Initial Appointment Templates
These templates replace the Appendix 12. Please select the appropriate template based on the type of appointment, fill in necessary information, and e-mail to kstatecareers@ksu.edu for approval. Once approved, Talent Acquisition will then forward the contract to the Provost (or appropriate Vice President) for required signatures.
When to use hourly, biweekly and annual rates on offer letters and contracts:
- The position type, contract type and FLSA determination dictate how the pay rate should be listed on offer letters and contracts.
- Please use the guidance below to determine which pay rate to use on an offer letter and contract:
- Regular (Exempt) positions -- please list the Annual pay rate
- Term (Exempt) positions – please list the Bi-weekly pay rate
- Regular (Nonexempt) positions – please list the Hourly pay rate
- Term (Nonexempt) positions – please use the Hourly pay rate
*Please note that USS positions do not have contracts
Regular Appointment. (doc) This template is used for any unclassified administrative/service appointments that are exempt or non-exempt. This template is for regular positions that include a “notice of non-reappointment.” For tenured faculty with an administrative assignment, use the Initial Tenured Faculty template.
Term. (doc) This template is for positions that have a ‘term ending’ date. This can used be for exempt, and non-exempt positions.
Regular Appointment. (doc) This template is for regular positions. For example, this can be used for an Instructor.
Initial Tenured Faculty. (doc) This template is for a tenured faculty appointment, including one which carries an administrative assignment. For example, this can be used for a Full Professor or for a department head or dean.
Initial Tenure-Track. (doc) This template is for a Tenure-Track Faculty Appointment only. For example, this can be used for an Assistant or Associate Professor.
Joint Appointments. (doc) This template is for a Tenured Faculty Appointment. This is for positions that will be split among two different departments. For example, this can be used for a Professor who will be teaching in two different departments.
Joint Appointments - Term. (doc) This template is for a Tenured Faculty Appointment. This is for positions that will be split among two different departments, and has a ‘term ending’ date. For example, this can be used for a Professor who will be teaching in two different departments.
Term. (doc) This template is for positions that have a ‘term ending’ date.
Clinical. (doc) This template is for a one year contract for Clinical-Track Faculty Appointments.
Clinical Three Year. (doc) This template is used for a three year contract for Clinical-Track Faculty Appointments.
Clinical Five Year. (doc) This template is used for a five year contract for Clinical-Track Faculty Appointments.
Clinical. (doc) This template is for a one year contract for Clinical-Track Faculty Appointments.
Clinical Three Year. (doc) This template is used for a three year contract for Clinical-Track Faculty Appointments.
Clinical Five Year. (doc) This template is used for a five year contract for Clinical-Track Faculty Appointments.
