RMC Faculty Ranks

Active Faculty with Primary Appointments at Rush

Ranks Available:

Rank	Term
Instructor	Up to two years
Assistant Professor	Up to three years
Associate Professor	Indefinite
Professor	Indefinite

Active senior appointments are tenured (associate professor & professor)

Promotion requires a traditional balance of activities: research, education, clinical practice and service

Faculty with Non-Primary Appointments at Rush

Faculty members whose engagement with Rush University/RMC is limited

Ranks Available:

Rank Type	Ranks
Adjunct _{All initial adjunct appointments are held for one year; subsequent appointments can be extended up to a three-year term.}	Adjunct Instructor Adjunct Assistant Professor Adjunct Associate Professor Adjunct Professor Affiliated Faculty
Visiting _{Term of up to one year}	Visiting Instructor Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Associate Professor Visiting Professor
Emeritus/Emerita _{Indefinite term}	Associate Professor Emeritus Professor Emeritus

Rank Type

Ranks

Adjunct

_{All initial adjunct appointments are held for one year; subsequent appointments can be extended up to a three-year term.}

Adjunct Instructor
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Adjunct Professor

Affiliated Faculty

Visiting

_{Term of up to one year}

Visiting Instructor
Visiting Assistant Professor
Visiting Associate Professor
Visiting Professor

Emeritus/Emerita

_{Indefinite term}

Associate Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus

All Non-Primary Appointments are non-tenured and limited; they are not eligible for promotion

Joint Appointments

A Faculty member may hold joint appointments at Rush University, but there may be only one "home" or primary appointment and both appointments must be at the same rank (Rules for Governance - approved May 26, 2017). Any adjunct ranks given as joint appointments should be at the same level as the primary appointment.