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Faculty Titles

  

Rank

1Type

Title

1

2

3

4

 Tenure Track

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

 Research

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

 

CTP

Clinical

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Teaching

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Professional Practice

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

 

 

 

Associated

Lecturer

--

Lecturer

Senior Lecturer

--

Clinical Practice

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Visiting

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Adjunct

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Clinical House Staff

Clinical Inst HS LTD-Elig

Clinical Inst HS

Veterinary Resident

 

Faculty w/ <50% Appt.

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor


1Faculty Rule 3335-5-19 ­— The term “faculty” shall include persons appointed by the board of trustees with tenure-track, clinical/teaching/practice, research, associated, and emeritus faculty titles on full or part-time appointments, with out without salary.

Faculty Contracts and Renewals

Title

Rank

Contract Type

Contract Length

Renewal

 

 

 

Tenure Track

Instructor

Probationary

Dissertation completion;
3 years maximum

Annual

Assistant Professor

Probationary

6 years (11 years COM)

Annual

Associate Professor 
without tenure

Probationary

4 years

Annual

Associate Professor

Nonprobationary

NA—tenured

NA

Professor

Nonprobationary

NA—tenured

NA

 

Research

First contract

Probationary

1-5 years

Annual

Second and 
subsequent contract

Nonprobationary

1-5 years

In penultimate year
of the contract

 

CTP

First contract

Probationary

5 years

Annual

Second and 
subsequent contract

Nonprobationary

3-5 years (asst/assoc rank)
3-8 years (professor rank)

In penultimate year
of the contract

 

 

 

 

Associated

Lecturer/
Senior Lecturer

Probationary/
Nonprobationary

On semester (1-2) term-appointments or annual contracts (1-3 years)

Annual/
Penultimate year

Clinical Practice

For service

For the period the 
service is provided

As needed

Adjunct

For service

For the period the 
service is provided

Contingent upon cont'd
significant contributions

Visiting

Term

1-3 years

Not renewable
beyond 3 years

Faculty with
<50% appt.

Probationary/
Nonprobationary

1-3 years

Annual/
Penultimate year