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Dossier Reference and Checklist

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Professor Titles (Regular, Adjunct, and In Residence)

ASSISTANT LEVEL Steps I - IV
Assistant Professor Appointment
Assistant Professor Merit (2 year renewal)
Assistant Professor Fourth Year Appraisal
Assistant Professor Eight Year Limit/ Promotion to Tenure

ASSOCIATE LEVEL Steps I - III
Associate Professor Appointment
Associate Professor Merit
Associate Professor Merit (Accelerated or Deferred)
Associate Professor Promotion to Full Professor
Five Year Review

FULL LEVEL Steps I – IX, Above Scale, Further Above Scale
Full Professor Appointment
Full Professor Merit (to Step II-V, VII-IX & supplement to Further Above Scale)
Full Professor Merit (Accelerated or Deferred)
Full Professor Merit Step VI (hurdle step)
Full Professor Merit to Initial Above Scale (hurdle step)
Full Professor Merit to Further Above Scale (see also Merit)
Five Year Review

Professional Researcher Titles

ASSISTANT LEVEL
Assistant Researcher Appointment
Assistant Researcher Merit
Assistant Researcher Promotion to Associate

ASSOCIATE LEVEL
Associate Researcher Appointment
Associate Researcher Merit
Associate Researcher Promotion to Full
Five Year Review

FULL LEVEL
Researcher Appointment
Researcher Merit
Five Year Review

Temporary Academic Titles

Lecturer Appointment
Visiting Appointment

Academic Administrator (Coming Soon!)

Miscellaneous

Joint Appointment with Public Health as Secondary Department
Change In Series