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ADJUNCT, AFFILIATE, CLINICAL,
TEACHING ASSOCIATE TITLES
Reference: Handbook, Vol. II, Chapter 24
Dean's Office contact: Sue
Barnhart
Qualifications
for appointment
Length
of term and limits on reappointment
New
appointment procedures and documentation
Reappointment
procedures and documentation
Qualifications for appointment
Adjunct appointments are given only to a faculty member (including
research professorial) already holding a primary appointment in another
department of the University. The
appointment is intended to recognize the contributions to the secondary
department by the faculty member.
Affiliate appointments are intended to recognize professional
contributions to a department by an individual whose principal employment lies
outside the University. Appointments
require similar qualifications to those required for appointment to the
corresponding rank. Affiliate
appointments are not benefit eligible and are limited in the amount of salary
they may receive through the University.
Clinical appointments are normally given to individuals who hold a
primary appointment with an outside agency or non-academic unit of the
University. Clinical faculty normally
work in practicum settings and make substantial contributions to University
programs through their expertise, interest, and motivation to work with faculty
in preparing and assisting with instruction.
Teaching Associate appointments are normally instructional positions
and are given to non-students with credentials more limited than those of Instructor. Normally occupants do not have the Ph.D. The title is used for additional teachers
when a unit does not have a sufficient number of graduate student
TAs to cover instructional needs.
Length of term
and limits on reappointment. Adjunct, affiliate,
and clinical appointments are annual in length; Teaching Associate appointments
are annual or shorter. There are no
limitations to the number of reappointments that can be made.
New appointment
procedures and documentation. For procedures, see
“Non-permanent positions” in the New appointments section. For documentation, see New
appointment documentation using the appropriate topic: “New temporary appointment” or “New adjunct
appointment” or “New affiliate appointment.
Reappointment
procedures and documentation. The question of renewal for these
appointments must be considered and recommended each year. Reappointment recommendations are due in the
Dean's Office in mid-November. See the Reappointments section for departmental
procedures and documentation.
Promotion
procedures. Promotion for an affiliate or clinical
appointment is not required at any specified year. When a unit wishes to recommend promotion,
the instructions and deadline dates for promotion to Associate Professor or to
Professor should be followed. The amount
of required documentation may be reduced (see below). See the Promotion and tenure
procedures section.
An adjunct appointment is changed to the higher rank when an
individual is promoted to Associate Professor or Professor in the home
department.
Promotion
documentation. For an affiliate or clinical faculty member,
the data submitted in a promotion recommendation should be those appropriate to
the nature of the position. Only one
external letter of evaluation is required.
The chair's letter should state specifically what role the candidate
plays in the department, and appropriate documentation should be provided (for
example, if the candidate teaches or supervises graduate students, evidence of
teaching effectiveness should be provided).
Brevity is encouraged in these recommendations. See Promotion and tenure
documentation.