Teaching and research titles are only used for those who are primarily engaged in academic functions. Recruitment for academic positions takes place through the Office of the Provost and must be approved by that office. A complete list of teaching and research titles is available on the UM System Job Code Detail webpage using the “Academic” tab.
Certain categories of academic titles have special considerations as described below. Similarly, compensation guidelines may differ depending on the type of academic appointment.
Individuals in academic administrator titles are primarily engaged in academic functions and direct instructional, research or teaching activities. While these roles include administrative duties, as academic titles, they should not be included in the vacation/sick leave system.
Academic Administrator Titles
| Job Code | Academic Administrator Job Title |
|---|---|
| 1170 | Assistant Dean |
| 1180 | Assistant Director |
| 4045 | Assistant Provost |
| 4042 | Assistant Vice Provost |
| 0862 | Associate Chair |
| 0890 | Associate Dean |
| 0900 | Associate Director |
| 4046 | Associate Provost |
| 4043 | Associate Vice Provost |
| 4054 | Chancellor |
| 3260 | Dean |
| 3315 | Department Chair |
| 4047 | Deputy Provost |
| 3380 | Director |
| 4048 | Provost |
| 9466 | Vice Chancellor and Dean for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources |
| 4044 | Vice Provost |
If you have questions regarding these titles, please contact the Office of HR.
Adjunct titles can only be used for appointments that are non-benefit eligible.
Tenure/tenure track; benefit-eligible only
| Job Code | Title | PS Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3148 | (I) Curators Distinguished Professor | 004 |
| 3503 | (I) Curators Distinguished Teaching Professor | 004 |
| 7160 | Professor | 004 |
| 0930 | Associate Professor | 003 |
| 1700 | Assistant Professor | 002 |
(I) These titles must be awarded. Departments cannot recruit.
Non-Benefit-Eligible Only
| Job Code | Title | PS Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 0102 | Adjunct Professor | N/A |
| 0100 | Adjunct Associate Professor | N/A |
| 0101 | Adjunct Assistant Professor | N/A |
Benefit-Eligible or Non-Benefit-Eligible
| Job Code | Title | PS Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 9530 | Visiting Professor | N/A |
| 9520 | Visiting Associate Professor | N/A |
| 9510 | Visiting Assistant Professor | N/A |
Benefit-Eligible Only
| Job Code | Title | PS Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 3503 | (I) Curators Distinguished Teaching Professor | 004 |
| 7142 | Teaching Professor | 004 |
| 7146 | Associate Teaching Professor | 003 |
| 7144 | Assistant Teaching Professor | 002 |
| 7690 | Research Professor | 004 |
| 7677 | Associate Research Professor | 003 |
| 7676 | Assistant Research Professor | 002 |
| 7163 | Professional Practice Professor | 004 |
| 0932 | Professional Practice Associate Professor | 003 |
| 1703 | Professional Practice Assistant Professor | 002 |
| 7162 | Clinical Department Professor | 004 |
| 0935 | Clinical Department Associate Professor | 003 |
| 1702 | Clinical Department Assistant Professor | 002 |
| 2830 | Clinical Professor | 004 |
| 2790 | Clinical Associate Professor | 003 |
| 2800 | Clinical Assistant Professor | 002 |
| 3844 | Extension Professor | 004 |
| 3843 | Associate Extension Professor | 003 |
| 3841 | Assistant Extension Professor | 002 |
| 3851 | Extension Professional | N/A |
| 3853 | Associate Extension Professional | N/A |
| 3852 | Assistant Extension Professional | N/A |
| 0575 | Archivist I** | 002 |
| 0576 | Archivist II** | 002 |
| 0577 | Archivist III** | 003 |
| 0578 | Archivist IV** | 004 |
| 5822 | Librarian I** | 002 |
| 5833 | Librarian II** | 002 |
| 5824 | Librarian III** | 003 |
| 5825 | Librarian IV** | 004 |
**Ranked on Columbia campus under Collected Rules and Regulations, Section 310.035: Non-Tenure Track Faculty, effective April 2018.
(I) These titles must be awarded. Departments cannot recruit.
Occasionally, a department may have a full-time, non-exempt (hourly) staff member who teaches classes in addition to their full-time, hourly duties (e.g., a master welder who works full time as a welder for the university, but teaches a welding course in the evenings).
In these cases, the staff member’s primary duty relates to their full-time, non-exempt position, rather than their part-time teaching. As such, their teaching work is usually not applicable under Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which provides minimum wage and overtime pay exemption for teachers and other categories of employees.
For additional details, read the August 2005 response letter from the U.S. Department of Labor (PDF).
Faculty Compensation Guidelines
Information on appropriate pay levels for a variety of positions is available on the UM System Pay Matrices webpage.
Summer Salary for Nine-Month Faculty
Because of the nature of their contract, there are other considerations related to how pay is issued for faculty on a nine-month contract who work over the summer semester in addition to their nine-month contract.
To ensure these faculty are paid appropriately over the summer months, consult the nine-month summer salary calculator spreadsheet (Excel) to help determine the appropriate amounts.