What it does: Allows flexibility in the percent employment so that faculty members can better manage the balance between professional work and family or personal obligations over a defined period of time, or perhaps permanently.

How it works: Requests for conversion from full-time to part-time appointments may only be initiated by the faculty member. Tenure-track faculty may make the request only for reasons of balancing work and family for the arrival or care of a child, the care of a family member, or for personal circumstances related to the health of the faculty member. Tenured faculty members may make the request for reasons just stated, or to balance work at Virginia Tech with professional practice or significant community or public service. Part-time appointments can be made for any fraction from 50% to 100% of a full appointment; faculty receive proportional salary. The period of part-time employment may be renewable terms from one semester up to two years, or permanent.

Who’s eligible: Full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty members.

Reference: Faculty Handbook (2.6.1.3 Part-time Tenure-Track and Tenured Appointments)