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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professor#Non-tenure-track_positio
Non-tenure-track positions
Individuals in these positions typically (though not always) focus on
teaching undergraduate courses, do not engage in research (except in the
case of "Research Professors"), may or may not have administrative or
service roles, and sometimes are eligible for job security that is less
strong than tenure. They may still use the prenominal title "Professor" and
be described by the common-noun "professor," whether or not the position
title contains the term. Likewise, the term "instructor" is very generic and
can be applied to any teacher, or it can be a specific title (tenure or
tenure-track) depending upon how an institution chooses to use the term.
Teaching Assistant (TA), Course Assistant (CA), Teaching Fellow (TF), or
Graduate Student Instructor (GSI): Positions typically held by graduate
students. TAs play a supportive role involving grading, review sessions, and
labs. Teaching fellows (and at some universities, TAs or GSIs) teach entire
courses.
Adjunct Instructor / Adjunct Professor / Adjunct Lecturer / Sessional
Lecturer (primarily Canadian): Part-time, non-salaried, non-tenure track
faculty members who are paid for each class they teach. This position tends
to involve professionals employed elsewhere full-time, and does not always
require a completed PhD.
Lecturer: A full-time or part-time position at a university that does not
involve tenure or formal research obligations (although sometimes they
choose to perform research), but can often involve administrative service
roles. This position does not necessarily require a doctoral degree and
usually involves a focus on undergraduate and/or introductory courses. In
some colleges the term Senior Lecturer is awarded to highly qualified or
accomplished Lecturers. A convention some schools have begun to use is the
title "Teaching Professor," with or without ranks, to clarify that these are
in fact true faculty members who simply do not have research obligations.
Collegiate Professor (with ranks): A recent title with many different names
dependent upon rank, these instructors hold the same rank as their tenure-
track counterparts; however, they are not tenured. Like Lecturers they can
be full or part time, and their main purpose is to teach and conduct service
to the college rather than conducting research or publishing. They often
have a practical emphasis and go by such terminology as Clinical Professors,
Studio Professors (in architecture and design) or Industry Professors (in
fields such as engineering and technology).[4] A similar recent title that
has come into use is "Professor of Practice."
Visiting Professor (with ranks): (a) A temporary assistant/associate/full
professor position (see above), e.g. to cover the teaching load of a faculty
member on sabbatical. (b) A professor on leave who is invited to serve as a
member of the faculty of another college or university for a limited period
of time, often an academic year.
Research Professor: A position that usually carries only research duties
with no obligation for teaching. Research professors usually have no salary
commitment from their institution and must secure their salary from external
funding sources such as grants and contracts. (These are often known as "
soft money" positions.) Although Research Professor positions usually are
not eligible to be awarded tenure, their ranks parallel those of tenure-
track positions (like Clinical Professors); i.e., Research Assistant
Professor, Research Associate Professor, and (full) Research Professor.
Non-tenure-track positions
Individuals in these positions typically (though not always) focus on
teaching undergraduate courses, do not engage in research (except in the
case of "Research Professors"), may or may not have administrative or
service roles, and sometimes are eligible for job security that is less
strong than tenure. They may still use the prenominal title "Professor" and
be described by the common-noun "professor," whether or not the position
title contains the term. Likewise, the term "instructor" is very generic and
can be applied to any teacher, or it can be a specific title (tenure or
tenure-track) depending upon how an institution chooses to use the term.
Teaching Assistant (TA), Course Assistant (CA), Teaching Fellow (TF), or
Graduate Student Instructor (GSI): Positions typically held by graduate
students. TAs play a supportive role involving grading, review sessions, and
labs. Teaching fellows (and at some universities, TAs or GSIs) teach entire
courses.
Adjunct Instructor / Adjunct Professor / Adjunct Lecturer / Sessional
Lecturer (primarily Canadian): Part-time, non-salaried, non-tenure track
faculty members who are paid for each class they teach. This position tends
to involve professionals employed elsewhere full-time, and does not always
require a completed PhD.
Lecturer: A full-time or part-time position at a university that does not
involve tenure or formal research obligations (although sometimes they
choose to perform research), but can often involve administrative service
roles. This position does not necessarily require a doctoral degree and
usually involves a focus on undergraduate and/or introductory courses. In
some colleges the term Senior Lecturer is awarded to highly qualified or
accomplished Lecturers. A convention some schools have begun to use is the
title "Teaching Professor," with or without ranks, to clarify that these are
in fact true faculty members who simply do not have research obligations.
Collegiate Professor (with ranks): A recent title with many different names
dependent upon rank, these instructors hold the same rank as their tenure-
track counterparts; however, they are not tenured. Like Lecturers they can
be full or part time, and their main purpose is to teach and conduct service
to the college rather than conducting research or publishing. They often
have a practical emphasis and go by such terminology as Clinical Professors,
Studio Professors (in architecture and design) or Industry Professors (in
fields such as engineering and technology).[4] A similar recent title that
has come into use is "Professor of Practice."
Visiting Professor (with ranks): (a) A temporary assistant/associate/full
professor position (see above), e.g. to cover the teaching load of a faculty
member on sabbatical. (b) A professor on leave who is invited to serve as a
member of the faculty of another college or university for a limited period
of time, often an academic year.
Research Professor: A position that usually carries only research duties
with no obligation for teaching. Research professors usually have no salary
commitment from their institution and must secure their salary from external
funding sources such as grants and contracts. (These are often known as "
soft money" positions.) Although Research Professor positions usually are
not eligible to be awarded tenure, their ranks parallel those of tenure-
track positions (like Clinical Professors); i.e., Research Assistant
Professor, Research Associate Professor, and (full) Research Professor.
