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Research Professor | 0017 | Research accomplishments and scholarly credentials equivalent to that of a full professor, including supervision of research programs/projects as a principal investigator. |
Research Associate Professor | 0027 | Research accomplishments and scholarly credentials equivalent to that of an established assistant professor or a new associate professor. The individual must have an established record as a mature, independent researcher. |
Research Assistant Professor | 0037 | Expected to show the potential to develop an independent research program that represents a significant portion of their activity and also be involved in activities traditionally thought of as professorial. |
Appointment dates
Research faculty are 12-month positions and use appointment dates of September 1-August 31. See more on dates associated with different types of faculty positions at COE: Dates for Faculty Employment Changes.
Contract requirements
Active contracts are required for research faculty, as they are for all professional-track faculty. For more information on professional-track contracts, see COE: Contracts - Professional-Track Faculty. For guidance on the administrative processes required to manage contracts, see COE: Managing Professional Track Faculty in Workday.
PI (Principal Investigator) eligibility
Research faculty are granted automatic PI status. See Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility Administrative Procedures for more information.
Pre-review requirement for Research Professor rank
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The department chair discusses the case with the Senior Associate Dean.
Department AM submits form "Pre-Review for Tenure" at Faculty Affairs/APS ServiceNow: Complete Forms.
Upload the following documentation to the request:
Current CV for the candidate
Brief description of the recruitment/identification/finalist process and rationale for selecting this finalist above others
In the section "Required Approval Routing," add the following:
Dean's Staff: Karla A Steffen (steffek). This field is required in COE.
Dean or Dean Designate: Beth Maloch (malochb)
If the request is approved by both the Senior Associate Dean and EVPP, print the approval notification email to PDF, and include in the supplementary documentation of the PAR packet.
Research faculty PARs
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For supplementary materials required in the PAR packet, see COE: PAR - Supplementary Documentation Checklists > Research Faculty hires.
Offer letters
Contracts for Research faculty are normally for one year only (September 1-August 31), but can be longer if determined by the Dean to be in the best interest of the institution.
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After the offer letter has been signed by the candidate, the Administrative Manager should upload the signed letter to the same Faculty Affairs & Academic Personnel Services Portal help ticket on which they submitted the PAR. Once APS has processed the signed offer letter, they will push the hire to Workday.
The department is responsible for maintaining research faculty personnel files, including PARs and offer letters.
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The department may, if they wish, share the draft with the candidate. It must be clearly indicated via watermark that the copy is a draft, and any associated correspondence must explicitly state that the draft is “pending final modifications and approval of the Dean and Provost.” The draft offer letter should not be signed by anyone, as it does not represent a contract.
PAR-Workday integration process
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Personal information (name and contact information)
Job Details (benefits eligibility, Job Profile, FTE, etc.)
Compensation
Pay Group (determined pay frequency, e.g., monthly)
Education
Closing the position
Immediately after the conclusion of a faculty search and/or once the posting is no longer needed, be sure to close the Interfolio position (archive) and indicate an outcome. For searches that did not result in selection of a candidate, add a note about why no selection was made (e.g., cancelled due to lack of funding, position no longer needed, lack of qualified applicants, etc.).
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