"Rejection of Reappointment" 1.(Reminiscence of a Fool)

"Rejection of Reappointment" (Reminiscence of a Fool)

I was overslept on the aftermath of yesterday's work that day as well. My wife, who was awake and busy moving around doing laundry and preparing breakfast, stood at the bedside with an uneasy face, saying, "The letter came."

The letter came from my office. It is an envelope for office communication in which B5 paper is folded in four, but it is light. If it's this time of year, the news is bad. Opened. "We will not do this for the reappointment you requested, so I will inform you."

Rejection of reappointment. What do you do now? My wife's anxiety has been hit.

　I worked at a university. I am an assistant professor. He is an assistant professor, so naturally he is full-time. Curiously, however, the university has a fixed term system. The term of office is 5 years. One year before the expiration of the term of office, the secretariat asks if there is a desire for reappointment and submits a document for reappointment. I don't know if this is a “deliberation” by some institution on campus, but I will process it and reappointment will be decided.

　Re-appointment has been almost universally accepted at this university. I heard that there were only a few cases of professor refusal to reappoint in the past, but there was no refusal to reappoint Associate Professor. By the way, one of the professors who had been refused reappointment in the past was absent from the faculty due to "business trip by public affairs", but it was discovered that he was walking a dog on the same day. I don't have a dog.

“After all,” my wife said. (to be continued)
(translated by Google)
(“Rejection of reappointment” is a fiction and has nothing to do with existing organizations and individuals.)

「再任拒否」の２（愚か者の回想一）

「再任拒否」の２（愚か者の回想一）

　二　この大学に着任し、一回目の再任審査を無事通過してから数年したときのこと。夏休みなのに助教授会の幹事から招集がかかった。

　教授会という言葉は普通に耳にするが助教授会というのは私もこの大学に来て初めて知った。

　教授会とは異なり大学の意思決定には全く影響を与えない単なる親睦会だ。しかし、学内に助教授から教授に昇格する仕組みが無いという極めて異例な大学なので助教授たちは助教授会を大切にし、正規の教授会の後、必ず助教授会を開き種々の意見交換をしていた。単なる宴会になるときがほとんどだったが。

　そんなわけで欠席しても再任拒否にあうわけでもないので酷暑の中、出て行くのも面倒だった。だが、「ぜひ来てほしい」という幹事の口調が尋常ではないので出席することにした。
　招集がかかった助教授会で意外な事実を知ることとなった。（つづく）