New Professional Track Faculty Titles

For a complete list of Professional Track Faculty titles, click here.

For details about these titles, see the UMD Policy on Appointment, Promotion and Tenure of Faculty.

The titles below were revised to provide a consistent set of titles for appointments defined by policy as parallel to the tenure-track titles.

Old Title	New Title	Comments
Assistant Research Scientist	Assistant Research Scientist
Associate Research Scientist	Associate Research Scientist
Senior Research Scientist	Research Scientist	"Senior" denotes level 2 appointment in other title series.
Assistant Research Engineer	Assistant Research Engineer
Associate Research Engineer	Associate Research Engineer
Senior Research Engineer	Research Engineer	"Senior" denotes level 2 appointment in other title series.
Assistant Research Scholar	Assistant Research Scholar
Associate Research Scholar	Associate Research Scholar
Senior Research Scholar	Research Scholar	"Senior" denotes level 2 appointment in other title series.
Clinical Assistant Professor	Assistant Clinical Professor	Aligns descriptor order with that of the Research Scientist, etc., title series.
Clinical Associate Professor	Associate Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor	Clinical Professor
Research Assistant Professor	Assistant Research Professor	Aligns descriptor order with that of the Research Scientist, etc., title series.
Research Associate Professor	Associate Research Professor
Research Professor	Research Professor
Assistant Artist in Residence	Assistant Artist in Residence
Associate Artist in Residence	Associate Artist in Residence
Senior Artist in Residence	Artist in Residence	"Senior" denotes level 2 appointment in other title series.

These titles were revised or created to provide a consistent set of titles for appointments that do not require a terminal degree or equivalent.

Old Title	New Title	Comments
Lecturer	Lecturer
Senior Lecturer	Senior Lecturer
	Principal Lecturer	Adds a third tier to the instructional title series.
Associate Agent	Agent Associate	Aligns "Associate" element with pre-revision Faculty Extension Associate title.
	Senior Agent Associate	Generally, provides 3 levels for PTK faculty in UME.
Faculty Extension Associate	Principal Agent Associate
	Faculty Specialist	"Specialist" is a new title series created to provide a promotion ladder for faculty who provide specialized services for a unit.
	Senior Faculty Specialist
	Principal Faculty Specialist

Titles for entry-level appointments that cannot be renewed beyond policy-specified terms.

Old Title	New Title	Comments
Research Associate	Post-doctoral Associate	6 years max.
Faculty Research Assistant Faculty Extension Assistant	Faculty Assistant	3 years max.
	Junior Lecturer	6 years max. Created for graduate students finishing their programs beyond their Graduate Assistantship.