These titles identify tenure track faculty, non-tenure track faculty, research positions, and other professional positions used by the University. Titles for searches, offer letters, payroll authorizations, leave requests, and similar administrative documents must be drawn from this lexicon.
The table of contents lists each title in the dictionary organized by type of position. Individual sections include an introductory overview and information on the use of the title, requirements of the position, and terms of employment.
In some instances, an employee may carry more than one title. For example, a person may be a department head and a professor. For administrative purposes, it is important to distinguish the primary or payroll title (the title which determines bargaining unit status, salary, and conditions of employment), from the concurrent secondary (functional) title. A sitting academic department head’s primary title would be “department head” and the secondary title “professor”. See Appendix B for additional information on department heads.
For information on the University’s policies and procedures with regard to rank, promotion, tenure and reappointment of faculty, please refer to the By-Laws of the University of Connecticut (By-Laws).
Section | Position Descriptions |
Tenure Track Positions |
Professorial |
Non-Tenure Track Positions |
Academic Assistant Clinical Faculty Cooperative Extension System Field Faculty Extension Professorial Facilities Scientist In-Residence Lecturer |
Athletics |
Head Coach, Associate Head Coach and Assistant Coach Trainer Specialist IA, IIA, IIIA, IVA |
Temporary Non-Tenure Track Positions |
Joint Appointment Lecturer (non-permanent) Research Associate and Research Assistant Research Faculty Research Scientist/Scholar Adjunct Faculty Visiting |
Gratis and Joint Appointments |
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Honorary and Endowed Appointments |
Emeritus Designation Distinguished Chair, Endowed Chair, Named Professorship Faculty Fellowship |
Appendices |
Appendix A: Principal Investigator Appendix B: Academic Department Head |
Last reviewed March 2019