FHL courses and apprenticeships are University of Washington credited programs and as such, require that instructors receive vetted UW faculty appointments. Even current UW employees with non-instructional positions (e.g. research scientists or staff) must be formally appointed in order to teach an FHL course, and individuals with previous experience as FHL instructors must receive a fresh appointment each time.
The documents listed below are required by UW Academic HR for the appointment. Because the approval process takes time, the documents should be submitted at least four months in advance of the appointment start date.
After FHL has received the required documents, we send the instructor an offer letter to sign. The signed letter, together with the documents listed below, are delivered to the appointing committee at UW School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences (SAFS) for approval.
The committee reviews the paperwork for all FHL instructors for a quarter at the same time. Any instructor whose documents are not submitted in a timely manner will hold up the hires for all instructors that quarter.
The following documents must be submitted as PDFs via the links below (not by email and not as Word documents). The file names should begin with the last name of the prospective FHL instructor.
Three (3) recently dated letters of recommendation
These should recommend the person specifically for teaching the course they are slated to teach at FHL. A letter extolling an individual’s virtues as a scientist but not addressing their suitability as an instructor for the course in question will not be sufficient. Letters from FHL resident faculty or course co-instructor(s) are permissible. The letters should be on institutional letterhead, submitted via the link below.
Submit Letter of Recommendation
An up-to-date CV
Please be sure it includes recent activities.
Also Required
A Sexual Misconduct Declaration (SMD) form.
FHL will provide each instructor with a link for filling out that form.