B 12 Offer to Non-Regular Rank Faculty

Dear _____________:

I am pleased to offer you an appointment as Visiting/Adjunct _________ Professor in the Department of _____ for a X-year/X-semester term beginning ________ and ending ________. [Note: Never to exceed three years]

Your initial salary rate is $_____. Payment is made in X installments beginning Month 25, XXXX.

                        OR 

This appointment carries no stipend.

Your duties will include .... [Note: Though optional, this paragraph is strongly recommended.]

For an up-to-date summary of Duke University benefits, please consult the following web page:
http://www.hr.duke.edu/benefits. [Note: If the appointment does not offer benefits, omit this reference to the benefits page.] I also refer you to the Faculty Handbook (https://provost.duke.edu/policies-resources.) which describes policies and procedures pertinent to Duke faculty.

Please read and comply with the instructions on the attached memorandum concerning employment. We look forward with pleasure to the prospect that you will join us at Duke. Please indicate your acceptance, if that is your decision, by signing the enclosed copy of this letter or the pdf and returning it to me no later than ___________.

 	 	 	 	 	Sincerely,  

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	, Chair 

Enclosures

(copy of appointment offer)
(copy of employment information memorandum)
(copy of orientation memorandum)

cc: Provost Sally Kornbluth
Dean
Business and Administrative Deans
Executive Vice Provost for Finance and Administration

I accept the offer described in this letter.

Signed:_______________________ Date:_________________________