To:
From:
Associate Dean of the Faculties
Subj: Information and Directions for Sabbatical Leave Applicants
Date: August 2007
Accompanying this memo are the Sabbatical Leave Application and relevant excerpts from the Bloomington Academic Guide that explain sabbatical leave policies and procedures.
The first excerpt, Document F-II, gives the text of the
University Faculty Council document (most recently amended
The second excerpt, Sabbatical Leave Program, details the procedures we follow on the Bloomington Campus. Note particularly these statements, which guide the deliberations of the Sabbatical Leaves Committee and thus should be addressed in your application:
Since sabbatical leaves are an expensive investment by the University, the Sabbatical Leaves Committee must be convinced that the sabbatical will indeed be of benefit to the University. This means that the sabbatical leave applicant must provide a well thought-out, clearly delineated plan of research for the sabbatical leave, in which the relevance to the University should be explained. Even though the application must be made approximately a year before the individual’s planned leave period, it is important that the proposal be specific. Failure to outline a clear plan runs the risk of rejection by the committee, and is likely to result in a less satisfactory sabbatical than is the case when the plan has been clearly delineated.
Normally applications are not approved which propose a leave for writing a textbook, course development or improvement, postdoctoral work on this campus, continuation of research and/or creative activities normally conducted on this campus by the faculty member, or travel or visits to other institutions that have no clear scholarly purpose. If post-doctoral work is proposed, the role of the training in enhancing the University’s academic capability should be emphasized.
Associate Dean of the Faculties Michael Hamburger chairs the Sabbatical Leaves Committee and administers the Sabbatical Leaves of Absence Program. Please contact him at hamburg@indiana.edu or call the Office of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculties, Office of Academic Personnel Policies and Services, 855-0202 or e-mail sheburns@indiana.edu if you have any questions.
Reference Links:
(1) Sabbatical Leave Application (Including directions and deadlines)
(2) Doc F-II, Sabbatical Leaves of Absence Program (Academic Guide)
(3) Sabbatical Leave Program (Academic Guide)