Initial Faculty Appointments
Rank | Tenure Status | SOM Guidelines |
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Professor/Associate Professor | With Tenure | Immediate Tenure (see “Policy on Tenure Concurrent with a New Appointment”) |
Professor/Associate Professor | In the Tenure Stream | Mandatory 4 year appointment |
Assistant Professor | In the Tenure Stream | 1, 2, or 3 years |
Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/Instructor | Appointment Stream | 1 or 2 years; exceptions must be approved by the Dean |
Research Professor/Research Associate Professor/Research Assistant Professor/ Research Instructor | Appointment Stream | 1 or 2 years; exceptions must be approved by the Dean |
Visiting Professor/Visiting Associate Professor/ Visiting Assistant Professor/Visiting Instructor | Appointment Stream | 1 year |
Clinical Professor/Clinical Associate Professor/Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinical Instructor | Appointment Stream (not paid by University) | 1 year |
Adjunct Professor/Adjunct Associate Professor/ Adjunct Assistant Professor/Adjunct Instructor | Appointment Stream (not paid by University) | 1, 2, or 3 years |
Faculty Reappointments
Rank | Tenure Status | SOM Guidelines |
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Assistant Professor | In the Tenure Stream | 1, 2, or 3 years |
Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/Instructor | Appointment Stream | 1 year - Clinical 1 or 2 years – Non-Clinical Exceptions must be approved by the Dean |
Research Professor/Research Associate Professor/Research Assistant Professor/ Research Instructor | Appointment Stream | 1 or 2 years Exceptions must be approved by the Dean |
Visiting Professor/Visiting Associate Professor/ Visiting Assistant Professor/Visiting Instructor | Appointment Stream | 1 year |
Clinical Professor/Clinical Associate Professor/ Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinical Instructor | Appointment Stream (not paid by University) |
1 year |
Adjunct Professor/Adjunct Associate Professor/ Adjunct Assistant Professor/Adjunct Instructor | Appointment Stream (not paid by University) |
1,2, or 3 years |