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        Overview

        Duke University underwent a faculty nomenclature review in the late 1980’s and formal recommendations were implemented in the early 1990’s. As a result of these recommendations, the University implemented the use of Regular Rank faculty and Non-Regular Rank faculty. In addition to the tenured and tenure track, regular rank included additional faculty titles in which faculty must meet four criteria to be so designated. Regular rank faculty status indexes eligibility to vote in Academic Council elections. The responsibilities and privileges of regular rank, tenure track faculty are described in the Faculty Handbook.

        All faculty job codes start with "15" and fall within job family 40. Reference your school's specific guidelines regarding which job codes should be used.

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        Tenured Faculty (Regular Rank)

        granted Principle Investigator status

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        PROFESSOR (TENURE)PROFESSOR-TN154109
        ASSOC PROFESSOR (TENURE)ASSC PROF-TN154209
        ASSIST PROFESSOR (TENURE)ASST PROF-TN154309no longer in use
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        Tenure Track Faculty (Regular Rank)

        granted Principle Investigator status

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        PROFESSORPROFESSOR154509
        ASSOC PROFESSORASSC PROF154609
        ASSIST PROFESSORASST PROF154709
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        Duke Kunshan University Faculty (Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        PROFESSOR, DKU153433Always use PSA 33. This code was previously used for "clinical associate emeritus"
        ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DKU154033Always use PSA 33. This code was previously used for "lecturer, pre-tenure track"
        ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DKU155333Always use PSA 33
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        Other Regular Rank Faculty

        Privileges

        The responsibilities and privileges of regular rank, non-tenure track faculty are the same as for tenure track faculty in many respects. By virtue of their title, regular rank, non-tenure track faculty hold Principal Investigator status. There are some differences, however, including but not limited to the following:

        1. Regular rank, non-tenure track faculty are not eligible for tenure.
        2. Regular rank, nontenure track faculty are not eligible for research leaves for junior faculty nor for sabbatical leaves.
        3. The voting privileges of regular rank, non-tenure track faculty within their department/program are defined by the by-laws of that unit.

        Lecturers (Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        LECTURER-UNIVLECTURER UN152110Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        LECTURER, PRE-TENURE TRACKLECTURER PTT154010
        LECTURER, SENIOR152810Use PSA 33 for unpaid

        Professors of the Practice (Regular Rank)

        Minimum expectations for faculty holding the rank of [full] Professor of the Practice:

        Professors of the Practice are faculty members "engaged principally in teaching in a degree granting unit of the University. This 'obvious instructional component' will be written as a term of appointment in their contract with the University, and verified and evaluated in the review process for renewal of contract." [from the Nomenclature Committee's Report, December 15, 1988] In addition, these faculty will be widely known for the outstanding quality of their performance, as opposed to the quality of their research. An example could be a journalist who is widely recognized for the exceptional quality of her contributions as a practitioner and for her influence in world culture or political affairs, in contrast to Duke's tenured Full Professors who are recognized for their continual innovative research accomplishments and influence in their disciplines.

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        PROFESSOR OF PRACTICEPOP152510Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSOC PROF OF THE PRACASSOC POP152610Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSIST PROF OF THE PRACASST POP152710Use PSA 33 for unpaid

        Research Professors (Regular Rank)

        Minimum expectations for faculty holding the rank of [full] Research Professor:

        Research Professors are faculty members "engaged principally in research, but whose professional activities also include an 'obvious instructional component' that is written as a term of appointment in their contract with the University, and verified and evaluated in the review process for renewal of contract." [from the Nomenclature Committee's Report, December 15, 1988] In addition, these faculty conduct original research at a level and quality equivalent to that of Duke's tenured Full Professors.

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        RESEARCH PROFESSORASC RES PROF153510Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSOC RESEARCH PROFESSORRES PROF153610Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSIST RESEARCH PROFESSORAST RES PROF153710Use PSA 33 for unpaid

        School of Medicine & School of Nursing Professors (Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        MEDICAL INSTRUCTOR (ASSOCIATE)ASSOCIATE154820Use PSA 33 for unpaid. Note-this codee was previously used for "Associate"1
        CLINICAL PROFESSORCLIN PROF157520Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSOC CLINICAL PROFASC CLN PROF157620Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSIST CLINICAL PROFAST CLN PROF157720Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        PROFESSOR - TRACK 4PROFESSORT-T4158120Academic Clinician details. Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - TRACK 4ASSC PROFESSOR-T4158220Academic Clinician details. Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - TRACK 4ASST PROFESSOR-T4158320Academic Clinician details. Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        PROFESSOR - TRACK 5PROFESSOR-T5158420Research Clinician details. Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - TRACK 5ASSC PROFESSOR-T5158520Research Clinician details. Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - TRACK 5ASST PROFESSOR-T5158620Research Clinician details. Use PSA 33 for unpaid
        ASSIST PROFESSOR - UNDIFFERENTIATED157920Use PSA 10 for ___
        ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR - CAREER TRACK158720
        PROFESSOR - CAREER TRACK158820
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        Emeritus Faculty

