Professor and Associate Professor with tenure

Requirements

Department submits the following:

  • Letter from chair to Dean recommending the appointment and including the officer’s name, title, officer’s research background, and detailed information on the joint or interdisciplinary appointment, including an explanation of the significance of the appointment
  • Officer’s CV in COAP format
  • Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the home and host school, department, institute, or center, signed by the chair, and including:
    • Proposed title of the nominee
    • Specification of the home/host/administrative and position school/department
    • Source of the nominee’s salary indicating percentage per source
    • The space assigned to the nominee during the period of the appointment
    • The nominee’s teaching, research, service, and clinical (if applicable) responsibilities in each school/department
    • The nominee’s voting rights in the home/host departments, in accordance with the school/department bylaws
  • The school COAP approval letter and report (if applicable)
  • Paper Nomination (for joint appointment) or PAF (for interdisciplinary appointment) reflecting action/reason codes or HIR/MJB (for joint appointment) or DTA/TTL (for interdisciplinary appointment)
  • Pre-Hire Attestation Form
  • Voluntary Self-Identification of Race and Ethnicity form

Workflow

  • The OFA Representative reviews the submission, including the COAP report, and submits it the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) COAP chair and SVP for review and signature.
  • OFA submits the documents (chair’s letter and candidate’s CV) to the Office of the Provost.
  • The Office of the Provost reviews the documentation and prepares for Trustees' review and approval.
  • The Trustees approve the joint or interdisciplinary appointment of the tenured officer.
  • The Office of the Provost forwards to OFA the monthly Trustees Report with the resolution approving the joint or interdisciplinary appointment.
  • OFA notifies the department of Trustees' approval.
  • Upon receipt of the notification, the department submits a Paper Nomination (for joint appointment) or PAF (for interdisciplinary appointment).
  • OFA approves and submits the Paper Nomination or PAF and Trustees Report to CUIMC Payroll.

Resources

CU Action and Reason Codes for Personnel Transactions

CU Completing a Personnel Action Form (PAF) - Job Aid

CU Faculty Handbook

CU Paper Nomination Form

CUIMC COAP CV Format

Joint/Interdisciplinary Appointments and MOA guidelines

Pre-Hire Attestation Form

Voluntary Self-Identification of Race and Ethnicity form