A department chair or other supervisor must obtain guidance from the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs before implementing a separation action, including but not limited to, non-reappointment, dismissal, reduction in FTE, layoff, or full or partial end of funding due to loss of soft money funding or the need to reallocate funds.

Faculty separations for the Morsani College of Medicine, Taneja College of Pharmacy and out-of-unit faculty members at USF Health are governed by the USF Faculty Regulations located on the USF General Counsel's web site. USF Regulations govern personnel actions which impact continued employment  and/or pay, including all the actions mentioned above. 

For more information please visit the University Regulations & Policies site to access the Office of General Counsel.

The Morsani College of Medicine, College of Nursing and College of Public Health do not operate on a standard semester basis and where Regulation requires a full-semester's notification, USF Health generally provides a semester equivalent notice period of 19.5 weeks. 

In-unit faculty in the College of Nursing and College of Public Health are covered by the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with respect to separations. Some types of separations may be grieved. Faculty in these colleges should refer to the collective Bargaining Agreement while the Morsani College of Medicine, the Taneja College of Pharmacy and out-of-unit Faculty members should refer to USF Regulation 10.113, Faculty Grievances. 

For voluntary separations, such as resignation or retirement, we encourage Faculty to notify their Chair/Division Director or supervisor as far in advance as possible to allow for responsible covering of assignments and planning for transition. While no minimum length of notice time is required, we recommend a minimum of 30-60 days notification.

For involuntary separations, such as discontinuing an appointment, non-renewal of an employment contract, layoff, or dismissal for just cause, contact the Office of Faculty Affairs at (813) 974-1676.

If USF Health determines it needs to consider and implement such measures for faculty, it will do so in accordance with the general factors as set out in USF Regulation 10.111(2)(c). For more information on the philosophy, criteria, and implementation of this process, please review:

USF Health Layoff Guidelines