Research Faculty

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Introduction
Criteria
Departmental recommendation
College procedures
Ad-Hoc Committees

Research Faculty

Introduction

Under the provisions of the University Policy on Research Faculty Appointments, this Policy is applicable to decisions on appointment, reappointment following evaluation, and promotion in the research faculty, with the adjustments and interpretations specified below. (Research faculty appointments cannot be made with indefinite tenure.) To the extent of any conflict between the provisions of this Policy as applied to such decisions and the provisions of the University Policy on Research Faculty Appointments, the latter shall prevail.

Criteria

In adapting the provisions of the section entitled "Criteria" of this Policy to the requirements of the University Policy on Research Faculty Appointments, the following provisions are to be observed.

A research faculty appointee is to conduct his or her research and produce publications with the same independence expected of regular faculty members of equivalent rank in his or her field. With due regard to the manner in which research in that field is funded, he or she is expected to serve as principal investigator, or to be qualified to serve in that capacity.

A research faculty appointee is expected to contribute to educational activities of the department and the University. Such contributions may be in the form of supervision of undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral research, service on examining and research advisory committees, teaching of seminars or lectures in courses, facilitation of collaborative research, or participation in other educational activities * including outreach. The commitment to educational activities by a research faculty appointee is not expected to be as extensive as that of a regular faculty member.

The provisions regarding the area of Service in the section entitled "Criteria" of this Policy are applicable, with a reasonable adaptation of the expected extent of commitment, to research faculty members.

Departmental recommendation

The following table specifies the regular and research faculty members entitled to vote on the recommendation.

Recommendation Regular and research faculty members entitled to vote

Appointment at the rank of Assistant Research Professor. All Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors, and all research faculty appointees.

Reappointment following evaluation at the rank of Assistant Research Professor; or appointment at, or promotion to, the rank of Associate Research Professor. All Associate Professors, Professors, Associate Research Professors, and Research Professor.

Reappointment following evaluation at the rank of Associate Research Professor. All regular faculty members with indefinite tenure, all Associate Research Professors reappointed following evaluation, and all Research Professors.

Appointment or reappointment following evaluation at, or promotion to, the rank of Research Professor. All Professors and Research Professors.

College procedures

Appointment at the rank of Assistant Research Professor follows a summary procedure. All other appointment, reappointment, and promotion decision processes regarding research faculty follow a comprehensive procedure.

Ad-Hoc Committees

When considering cases regarding research faculty appointments, each Ad-Hoc Committee must be augmented by the inclusion of one or two research faculty appointees, as follows, if available: research faculty members of the Ad-Hoc Tenure Committee must be Research Professors, or Associate Research Professors who have been reappointed following evaluation; research faculty members of the Ad-Hoc Non-Tenure Committee must be Research Professors or Associate Research Professors.

The Ad-Hoc Tenure Committee deals with all evaluations for reappointment at the rank of Associate Research Professors and for appointment and reappointment at, and promotion to, the rank of Research Professors.

The Ad-Hoc Non-Tenure Committee deals with all evaluations for reappointment at the rank of Assistant Research Professor and for appointment at, and promotion to, the rank of Associate Research Professors.

Recommendation	Regular and research faculty members entitled to vote
Appointment at the rank of Assistant Research Professor.	All Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors, and all research faculty appointees.
Reappointment following evaluation at the rank of Assistant Research Professor; or appointment at, or promotion to, the rank of Associate Research Professor.	All Associate Professors, Professors, Associate Research Professors, and Research Professor.
Reappointment following evaluation at the rank of Associate Research Professor.	All regular faculty members with indefinite tenure, all Associate Research Professors reappointed following evaluation, and all Research Professors.
Appointment or reappointment following evaluation at, or promotion to, the rank of Research Professor.	All Professors and Research Professors.