Appointment File Requirements

Department Chair ensures that the file addresses the review criteria upon which the candidate will be evaluated.  The review criteria for appointment files is the same as that for merit and promotion reviews for ladder rank faculty, as outlined in The Call, Section II.A.4. Review Criteria and in Academic Personnel Manual 210. 
It is critical that the Department Chair review the reference letters for the candidate to ensure that more letters are not necessary.  See Extramural Letters for Appointment Files. 
Contents of an Appointment File

Candidate’s Curriculum Vita
Current Biography
Current Bibliography of Publications/Creative Activity in UCR format
Teaching Evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness (required for tenured appointments and if appropriate for non-tenured appointments)
Candidate’s Publications (for tenured appointments)
Extramural Letters (for tenured appointments, include solicitation letter & list of referees)
Departmental Recommendation Letter
Minority Report (if applicable)
Chair Letter (optional)
Checklist of Documents Required 
[more detailed checklist coming]