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University Approved Academic Position/Ranks

                  "Emeritus" is added to the position/rank only for those granted this designation from MSU.  Once emeritus status has been granted, any reappointments should show the position/rank emeritus as primary position/rank.

                  "Visiting" may be applied to any position/rank as appropriate.

                  "Clinical" is added in front of the position/rank of Faculty/Academic Staff appointed at no pay, whose duties involve patient care, or whose duties require a professional degree in a health or social services field.  For example, Clinical Associate Professor.

                  "Adjunct" is added in front of the position/rank of Faculty/Academic Staff appointed on a no pay basis (except when "clinical" is appropriate).  For example, Adjunct Assistant Professor, or Adjunct Visiting Research Associate.


                 

                RANKED FACULTY

                COMMENTS

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Professor

                Must have terminal degree. Must be appointed in academic unit.  Endowed chair and other special designations apply to the rank of professor.  (For example, John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor, or University Distinguished Professor.)

                 

                 

                Associate professor

                Must have terminal degree. Must be appointed in academic unit.

                 

                 

                Assistant professor

                Must have terminal degree. Must be appointed in academic unit.

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Health Programs, (HP). faculty must have terminal medical degree.  Must be clinician faculty member appointed in the College of Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Nursing.  Must have a valid license to practice medicine, veterinary medicine, nursing or other clinical credential accepted by the State of Michigan appropriate for the professional role and function.

                 

                 

                Professor HP

                Professor (Health Programs)

                 

                 

                Asc Professor HP 

                Associate Professor (Health Programs)

                 

                 

                Ast Professor HP

                Assistant Professor (Health Programs)

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Instructor

                Must have master's degree or have been employed as an instructor or equivalent elsewhere.  Teaching experience as a graduate assistant is not included.  Must be appointed in academic unit.

                 

                 

                Instructor/Fellow 

                 

                 

                 

                Instructor/Intern 

                 

                 

                 

                Instructor/Resident

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                ACADEMIC STAFF

                COMMENTS

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Archivist IV 

                 

                 

                 

                Archivist III

                 

                 

                 

                Archivist II 

                 

                 

                 

                Archivist I

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Librarian IV

                For Academic Governance purposes, Librarians are included in the term "faculty". 

                 

                 

                Librarian III 

                For Academic Governance purposes, Librarians are included in the term "faculty".

                 

                 

                Librarian II 

                For Academic Governance purposes, Librarians are included in the term "faculty".

                 

                 

                Librarian I

                For Academic Governance purposes, Librarians are included in the term "faculty".

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                MSU Extension positions.

                 

                 

                Asc prog director 

                Associate Program Director

                 

                 

                Asc prog leader

                Associate Program Leader

                 

                 

                Asc regional director

                Associate Regional Director

                 

                 

                County ext director

                County Extension Director

                 

                 

                Extension associate 

                Extension Associate

                 

                 

                  

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Ext educator

                Extension Educator

                 

                 

                Dist ext educator 

                District Extension Educator

                 

                 

                Extension specialist 

                 

                 

                 

                Program director 

                 

                 

                 

                Program leader

                 

                 

                 

                Regional director 

                 

                 

                 

                State leader

                 

                 

                 

                Sr conservatn sci

                Senior Conservation Scientist (MSUE Natural Features Inventory)

                 

                 

                Conservation sci

                Conservation Scientist  (MSUE Natural Features Inventory)

                 

                 

                Conservation assoc

                Conservation Associate  (MSUE Natural Features Inventory)

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                NSCL positions must be appointed in the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory.

                 

                 

                Senior engineer NSCL

                Senior Engineer (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Staff engineer NSCL

                Staff Engineer (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Engineer NSCL

                Engineer (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Senior physicist NSCL

                Senior Physicist (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Staff physicist NSCL

                Staff Physicist (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Physicist NSCL

                Physicist (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory) 

                 

                 

                Professor NSCL

                Professor (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Ast professor NSCL

                Associate Professor (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Ast professorNSCL

                Assistant Professor (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory)

                 

                 

                Instructor NSCL

                Instructor (National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory) 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Academic specialists must be appointed in academic units or unit reporting to the Provost or the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. Duties must be consistent with a functional category described on the Specialist Position Description form.

                 

                 

                Sr Spec - Advisor

                Senior Specialist – Advisor

                 

                 

                Sr Spec - Curr Dev

                Senior Specialist - Curriculum Development

                 

                 

                Sr Spec - Outreach

                Senior Specialist - Outreach (Public Service)

                 

                 

                Sr Spec- Research

                Senior Specialist - Research

                 

                 

                Sr Spec - Teacher

                Senior Specialist - Teacher

                 

                 

                Specialist - Advisor

                Specialist - Advisor

                 

                 

                Specialist - Curr Dev

                Specialist - Curriculum Development

                 

                 

                Specialist - Outreach

                Specialist - Outreach (Public Service)

                 

                 

                Specialist - Research

                Specialist - Research

                 

                 

                Specialist  - Teacher

                Specialist - Teacher

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                 

                Advisor

                 

                 

                 

                Artist in residence

                 

                 

                 

                Assistant instructor

                Must have a bachelor's degree.

                 

                 

                Consultant

                If position/rank is only Consultant, job duties must be reviewed by Academic Human Resources and HR Staffing Services prior to offer.  

                 

                 

                Coordinator

                If position/rank is only Coordinator, job duties must be reviewed by Academic Human Resources and HR Staffing Services prior to offer. 

                 

                 

                Curator

                 

                 

                 

                Editor