Ohio Admin. Code 3361:50-3-03

Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 2, 2024

Section 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

Replaces: 3361:50-3-03

Ohio Admin. Code 3361:50-3-03

Effective: 6/20/1997
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3361
Rule Amplifies: 3361
Prior Effective Dates: 6/20/1997