Faculty Appointments
Overview
Overview
Academic rank is important both during and after a military career. Faculty appointments in the Department of Psychiatry at USU are a recognition of academic contributions and service to the mission of educating our students.
Basic information
Basic information
Academic appointments at USU are an important way to recognize your contributions to the educational mission of the University. While the process is sometimes challenging, we are committed to providing support to help make sure that it is as simple as possible and remove any obstacles.
We recognize that our faculty are the most valuable resource we have and that we cannot accomplish our educational mission without you.
Point of Contact:
Point of Contact:
For Questions:
Ms. Eliza Narvaez
Lead Department Administrative Officer eliza.narvaez@usuhs.edu
Faculty Ranks / Designations
Faculty Ranks / Designations
Teaching Fellow (Designation)
Teaching Fellow (Designation)
Teaching Fellow designations are typically provided for residents in training.
This is not an academic rank in the same way as Assistant, Associate. or Professor. This honorific is a way for the Department of Psychiatry to recognize Psychiatry residents with significant academic leadership potential...those who actively contribute to the education of our medical students.
This status continues until 6 months after graduation from residency and passing all examinations. After that, you can apply electronically for a formal USU faculty appointment (see Assistant Professor guidelines in the column to the right).
Instructor & Assistant Professor
Instructor & Assistant Professor
Upon graduation from an accredited residency program you are eligible for an appointment as an Instructor or Assistant Professor.
Progression from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor typically involves a minimum of time in rank of around 6 years.
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor appointments/promotions require demonstration of significant additional experience and contributions. For Ph.D. scientists , entry level rank is dependent on training and experience.
Professor
Professor
Professor appointments/promotions also require demonstration of significant additional experience and contributions. For Ph.D. scientists , entry level rank is dependent on training and experience.
Promotion to Professor generally requires at least another 4 years or longer, although there is not a firmly defined time period. Clearly, such a significant promotion is dependent on scholarly productivity and professional recognition.
Pathway & Prefix
Pathway & Prefix
Active duty faculty are all in a non-tenure track. Faculty appointments for non-tenure track positions are typically categorized into one of several available pathways:
Clinician-Educator
Clinician-Investigator
Research
Educator
Most clinicians will be categorized in the Clinician-Educator Pathway, while most of the Ph.D. faculty will follow the Research Pathway. As might be suspected, each of the pathways has different areas of focus and the criteria to be appointed and promoted will vary. For example, faculty in the investigator or research pathways will need to demonstrate accomplishments in scientific investigation and research, while the clinician-educator pathway emphasizes clinical and educational accomplishments.
Other prefixes are also available (Distinguished, Visiting, and others) - details regarding these prefixes are contained in the USU 1100 Instruction.
Adjunct Prefix
The "Adjunct" prefix is typically provided to an individual performing important functions relative to the Department but is assigned to an institution or facility that is not a core clerkship site for USUHS students or a primary residency site for PSY.
Clinical Prefix
The "Clinical" prefix is used at USUHS to recognize the critically important educational and clinical activities of clinical faculty who may not be involved in the research or other activities that serve as criteria for non-prefixed appointments. These are particularly used at the Associate Professor or Professor ranks. The University certainly recognizes the incredible demands placed on faculty with respect to clinical activities, and that they may not have the time to pursue scientific investigation/research but they provide significant clinical service and education of students, residents, and fellows. Therefore these faculty have the opportunity to become promoted as a clinical appointment. The requirements for the appointment/promotion package to be forwarded for consideration of a "Clinical" prefix are generally less involved than for consideration of an unprefixed appointment, particularly pertaining to the number of required letters of support.
Process
Process
The process for appointment and promotion are detailed in the Instruction, and are too extensive to comprehensively detail here. However, the following sections will hopefully prove beneficial in understanding the process and the "practical" aspects of the criteria evaluated.
Teaching Fellow (Designation)
Teaching Fellow (Designation)
Use the link above to start the process.
Instructor & Assistant Professor
Instructor & Assistant Professor
This process is automated and online.
Associate Professor and Professor
Associate Professor and Professor
The Associate and Professor appointments require a much more comprehensive review. Please review the instructions in the document below:
First, the CV will be reviewed by the vice chair for your track and the PSY leadership team.
Next, you will receive feedback and (if approved) instructions to return to the online form above and move your packet forward.
Lastly your promotion package will be reviewed by the Faculty Academic Appointment and Promotion office for accuracy and completeness.
Once above is completed, the Department Chair will write a letter of endorsement to complete the promotion package.
The packet is then reviewed at the quarterly USU CAPT Committee and recommendations sent forward to the Dean’s Office. If approved, it is reviewed at the quarterly Board of Regents meeting and the final decision sent back to the CHR office and notification will be sent to the faculty member.
Timeline
Timeline
Each rank will take longer to process as they involve more documentation as you progress. Below is a brief summary of the timeline for each rank. External factors out of our control may affect the completion time.
Teaching Fellow (Designation)
Teaching Fellow (Designation)
The process for Teaching Fellow appointments is mostly administrative with the basic qualifications discussed previously and these may take as little as 1-3 months to complete.
Instructor & Assistant Professor
Instructor & Assistant Professor
Instructor & Assistant Professor appointments is mostly administrative with the basic qualifications discussed previously and these may take as little as 2-3 months to complete.
Associate Professor and Professor
Associate Professor and Professor
At the Associate Professor and Professor levels, the process is significantly more involved and one of the most common delays is receiving the required letters of recommendation. In addition, after they are received and reviewed by the USU CAPT committee, the Board of Regents (BOR) must sign off on these and they meet on a quarterly basis. This process can take as little as 6 months or as long as 1 year or more to complete.
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