Faculty Leaves

Information regarding faculty leaves is included in the Faculty Handbook, Section XX.  
For detailed procedures for the academic leave process, please refer to the OFAS Leaves and Teaching Relief website.
Please direct all questions to Kristin Flower, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs (kristin.flower@yale.edu). 

Faculty who wish to request a leave during the 2027-2028 academic year should submit a request using the online leave application form. Instructions for submitting your application and the leave form can be found here. 

Faculty should submit requests no later than Friday, November 6, 2026.  

Approvals will be sent from the SEAS Dean’s Office in December or January.  

Assistant Professors who wish to request a pre-tenure leave during the 2027-2028 academic year should submit a request using the online leave application form.  Instructions for submitting your online application and the leave form can be found here.  Please note instructions for additional required documents below.  

Faculty should submit leave requests no later than Friday, November 6, 2026.

  • Junior faculty requesting a lab setup leave (in the first year of their appointment) should indicate Initial Appointment Leave and note Lab Setup Leave in the Comments. Additional documentation is not required for a lab setup leave application. 
  • For any leave beyond the first year, Junior Faculty should indicate Initial Appointment Leave or Post-Reappointment Leave and attach their CV and the SEAS Junior Faculty Leave Request Form as one document. 


Approvals will be sent from the SEAS Dean’s Office in December or January.

If you are interested in a leave during the Spring 2027 semester, please be in touch with your department chair.

Please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs with questions about Professional Development leaves.  

 

For information on non-academic leaves please refer to the OFAS page for non-Academic leaves.

Paid leaves and time off include:

  • Short-term medical disability (SMD)
  • Teaching Relief for Child Rearing 
  • Parental Leave for Research Faculty 


Unpaid leaves and time off include:

  • Child-rearing Leave
  • Caregivers Leave
  • Personal unpaid Leave