        Deans and Directors (Emeritus)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        DEAN EMERITUSDN ENERUTYS155222
        ASSOCIATE DEAN EMERITUSASSC DN EMER155122
        DIR EMERITUS, NASHER MUSEUMDIR EMRT, NM157022

        Professors (Emeritus)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        PROFESSOR EMERITUSPROFESSOR EM153122
        ASSOC PROFESSOR EMERITUSASSC PROFESSOR EM153222
        ASSIST PROFESSOR EMERITUSASST PROFESSOR EM153322

        Research Professors (Emeritus)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        RESEARCH PROFESSOR EMERITUSRES PROF EM151722
        ASSOC RESEARCH PROF EMERITUSASC RES PRF E154422
        ASSIST RESEARCH PROF EMERITUSAST RES PRF E153922

        Lecturers (Emeritus)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        LECTURER EMERITUSLECT EMER155022
        LECTURER, SENIOR EMERITUSLECTURER SENIOR EMERITUS159522. This code was previously used for "lecturer, mc"

        Professors of the Practice (Emeritus)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE EMERITUSPOP EM151022
        ASSOC PROF OF THE PRAC EMERITUSASSOC POP E150722
        ASSIST PROF OF THE PRAC EMERITUSASST POP EM152022

        Clinical Sciences Professors (Emeritus)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        PROFESSOR EMERITUSPROFESSOR EM153122
        ASSOC CLINICAL PROF EMERITUSASC CLN PRF E159722
        ASSIST CLINICAL PROF EMERITUSAST CLN PRF E151122
        CLINICAL PROFESSOR EMERITUSCLIN PROF EM153822
        PROFESSOR EMERITUS-TRACK 4PROF EM-T4156122
        ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS-TRACK 4ASC PROF E-T4156222
        ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMERITUS-TRACK 4AST PROF E-T4156322
        PROFESSOR EMERITUS-TRACK 5PROF EM-T5159122
        ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMERITUS-TRACK 5ASC PROF E-T5159222
        ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EMERITUS-TRACK 5AST PROF E-T5159322

        Non-Regular Rank Faculty, Bargaining Unit

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        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        INSTRUCTOR*155431
        INSTRUCTOR B*156031
        LECTURING FELLOW*156431

        Non-Regular Rank Faculty

        Departments/Schools maintain criteria for all nonregular rank titles they use. These criteria should be readily available either in the unit’s bylaws or elsewhere. The responsibilities and privileges of non-regular rank faculty are defined by the unit in which the appointments are housed.

        Non-regular rank appointments should never exceed three years for any one appointment.

        Duke requires all new part-time and non-regular rank faculty to participate in an orientation session conducted by the department Chair or his/her designee. (SACS confirms this requirement.) This session will guide new faculty on a walking tour of the department and its facilities, describe conventions or safety requirements for these facilities, introduce new faculty to office staff and departmental officers, and distribute written guidelines and policies for faculty. See the template for this in Appendix B 7.

        Most non-regular rank instructional appointments fall in two categories: adjunct appointments (intended for individuals holding primary non-academic appointments at Duke or primary appointments at other institutions) and short-term appointments (intended to last one semester or one year).

        Adjunct Titles (Non-Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        ADJUNCT PROFESSORADJ PROF156511
        ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSORADJ ASSC PROF156611
        ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSORADJ ASST PROF156711
        ADJUNCT ASSOCIATEADJ ASSOC156811
        ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR-UNIVADJ INST UNV156911

        Consulting Titles (Non-Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        CONSULTING PROFESSORCONS PROF157111
        CONSULTING ASSOCIATE PROFESSORASC CONS PROF157211
        CONSULTING ASSISTNAT PROFESSORAST CONS PROF157311
        CONSULTING ASSOCIATECONS ASSOC157411

        Instructor Titles (Non-Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        INSTRUCTOR-MCINST MC159611
        INSTRUCTOR-TEMPORARYINST TEMP151811
        INSTRUCTOR, (P-T)/UNIVINST UNV P-T151911
        INSTRUCTOR-SPECIAL PROGRAMSINST SPC PGM159911
        INSTRUCTOR, NON TENURE TRACKINST NTT150111
        INSTRUCTIONAL STAFFINSTR STAFF150511

