3.3.3 Term Appointments/Contract Appointments

Faculty With Term This title (e.g., associate professor with term) refers to faculty appointed for multiyear (generally more than two years) half-time to full-time contracts with specified or indefinite term but not on tenure track. Qualifications are generally comparable to those for appointment at the corresponding tenure-track rank and compensation will be determined by the relevant dean. The rank to which term faculty are appointed will range from instructor to professor, as appropriate.

Faculty With Term (Graduate School of Education and Counseling) This title (e.g., associate professor with term) refers to faculty appointed for a specific length of time as stated in the contract, not to exceed three years. The person occupying this position may be reappointed based on program needs and a successful peer review process. The title “Faculty With Term” refers only to faculty whose positions are at least .5 FTE and are funded by the graduate school rather than external grants. The rank to which faculty with term are appointed will range from instructor to professor, as appropriate.

Visiting Faculty Visiting faculty generally occupy a full-time (or full-time for one-half year) position that is temporarily vacant. The title (e.g., visiting assistant professor) may also be used for a faculty member hired from another institution to hold a specifically funded temporary position. In the latter case, the visiting faculty member is assigned to a school over and above the number of tenured positions in the staffing plan of the school. Qualifications are generally comparable to those for appointment at the corresponding tenure-track rank and compensation will be determined by the relevant dean. Visiting faculty will be appointed at the appropriate rank from instructor through professor. Visiting appointments are not normally renewed beyond three years and in no case may be renewed beyond six years.

Adjunct Faculty An adjunct position is created to meet a specific need on a course-by-course basis. Appointments are for a specified period of one year or less, and may be renewed provided the College needs the adjunct’s services and performance meets the College’s standards. Adjunct appointments may be made at any appropriate rank.

Contract Faculty See the office of the dean of the Graduate School for a description of ranks for contract appointments.