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ADJUNCT TRACK PARTICIPATION
Part-time (1-99% FTE)
ACADEMIC RANK Instructor Assistant Professor Associate Professor Professor TENURE ELIGIBILITY Not eligible for tenure TRACK DESCRIPTION
Faculty members in the Adjunct Track perform teaching, research and service on a part- time basis for which they receive a salary from the university. In the College of Medicine, Adjunct Faculty are not members of the AAUP. Faculty members who are part-time at affiliated institutions may also hold the Adjunct title (although they are paid in full or in part by the affiliate). Individuals appointed on the Adjunct Track possess all the professional/ academic qualifications of full-time faculty on the tenure, clinical, research, or field service tracks, as appropriate. Department directors or administrative heads must detail in initial letters of appointment and reappointment the job responsibilities and expectations for reappointment or promotion of adjunct faculty members. CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION Initial appointment or reappointment at any academic rank must meet the same requirements as appointment or reappointment in the equivalent full-time track. The qualified individual must perform a necessary service such as teaching, research, or university and community service. INSTRUCTOR Appointment as Instructor in the Adjunct Track requires credentials showing the individual has successfully completed training in a specialized area. Recommendations from mentors, advisors or other qualified individuals must indicate the individual's competence and interest in teaching/mentoring, research or other service. Individuals at this rank usually have limited experience and participate in a very limited way in departmental responsibilities. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Candidates for appointment, reappointment, or promotion to Assistant Professor have fulfilled the expectations described for appointment to Instructor. Appointment as Assistant Professor requires documentation of ongoing commitment and satisfactory performance of duties as outlined in the letter of appointment. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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