        Lecturer Titles (Non-Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        LECTURING FELLOW, SENIORLECT FELL SR151511
        LECTURER (P-T)/UNIVLECT UNV P-T152211
        LECTURING FELLOWLECT FELLOW151411

        Visiting Titles (Non-Regular Rank)

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        VISITING PROFESSORVIS PROF155511Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING ASSOCIATE PROFVIS ASC PROF155611Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSORVIS AST PROF155711Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING PROFESSOR OF THE PRACVIS POP150811Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING ASSC PROFESSOR OF THE PRACVIS ASC POP152911Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING ASST PROFESSOR OF THE PRACVIS AST POP153011Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING ASSOCIATEVIS ASSOC155811Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING INSTRUCTORVIS INSTR155911Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING LECTURERVIS LECTURER152411Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING RESEARCH SCHOLARSVIS RES SCHL151611Use PSA 21 for clinical
        VISITING SCHOLARVIS SCHOLAR152311Use PSA 21 for clinical

        Additional Non-Regular Rank Faculty Titles

        TitleShort TitleJob CodePersonnel SubareaNotes
        CLINICAL ASSOCIATECLIN ASSOC157811
        SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCESCHLR N RES158911
        STAFF ASSOCIATESTAFF ASSC151211
        ARTIST IN RESIDENCEARTIST N RES1506
        FACULTYFACULTY150011
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        Other Personnel SubAreas (PSAs)

        In addition to the faculty rank and titles (PSAs) treated in the three preceding sections [4) b) i-iii)], there are seven other PSAs pertinent to this manual. Five are restricted to DUSOM; two are used universitywide. They are:

        PSA 0020Other Regular Rank Faculty with PDC Benefits. These titles are the same as PSA 0010, but use is restricted to clinical faculty who practice medicine in the Private Diagnostic Clinics
        PSA 0021Non-Regular Rank Faculty with PDC Benefits. These titles are the same as PSA 0011, but use is restricted to clinical faculty who practice medicine in the Private Diagnostic Clinics
        PSA 0023Unpaid Affiliated Non-Regular Rank Faculty. This PSA is distinguished from PSA 0011, described above, in that faculty in these ranks are not employees of Duke University and receive no payment from Duke sources or from financial sources routed through Duke. This PSA prevents payment in SAP. It allows affiliated appointments to be represented in dFac and such faculty to be represented in Scholars@Duke.
        PSA 0024Faculty Exempt. This PSA permits individuals with primary staff positions that are exempt from wage and salary regulations and who also hold a non-regular rank faculty appointment to be entered into dFac
        PSA 0033Unpaid Affiliated Regular Rank Faculty. This PSA is distinguished from PSA 0009 and 0010, described above, in that faculty in these ranks are not employees of Duke University and receive no payment from Duke sources or from financial sources routed through Duke. This PSA prevents payment in SAP. It allows affiliated appointments, such as faculty at Duke Kunshan University, to be represented in dFac and such faculty to be represented in Scholars@Duke.
        PSA 0040Hospitalist, Non-Regular Rank, and PSA 0041 – Hospitalist, Regular Rank. These PSAs are assigned to practicing physicians whose position, pay, and benefits are based with and paid entirely by the hospital and who hold a faculty appointment within DUSOM.

        Medical Center equivalencies to Campus Titles

        Faculty appointments in the clinical departments of the DUSOM may be modified with a track designation, e.g., Professor of Medicine, Track III. Track designations are used only in the clinical departments of the DUSOM. They are not used in the Basic Science departments nor in the School of Nursing. Tracks I through III are used variously for the tenured and tenure-track titles of Professor with tenure, Associate Professor with tenure, Associate Professor without tenure, and Assistant Professor.

        Titles modified by Track IV and Track V are restricted to the non-tenure track, regular rank titles. Medical Instructor is also used in the DUSOM as a non-tenure track, regular rank title but does not carry a modifier.

        The Faculty and Academic Affairs Procedure Manual of DUSOM identifies individuals in Track IV as full-time practicing physicians. It identifies individuals in Track V as full-time faculty engaged largely in research, not in patient care. Therefore, appropriate secondary titles for clinical faculty when affiliated with a non-clinical department will follow these guidelines:

        Table 2.2 Medical Center Title Equivalencies

        Primary Title in DUSOMSecondary options in a non-clinical unit
        Tracks I-IIIAssistant/ Associate/Full Professor
        Track IVAssistant/Associate/Full Professor of the Practice
        Track VAssistant/Associate/Full Research Professor
        Medical InstructorLecturer, Instructor
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