RESEARCH FACULTY
APPOINTMENTS
(Proposal
2-02)
Senate Policy 701.4
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Persons appointed to this rank are required to have a doctoral or terminal degree. Qualifications are consistent with those required for appointment as tenure-track Assistant Professor. Appointment is contingent upon continuity of external funding, the individual's accomplishments, and the needs of the program. The appointment entails full responsibility for research activities (including serving as principal investigator on grants and contracts) and limited responsibility for advising (direct graduate theses and dissertations and serve on graduate committees), and service activities. Compensation levels should be consistent with tenure-track Assistant Professors within the discipline.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR: Persons appointed to this rank are required to have a doctoral or terminal degree. Qualifications are consistent with those required for appointment as tenure-track Associate Professor. Appointment is contingent upon continuity of external funding, the individual's accomplishments, and the needs of the program. The appointment entails full responsibility for research activities (including serving as principal investigator on grants and contracts) and limited responsibility for advising (direct graduate theses and dissertations and serve on graduate committees), and service activities. Promotion to this rank shall be made after an indication of continuous improvement and contribution in research or creative activity supported through grants and contracts and regional recognition. Compensation levels should be consistent with tenure-track Associate Professors within the discipline.
RESEARCH PROFESSOR: Persons appointed to this rank are required to have a doctoral or terminal degree. Qualifications are consistent with those required for appointment as tenure-track Professor. Appointment is contingent upon continuity of external funding, the individual's accomplishments, and the needs of the program. The appointment entails full responsibility for research activities (including serving as principal investigator on grants and contracts) and limited responsibility for advising (direct graduate theses and dissertations and serve on graduate committees), and service activities. Promotion to this rank shall be made after an indication of outstanding research or creative activity supported through grants and contracts and national and/or international recognition. Compensation levels should be consistent with tenure-track Professors within the discipline.