action is needed for reappoints.)
New Hires and Rehires: All new term-by-term Instructors are required to apply to the corresponding department pool and go through the full application process. Program leads are responsible for insuring their applicants apply to the correct/current pool. Additionally, program leads are responsible for submitting a completed Applicant Disposition Worksheet (ADW) to the Talent Acquisition Consultant. Program Leads that do not have a current ADW can obtain a new one at the beginning of the hiring process. No hiring actions or offers will be made to an applicant without a completed ADW.
Please contact the HR team with any questions, procure clarifications, or concerns.