EMU offers a variety of faculty titles to provide departments and programs flexibility in meeting their teaching, research and program needs. The tenure-track contract system is the primary mode of faculty relationship to the university. Alternative titles may be offered as appointments at the discretion of the deans upon recommendation by department chairs or program directors, and with authorization by the provost. All alternative appointments follow appropriate search and hiring procedures, and use the screening criteria and procedures previously established for the hiring of adjunct and non-tenure-track annual contracts.
Tenure-track contracts
Titles: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor
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Compensation: Regular faculty scale. Summer teaching beyond the 24-semester-hour regular contract is compensated at 75% of scale per semester hour.
Full-time Non-tenure-track Renewable contracts
Titles: Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor
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Compensation: Regular faculty scale
Adjunct
Titles: Adjunct Faculty Member
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Compensation: Paid per course at the university adjunct rate.
Lecturers
Titles: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer
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Compensation: Lecturer: 75% of regular scale. Senior Lecturer: 85% of regular scale.
Affiliate
Titles: Affiliate Assistant Professor, Affiliate Associate Professor, Affiliate Professor
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Compensation: (Applies to external affiliate appointments only.) Regular scale if half-time or more. Less than half time, range between 67% and 85% of scale per semester hour, dependent upon level of scholarship and service expectations.
Of the Practice
Titles: Associate Professor of the Practice, Professor of the Practice
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Compensation: Regular scale if half-time or more. Less than half time, range between 67% and 85% of scale per semester hour, dependent upon level of additional expectations beyond teaching.
Research
Titles: Research Assistant Professor, Research Associate Professor, Research Professor
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Compensation: Normally, compensation will come entirely from external grants and contracts supporting the research. Salary is negotiated with the funder, but should be commensurate with the regular faculty scale. If teaching is not supported by the funder, compensation will be 67% of scale per semester hour.
Clinical
Titles: Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Professor
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Compensation: Regular scale if half-time or more. Less than half time, range between 67% and 85% of scale per semester hour, dependent upon level of scholarship and service expectations.
Artist-in-Residence
Titles: Artist-in-Residence, Distinguished Artist-in-Residence
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Compensation: Negotiated on case-by-case basis.
Scholar-in-Residence
Titles: Scholar-in-Residence, Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence
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Compensation: Negotiated on case-by-case basis.
Visiting
Appended to any of above titles as appropriate.
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Compensation: Normally used as an uncompensated courtesy appointment, with EMU providing space and institutional resources as available. If compensated, regular scale if half-time or more. Less than half time, range between 67% and 85% of scale per semester hour, dependent upon level of scholarship and service expectations
Distinguished
Appended to any of above titles as appropriate.
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Compensation: Regular faculty scale. May be considered for Category C.
Senior
Appended to any of above titles as appropriate.
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Approved by Academic Cabinet, May 12, 2010
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Approved by President’s Cabinet, May 12, 2010
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Revision approved by Academic Cabinet, November 13, 2012
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Revision approved by President’s Cabinet, November 14, 2012
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Updated by Academic Cabinet, April 9, 2014
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Responsible Party
The provost is responsible for this policy.
Policy Review
This policy is to be reviewed annually.