Tentative Offer Letter for In-Residence Series
Dear Dr. ______,
We are writing to summarize our tentative offer for an appointment as (Assistant Professor) in Residence in the Department of ______, in the School of Medicine. The proposed start date for this appointment will be ______. (Add the following if the faculty member will have a clinical practice: The start date is contingent upon having a current unrestricted California medical license and a Medical Staff appointment at UC Irvine Medical Center.) The process of appointment will be initiated by a recommendation from the Department which is then reviewed by the School of Medicine Dean’s Office and the UC Irvine Council on Academic Personnel. The decision to offer an appointment is made by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.
The position of (Assistant Professor) in Residence carries a base salary of $______. In addition, you will receive a Health Sciences Compensation Scale (X) in the amount of $______and a negotiated salary component of $______, bringing your total salary to $______. You will be a member of the University of California Health Sciences Compensation Plan (http://www.som.uci.edu/compensation_plan.html) (Explain source of the negotiated salary component. Clearly specify the duration of commitments from the Department and plans for the faculty member to assume responsibility for the negotiated component from grants and other sources.)
Faculty in the In-Residence series are members of the Academic Senate of the University of California. The Professor In Residence title is used for individuals supported by non-State funds. If they are full-time UC Irvine employees, they have the same retirement, health and other benefits as faculty in the tenure track series who receive a base salary from state funds. Because of the source of funding, however, In-Residence faculty members do not have tenure and their appointments are subject to review/renewal on July 1st of every year.
(Insert a paragraph that summarizes teaching and clinical service responsibilities. Summarize time available for research.)
Set-Up Funding: We have allocated $___ for set-up funds for this position.
(Example: These funds will be made available in the following installments: $____ at the start of your appointment, $_____ in year two and $_____ in year three. Set-up funds remain in an account in the Dean’s Office for you to draw on. You will be given an account number to make your purchases. (Specify any special equipment to be purchased and fund sources)
Laboratory and Office Space: We have set aside approximately ___ square feet of laboratory space and approximately ___ sq ft of office space in ____. A diagram of this space is enclosed. (Discuss any renovations to be made and whether these will be paid for by the Department or subtracted from set-up funding.)
Removal: University policy allows for 50% of your standard personal housing removal costs. (Standard does not include boats, cars, pets or storage of items). Policy also allows us to pay 100% of laboratory and library removal costs provided those items are available for use by other faculty and students and are moved directly to the University.
If you have any questions, please contact the departmental office.
Benefits: You will find information about employee benefits regarding life, health, dental, vision and disability insurance as well as the University of California retirement plan online at http://apps.adcom.uci.edu/expresso/econtent/Content.do?resource=881 We think you will find that the benefits package is excellent. If you would like more detailed information, please call our Department administrator, __, who can put you in touch with UCI’s benefits staff.
We hope that the plans and commitments described above are acceptable to you. If they are, please indicate this by your signature below and return to me by ______and we will initiate the appointment process. Please contact me if there are points you would like to discuss.
Ralph V. Clayman
Department Chair Dean, School of Medicine
I agree to the terms of this letter and will accept the faculty position if it is offered.
______
Signed by candidateDate