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AEP Manual & Guidelines

Faculty Categories & Ranks

The table below lists all promotion-eligible PTK faculty categories and ranks that exist at the University of Maryland. Further classification information, including descriptions of PTK faculty titles, is set forth in II-1.00(A)(I) University of Maryland Policy & Procedures on Appointment, Promotion and Tenure of Faculty.

PTK Faculty Categories and Ranks

Click the Faculty Category to see the associated ranks.

  • Agent Associate: Agent Associate, Senior Agent Associate, Principal Agent Associate

  • Lecturer: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Principal Lecturer
  • Clinical: Assistant Clinical Professor, Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Professor

  • Research Faculty: Assistant Research Professor, Associate Research Professor, Research Professor
  • Research Scientist: Assistant Research Scientist, Associate Research Scientist, Research Scientist
  • Research Engineer: Assistant Research Engineer, Associate Research Engineer, Research Engineer
  • Research Scholar: Assistant Research Scholar, Associate Research Scholar, Research Scholar
  • Artist-in-Residence: Assistant Artist-in-Residence, Associate Artist-in-Residence, Artist- in-Residence

  • Faculty Specialist: Faculty Specialist, Senior Faculty Specialist, Principal Faculty Specialist
 

Individuals appointed into the above instructional ranks must have an FTE of 50% or greater to be considered for promotion. Instructional faculty appointments below 50% FTE are governed by USM and UMD policies for Adjunct Faculty (II-1.07, II-1.07(A)). Information about Professor of the Practice appointments may be found in the University’s APT Manual.

Last Update
06/27/2024