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Ranked Non-Tenure Track Faculty

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Policy Reference: 

CRR 310.035 Non-Tenure Track Faculty

Categories:

There shall be five main types of full-time, Ranked Non-Tenure-Track (RNTT) non-regular faculty.  Each should have primary responsibility in a single area: teaching, or research, or clinical/professional practice, library, or extension activities.  The titles should identify the area.  Within each area, there shall be the following ranks:

  1. Research faculty
    7690 Research Professor
    7677 Associate Research Professor
    7676 Assistant Research Professor
  2. Teaching faculty
    7142 Teaching Professor
    7146 Associate Teaching Professor
    7144 Assistant Teaching Professor
  3. Clinical faculty
    2830 Clinical Professor
    2790 Associate Clinical Professor
    2800 Assistant Clinical Professor
  4. Professional Practice
    7163 Professional Practice Professor
    0932 Associate Professional Practice Professor
    1703 Assistant Professional Practice Professor
  5. Librarian faculty
    5822 Librarian I
    5823 Librarian II
    5824 Librarian III
    5825 Librarian IV
  6. Extension faculty (Extension titles are not currently utilized on the UMKC Campus)

Details:

The titles listed above are non-regular Ranked Non-Tenure Track faculty positions and should be hired as full-time (75% – 100% FTE), benefit-eligible, 9-month or 12-month faculty academic contract appointments.

Minimum Qualifications:

PhD. or terminal degree (highest degree within the area of study).

The Full-Time Faculty Hiring Checklist [rev. 09/2025] provides clear step by step guidelines for a full-time academic search at UMKC. Deans and faculty search committees will work with Susan Hankins, Human Resources Academic Specialist and Debby Laufer, Human Resources Hiring Coordinator, for the full-time ranked search/hiring processes. Please contact Susan or Debby to initiate search needs and processes:

  • Search Committee Training
  • Finalize and Post Job Advertisement
  • Create Recruitment Plan and Assist With:
    • supplemental recruitment materials
    • recruitment communications
    • additional advertising sites
  • Review Plan for Finalist Interviews
  • Questions Related to Search Processes

The Recruitment Process Information Form [rev. 09/20/24] provides information pertinent to the:

Ranked non-tenure track positions are competitive positions which generally require national, regional, local and UMKC advertisement for a minimum of 30 days. Trained search committees are required to hire ranked positions. All applicants must apply through UMKC’s academic e-recruit portal to be considered for a position.

The Dean of the unit or designee may request an Abridged Hire by completing and submitting the Abridged Hiring Process Request Form with the candidate’s current curriculum vitae to the Office of Equity & Title IX. Candidates in international immigration visa status are not eligible for Abridged Hire requests.

The Human Resources Academic Specialist generally drafts all ranked faculty offer letters and answers questions about offer letter components. Please complete the Full-Time Academic Offer Letter Request form [rev. 07/16/25] and submit to Susan Hankins. Provost approval is required prior to offer to candidate.

Verification of higher education degrees shown on official transcripts is required prior to offer of employment. Criminal Background Checks are required at the time of hire.

Evaluation:

Written evaluation by supervisor, including the assigned workload for the next contract term if any, should be discussed with the employee and signed by both parties annually. Workload may adjusted due to student enrollment, available funding, and need of the department/division/program.

Renewal and Non-Renewal:

For renewal or non-renewal letters, please reach out to your Human Resource Business Partner

CRR 310.035 Non-Tenure Track Faculty. [rev. 04/05/22].

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