Adjunct, Visiting, and Wistar

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RPT Request Form Tip Sheet -Adjunct, Visiting, and Wistar
Adjunct Track Guidelines - Guidelines governing the criteria for appointment of Adjunct track faculty.

Documents Required for Dossier	RPT Placement
Curriculum Vitae (personal or FEDS Format) Grants pages (upload as additional document in CV section)	RPT Case Materials Section Candidate Packet / Candidate Documents
Home Institution Approval Letter** For internal candidate, upload Internal Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only) For retired PSOM candidate, upload Retired Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only)	RPT Case Materials Section Internal Sections / External Evaluations
Chair's Recommendation Letter - Appointment & Promotion: Adjunct, Visiting & Wistar EEO Report Exception - Appointment: Adjunct, Visiting & Wistar (EEO Report not required, upload exception)	RPT Case Details Section Required Items Section

Documents Required for Dossier

RPT Placement

RPT Case Materials Section

Candidate Packet / Candidate Documents

Home Institution Approval Letter**
- For internal candidate, upload Internal Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only)
- For retired PSOM candidate, upload Retired Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only)

RPT Case Materials Section

Internal Sections / External Evaluations

RPT Case Details Section

Required Items Section

For candidates who are leaving a full-time faculty appointment at Penn, a Termination Form and resignation letter must be submitted to OAA prior to submitting the dossier for the Adjunct case. Approval letter from new home institution is required.
**For any self-employed or externally retired Adjunct track candidate, clear explanation of current employment status must be provided within Chair’s Recommendation letter (in lieu of a Home Institution approval letter.)

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Chair's Summary Report Reappointment: Adjunct, Visiting & Wistar	RPT Case Details Section Required Items Section

Documents Required for Dossier

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RPT Case Details Section

Required Items Section

Documents Required for Dossier	RPT Placement
Curriculum Vitae (personal or FEDS Format) Grants pages (upload as additional document in CV section)	RPT Case Materials Section Candidate Packet / Documents
Home Institution Approval Letter—this is required for candidates proposed for promotion on the Adjunct, Visiting, and Wistar** tracks, unless the candidate falls into one of the three, specific categories below: • For Penn Staff/Administrative candidates, upload Internal Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only) • For retired PSOM candidate, upload Retired Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only) • For self-employed or externally retired candidates, upload Self-Employed/Externally Retired Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only). A clear explanation of current employment status must also be provided within Chair’s Recommendation letter.	RPT Case Materials Section Internal Sections / External Evaluations
Chair's Recommendation Letter - Appointment & Promotion: Adjunct, Visiting & Wistar (Justification for proposed rank must be clearly explained.)	RPT Case Details Section Required Items Section

Documents Required for Dossier

RPT Placement

RPT Case Materials Section

Candidate Packet / Documents

Home Institution Approval Letter—this is required for candidates proposed for promotion on the Adjunct, Visiting, and Wistar** tracks, unless the candidate falls into one of the three, specific categories below:
•   For Penn Staff/Administrative candidates, upload Internal Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only)
•   For retired PSOM candidate, upload Retired Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only)
•   For self-employed or externally retired candidates, upload Self-Employed/Externally Retired Justification (Adjunct track dossiers only). A clear explanation of current employment status must also be provided within Chair’s Recommendation letter.

RPT Case Materials Section

Internal Sections / External Evaluations

RPT Case Details Section

Required Items Section

**For Wistar track appointments the letter must be from the candidate’s supervisor at the Wistar Institute.