Procedures for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure

Research Faculty

Contractual Faculty Designation
University Title Series: Research

A Research Faculty member is a person who has made a full-time commitment to the University of Kentucky and whose primary area of emphasis is research of either a basic science or clinical nature. Research faculty members usually have a terminal degree (M.D./D.O. or Ph.D.) appropriate to the research in which they are involved. A Research Faculty person may be a member of either a basic science department or a clinical department.

The Research Faculty designation is contractual in nature and will be coupled with assignment in the University Research Title Series. This faculty member's activities will focus almost completely on research and related activities. University regulations preclude this faculty member from participating in regularly scheduled teaching activities, but this faculty member does participate in the education activities of the department and is particularly important in graduate student education.

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