USAFAI36-150 governs appointment and promotion to academic ranks for educators of cadets and researchers contributing substantially to cadet education.
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It establishes promotion principles, academic promotion prerequisites, and guidelines for instructors and senior instructors. It requires application templates, terminal degrees, teaching or mentorship, and evidence of scholarly and campus contributions.
Applies to: This instruction applies only to personnel who are employed as educators of cadets or primarily as researchers who contribute substantially to cadet education at the US Air Force Academy.
To qualify for academic promotion, a member of USAFA must hold the position of full-time educator (rather than, for example, of full-time administrator who occasionally teaches or conducts research). (paragraph 2)
Most candidates will teach eight to twelve credit hours per semester. (paragraph 2)
A candidate for promotion to a higher academic rank must hold an appropriate terminal degree. (paragraph 2)
To ensure they do not forget to include important information, applicants are required to use the templates rather than create a free-form application. (paragraph 2)
Faculty are required to provide evidence of their efforts to foster a climate of dignity and respect. (paragraph 2)