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<SALUTATION> <NAME>
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Dear <SALUTATION> <NAME>:
On behalf of the Department of <DEPARTMENT>, we are pleased to offer you an appointment as a Temporary <RANK> <OPTIONAL: in the XXX program>. This is a non-tenure track, nine-month position for the 2018-2019 academic year with an academic year salary of <$SALARY>. Please review the terms of this offer as outlined below. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact Dr. <NAME>, Department Head. We are very excited to have you become a faculty member at Utah State University (USU). Please note that this offer is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
Your appointment at Utah State University officially begins August 1, 2018, for the purpose of benefits coverage. We would like you to be at Utah State University no later than August 13, 2018, and your appointment will continue through the 2018-2019 academic year. <OPTIONAL> Renewal of your appointment may occur annually up to <number> years depending on the need of the department, funding, and performance. Your role assignments, in the form of an annual work plan, will be reviewed with the department head.
You will have access to Utah State University's retirement, medical, dental, life insurance, and long and short-term disability programs with a current value of approximately 46% of your salary. If you have any questions about available benefits, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 435-797-0122 or visit their website at https://hr.usu.edu/benefits/newemployee .
USU will cover moving ordinary and customary personal and household goods attendant to your relocating to Utah up to <$x,xxx. You are required to use state contracts available through USU Purchasing and Contract Services unless a less expensive option is available. For assistance with soliciting estimates for your move, please contact [Name Here], , 435-797-XXX, in our department OR our department.
Please indicate your willingness to accept this position by returning the signed letter by <DATE>, to <ADDRESS>. We look forward to your acceptance of this offer and to your joining the department faculty and university community.
Sincerely,
<NAME>, Department Head
Concurred by:
<NAME>, Dean Date
<COLLEGE>
Enclosures
cc: <NAME>, Dean
Laurens H. Smith, Interim Provost
Douglas Bullock, Executive Director, Human Resources
I accept this offer as described above:
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I decline this offer as described above:
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