Policy 11: Faculty Titles

Adopted: September 2001

Regular: fully affiliated faculty employed by Wright State University full time on a continuing basis; subject to continuance

• Professor
• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Instructor
• Professor Emeritus

Annually Renewable: fully affiliated faculty employed by Wright State under special contracts, renewable contingent on continued funding; not subject to continuance

• Professor
• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Instructor

The modifier Research may be used for faculty whose primary academic commitment is research.

• Research Professor
• Research Associate Professor
• Research Assistant Professor
• Research Instructor

Institutional: fully affiliated faculty employed by affiliated institutions whose duties are primarily academic and in support of the education of Boonshoft School of Medicine (School) students and trainees; contingent on affiliated institutional employment.

• Professor
• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Instructor

Voluntary: partially affiliated faculty who volunteer their time to the School
The modifier Clinical is used for clinical faculty:

• Clinical Professor
• Clinical Associate Professor
• Clinical Assistant Professor
• Clinical Instructor
• Clinical Professor Emeritus
• Clinical Professional Associate

The modifier Adjunct is used for non-clinical faculty:

• Adjunct Professor
• Adjunct Associate Professor
• Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Adjunct Instructor

Resident: residents and fellows in training.
No modifier is used for trainees in programs sponsored by the School

• Fellow Instructor
• Resident Instructor

The modifier Clinical is used for trainees in programs sponsored by affiliated institutions

• Clinical Fellow Instructor
• Clinical Resident Instructor

Visiting:

• Visiting Professor
• Visiting Associate Professor
• Visiting Assistant Professor
• Visiting Instructor

Updated March 28, 2006 (sho)