Introduction
From time to time, distinguished individuals, whose background and training are in disciplines other than those represented by the academic departments of the Medical College, may work within the Medical College and its affiliated hospitals. If, due to the nature of their qualifications and duties, they may not be appropriate for appointment on one of the faculty pathways described above, such individuals may be recommended for appointment on the non-professorial faculty. They may be full-time, paid part-time or non-salaried2 members of the faculty, and are not eligible for tenure.
Duties
Individuals holding appointments on the non-professorial faculty provide professional service in their area of academic expertise in support of the academic programs of the Medical College. They will be expected to exhibit scholarly accomplishments, but not of the same nature associated with appointment to the Pathway Recognizing Academic Achievement and Scholarship.
Titles
The following titles represent the ranks available on the non-professorial faculty:
Assistant (Discipline) in (Department)3
Associate (Discipline) in (Department)4
(Discipline) in (Department)5
In certain cases, the title will not include the name of a department, e.g., Assistant Librarian, Associate Archivist, and Librarian, for those individuals on the professional staff of the Medical College Library or New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center Archives.
Qualifications
Individuals recommended for appointment and promotion on the non-professorial faculty should have a background and training in an area not represented by the academic departments of the Medical College and hold the terminal degree in their field. Examples include veterinarians, librarians, historians, engineers, physicists, sociologists, and others.
Assistant (Discipline) in (Department)
Individuals recommended for appointment to the rank of assistant on the non-professorial faculty should have completed the requirements for a terminal degree in their field and should have demonstrated appropriate ability or potential in their professional area.
Associate (Discipline) in (Department)
Individuals recommended for appointment or promotion to the rank of associate on the non-professorial faculty will be either assistants, whose accomplishments have been outstanding and who thus merit promotion; or individuals recruited initially to this rank who have already attained that level of professional activity.
(Discipline) in (Department)
Individuals recommended for appointment or promotion to the highest rank on the non-professorial faculty will have attained a national reputation for excellence in their professional field, and possess a record of accomplishment beyond the level of associate.
- 1. In addition to these policies and procedures, some departments and administrative units may have more specific guidelines available.
- 2. When non-salaried, the title should reflect this through the use of the "courtesy" modifier (see Adjunct, Visiting and Courtesy Faculty, "Courtesy").
- 3. For example, Assistant Veterinarian in Pathology
- 4. For example, Associate Physicist in Radiology
- 5. For example, Biostatistician in Healthcare Policy and Research