I plan to leave my tenured position May 2014. As an academic, there is no 30-60 days amount of notice to give, but you have to finish a year. I've been pondering whether I should go ahead and give notice this September, thus giving them a chance to replace me with a "permanent", or wait until spring 2014 which will give me a chance to test the part-time waters where we are going. If I announce it in the fall, that would force me to do it, which might not be a bad thing. Cold feet not permitted! People do it all sorts of ways--between the beginning of the academic year, to after the year is entirely over. Thoughts?