Research and Field Faculty

Faculty Research and Extension Assistants, Research and Faculty Extension Associates

• The faculty member and academic administrators should complete the appropriate Appointment Agreement.
• Please refer to the Faculty Eligibility for Benefits Chart in completing the agreement. Include under "Additional Terms" ONLY those benefits for which the faculty member is eligible.
• Faculty members with a 9-month appointment (22 pay periods) who wish to have their academic salaries paid over a 12-month period (26 pay periods) must complete appropriate documentation. See University policy)
• The department's ARS creator needs to create and route an Academic Resource System (ARS) appointment.

Assistant and Associate Research Professors, Research Scientists, Research Scholars, Research Engineers, and Artists-in-Residence

• These ranks are parallel to Assistant and Associate Professors. The appointment may be made for a term not to exceed three years.
• If the appointment is actually a promotion to a higher rank within the title series (e.g. Assisant Research Scientist to Associate Research Scientist), the procedures outlined in the unit's Plan of Organization should be followed. This generally includes a vote of tenured and research faculty at higher ranks and often also calls for college-level approval.
• The faculty member and academic administrators should complete the appropriate Appointment Agreement.
• Please refer to the Faculty Eligibility for Benefits Chart in completing the agreement. Include under "Additional Terms" ONLY those benefits for which the faculty member is eligible.
• Faculty members with a 9-month appointment (22 pay periods) who wish to have their academic salaries paid over a 12-month period (26 pay periods) must complete appropriate documentation.
• The department's ARS creator needs to create and route an Academic Resource System (ARS) appointment.

Research Professors, Research Scientists, Research Scholars, Research Engineers, and Senior Artists-in Residence

• These ranks are parallel to (full) Professors. The appointment may be made for a term not to exceed five years.
• If the appointment is actually a promotion to the highest rank within the title series (e.g. Associate Research Scientist to Research Scientist), the procedures outlined in the unit's Plan of Organization should be followed. This generally includes a vote of (full) professors and research faculty and often also calls for college-level approval.
• The faculty member and academic administrators should complete the appropriate Appointment Agreement.
• Please refer to the Faculty Eligibility for Benefits Chart in completing the agreement. Include under "Additional Terms" ONLY those benefits for which the faculty member is eligible.
• Faculty members with a 9-month appointment (22 pay periods) who wish to have their academic salaries paid over a 12-month period (26 pay periods) must complete appropriate documentation.
• The department's ARS creator needs to create and route an Academic Resource System (ARS) appointment.