Rule 3361:50-3-03 | University faculty: academic titles.
Set forth below is a list of all academic titles to be used at the university of Cincinnati from and after May 27, 1997. Special conditions attached to certain titles are specified when applicable. No academic titles other than those listed shall be used at the university, except that approved academic titles may include additional qualifiers or specifiers. For example, the academic title of associate professor may be further specified as the faculty title "Associate Professor of Biology."
(A) Category 1: academic titles without qualifiers.
(1) Tenured/tenure-track faculty:
Professor
Associate professor
Assistant professor
Instructor
(2) Tenured/tenure-track librarians:
University librarian
Senior librarian
Associate senior librarian
Associate librarian
Assistant librarian
Beginning librarian
(B) Category 2: academic titles with qualifiers.
(1) Adjunct faculty:
Adjunct professor
Adjunct associate professor
Adjunct assistant professor
Adjunct instructor
(2) Adjunct librarians:
Adjunct senior librarian
Adjunct associate senior librarian
Adjunct associate librarian
Adjunct assistant librarian
Adjunct beginning librarian
(3) Field service faculty:
Field service professor
Field service associate professor
Field service assistant professor
Field service instructor
(4) Adjunct field service faculty:
Adjunct field service professor
Adjunct field service associate professor
Adjunct field service assistant professor
Adjunct field service instructor
(5) Research faculty:
Research professor
Research associate professor
Research assistant professor
Research instructor
(6) Adjunct research:
Adjunct research professor
Adjunct research associate professor
Adjunct research assistant professor
Adjunct research instructor
(7) Clinical faculty:
Professor of clinical
Associate professor of clinical
Assistant professor of clinical
Instructor of clinical
(8) Adjunct clinical faculty:
Adjunct professor of clinical
Adjunct associate professor of clinical
Adjunct assistant professor of clinical
Adjunct instructor of clinical
(C) Category 3: Additional academic titles.
(1) Emeritus/emerita titles (emeritus/emerita titles may be qualified):
Professor emeritus/emerita
Associate professor emeritus/emerita
Assistant professor emeritus/emerita
University librarian emeritus/emerita
Senior librarian emeritus/emerita
Associate senior librarian emeritus/emerita
Associate librarian emeritus/emerita
Assistant librarian emeritus/emerita
(2) Visiting titles:
Visiting professor
Visiting associate professor
Visiting assistant professor
Visiting instructor
Visiting senior librarian
Visiting associate senior librarian
Visiting associate librarian
Visiting assistant librarian
Visiting beginning librarian
Visiting field service professor
Visiting field service associate professor
Visiting field service assistant professor
Visiting field service instructor
Visiting research professor
Visiting research associate professor
Visiting research assistant professor
Visiting research instructor
Visiting professor of clinical
Visiting associate professor of clinical
Visiting assistant professor of clinical
Visiting instructor of clinical
(3) Specialized visiting titles:
Visiting artist
Visiting scholar
Visiting scientist
(4) Specialized titles:
Distinguished research professor
Distinguished teaching professor
Distinguished visiting professor
Eminent scholar
University receptor (this title shall be used only with presidential approval.)
(5) Invited titles:
Invited professor
Invited field service professor
Invited research professor
Invited professor of clinical
Invited senior librarian
(D) Category 4: titles for elimination or restriction.
(1) Lecturer: restricted to part-time faculty teaching non-credit courses.
(2) University professor: eliminated except for existing faculty with the title.
(3) Volunteer titles: the following volunteer faculty titles may continue only for those who currently hold such a title. New volunteer-titled appointments shall be made only with the specific approval of the relevant senior vice president and provost.
Volunteer professor
Volunteer associate professor
Volunteer assistant professor
Volunteer instructor
Volunteer senior librarian
Volunteer associate senior librarian
Volunteer associate librarian
Volunteer assistant librarian
Volunteer beginning librarian
Volunteer field service professor
Volunteer field service associate professor
Volunteer field service assistant professor
Volunteer field service instructor
Volunteer research professor
Volunteer research associate professor
Volunteer research assistant professor
Volunteer research instructor
Volunteer professor of clinical
Volunteer associate professor of clinical
Volunteer assistant professor of clinical
Volunteer instructor of clinical
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