Academic Positions

Faculty appointments include tenure-track and tenured faculty, as well as non-tenure track faculty in the clinical/professional and research faculty job families. Faculty generally hold the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or (full) professor, with some initial positions being at the rank of instructor if applicable. Faculty appointments and promotions are described in University policies and operating procedures as follows:

• For tenure-track and tenured faculty:
  • Terms and Conditions of Employment of Faculty Members
  • Academic Tenure and Promotion
  • Principles and Policies for Academic Freedom, Responsibilities and Tenure, and Procedures for Termination of Faculty Appointments for Cause
• For clinical/professional faculty (who may hold the title of clinical faculty, professor of practice, or teaching faculty):
  • Clinical/Professional Faculty Appointment and Promotion
  • Procedures for Appointing and Promoting Clinical/Professional Faculty
• For research faculty:
  • Research Faculty Appointment and Promotion
  • Procedures for Research Faculty Appointment, Review and Promotion
• For additional information about faculty promotion and tenure, refer to www.purdue.edu/academics/faculty-affairs/promotion/index.html.
• Adjunct faculty appointments are not on the payroll of the University and are described at www.purdue.edu/policies/human-resources/vib3.html.

Other academic positions at the university include:

• Lecturers and Limited-term Lecturers: see Terms and Conditions of Employment for Lecturers
• Postdoctoral Researchers: see Terms and Conditions of Postdoctoral Researchers, Clinical Residents and Clinical Interns
• Clinical Residents and Clinical Interns: see Terms and Conditions of Postdoctoral Researchers, Clinical Residents and Clinical Interns
• Visiting Scholars: see Appointments for Personnel Not on Payroll

For a complete listing of academic positions, contact your departmental business office, director of compensation, your respective human resources team (West Lafayette campus) or the regional campus human resources department.