Sabbatical Leave?

Question

can someone fill me in about people in a university facility's sabbatical leave?

1. how long would they be gone
2. would they return to their old location

Answer 1

It depends on what each university allows. Sabbatical is usually a year and for a specific purpose, like travel to finish research for a dissertation or book.

They return to thier old job - otherwise it would just be called "quitting."

Answer 2

my wife is a universtiy professor. she's taken sabbatical twice (so far).

both times, at two different state universities in two different American states, the terms were:

1. must be for approved scholarly purpose [what outcome is expected?] by college level review committee and/or campus level review committee.

2. must agree to return to State U. for at least one year after sabbatical is completed, or agree to repay the sabbatical awarded [your pay] if you do not.

3. you may choose between one semester of leave with full pay or one year of leave with 3/4s pay; benefits continue in either case.

4. only tenured faculty are eligible and they are only eligible for one sabbatical after each six years of full time service [grants, teaching, and other service thru the university all count toward this].

Note: since the 'usual' rule for new hires is that you must either achieve tenure after five years service or depart, and since achieving tenure 'automatically' means that one is promoted to Associate Professor, in essence ONLY tenured faculty are eligible for sabbatical.

I know of a few cases where the five year up or out rule was relaxed for individuals with specific situations [medical leave, for example] AND the added time does not, in those cases, count toward sabbatical leave. [If you weren't working, you weren't working.]

I believe, but can not cite any specific cases from own knowledge, that some Universities also provide sabbaticals to Research Professors. Researchers usually do not have tenure, are not on the 'tenure track', and thus are not eligible to serve as university administrators. Their appointments are usually for one year at most and subject to continuation of funding.


does this help?