Secondary Appointments
The content on this page applies to the following career tracks:
- Clinician-Educators
- Investigators
- Team Scientists
Follow these instructions to submit a new secondary appointment:
New Secondary Appointment
Effective Same Date as a New Primary Appointment
- Secondary department prepares Position Data/Appointment Forms (PDF) and provides them to primary department.
- Primary department adds these forms to the packet being prepared for the primary appointment.
- Primary department delivers complete appointment packet (includes primary and secondary appointments) to FAO.
- FAO will process the primary and secondary appointments simultaneously.
Current Primary Appointment in Feinberg
The secondary department submits paper copies of the following documents to FAO:
- Secondary Appointment Cover Sheet (Word)
- Prior correspondence with FAO regarding special circumstances, if applicable
- Position Data/Appointment Forms (PDF), indicating employee ID
Current Primary Appointment in Another Northwestern University School
The secondary department submits paper copies of the following documents to FAO:
- Secondary Appointment Cover Sheet (Word)
- Prior correspondence with FAO regarding special circumstances, if applicable
- Position Data/Appointment Forms (PDF), indicating employee ID
Reappointment
Reappointment effective September 1
Secondary reappointments are generally effective 9/1 of each year and in that case are processed electronically.
Reappointment effective any date except September 1
Submit paper copies of the following documents to the Faculty Affairs Office:
- Secondary Reappointment Checklist (Word)
- Position data/appointment forms, printed from myHR and updated