Tenured Faculty Sabbatical Information

Rossier Sabbatical Information

Tenured faculty members at the University of Southern California are eligible to request a sabbatical leave to conduct research or for a study program during the academic year.

The following sabbatical options are available:

o One semester on full salary for each six years of service,

o One academic year on half salary for each six years of service, or

o One semester at half salary for each six semesters of service.

Before submitting your request for a sabbatical leave please review the following guidelines.

A definite and well-defined research or study program must be submitted for approval. The proposal should approximately 3-5 pages and should indicate what the prospects of completion would be.
A final report shall be provided to the Dean upon the faculty member’s return.
The faculty member on sabbatical leave should not engage in other activities for remuneration that would intrude on his or her sabbatical research.
The absence of the faculty member should not jeopardize the academic program of his or her department.
It is expected that the faculty member will return to the University for at least one year after sabbatical.
Normally, sabbatical leave is taken immediately following the period of service to which the leave relates. The sabbatical leave privilege may not be accumulated; e.g., after 12 years, a sabbatical of two academic years may not be taken.
Also, the sabbatical should be taken over consecutive academic periods (e.g., fall and spring semesters of a given academic year, or spring semester and fall semester of consecutive years, but not fall of one academic year and fall or spring of the following academic year). Benefits shall continue during the paid sabbatical.
The attached sabbatical leave form and your proposal should be submitted to Michael Chung (michaebc@rossier.usc.edu) by October 1^st.

Timeline for Sabbatical Request

By April 15: Initial meeting with Administrative Director for Faculty Affairs

By August 15: Prepare draft of research proposal

By October 1: Submit to Office of Faculty Affairs

By December 1: Recommendation by SPT committee to the Dean

By February 15: Recommendation by the Dean to the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

By March 15: Approval by Provost’s Office

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Sabbatical Funding and Fellowships for all Disciplines

*The Office of Research is also available to meet with faculty to discuss other options.

http://www.rollins.edu/grants-contracts/documents/sabbatical-funding.pdf

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