Research faculty are nontenurable faculty whose assignment principally involves time and effort on research projects funded by University grants and contracts, administered by the Office of Sponsored Research. They are appointed on grant funds using the processes and procedures of their home department. Initial appointment is generally as an Assistant Research Professor unless the candidate’s research record warrants appointment at a higher rank.

Research faculty members are reviewed and promoted using the processes and procedures of their home department. When the research faculty member has a significant commitment in a second department, or a research center or institute, the department head or director of the non-home department should provide a written evaluation of the candidate’s scholarship for inclusion in the candidate’s dossier.