320.070 Academic Appointments

Bd. Min. 1-9-53, p. 6,185; Bd. Min. 6-7-58, p. 13,059; Bd. Min. 4-10-59, p. 14,760; Bd. Min. 3-29-68, p. 33,724; Amended Bd. Min. 3-26-82; Bd. Min. 1-27-89; Bd Min. 12-7-90; Amended Bd. Min. 10-20-94; Amended Bd. Min. 2-4-05; Amended Bd. Min. 6-17-16; Amended 2-9-17; Amended 7-28-20; Amended 4-22-21.

1. General Rules
   
   1. Written Acceptance and Filing—Each academic appointee hired into a position of employment shall provide a signed acceptance of the appointment and must satisfactorily complete all screening of background and credentials required by University and unit policies. Fully executed academic appointment documents shall be filed with the hiring unit and the System Office of Human Resources prior to the effective date of the appointment. The System Office of Human Resources shall maintain records for all such appointments and send an annual report to the Secretary of the Board of Curators detailing the appointments for the academic year. The Secretary shall promptly forward the report to the Board.
   2. Terms of Service—In all divisions of the four campuses of the University the term of service of faculty members is that period of time constituting the regular, two-semester academic year. However, the term of service of faculty members may be extended with the approval of the chancellor to 12 months annually with four weeks annual leave to be taken at times mutually agreeable to the faculty members and appropriate administrators, either department chairpersons, directors, or deans.
   3. Appointment Records—Appointment records shall indicate whether the appointee is to be a member of the academic, non-academic, or clerical and maintenance staff—in case of academic staff, whether regular or non-regular; in case of non-academic staff, whether administrative, professional, or technical; in case of clerical and maintenance, whether clerical or maintenance.
2. Non-Salaried Medical Faculty—There is authorized the appointment of non-salaried professional members of the faculty of the School of Medicine with the regular academic titles of “Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor” the title to be preceded by the word “clinical,” such appointments to be classified under the Academic Tenure Regulations.
3. Curators' Distinguished Professorships—That there be a category of academic appointment to be known as the Curators' Distinguished Professorships. Appointment to such positions will be covered by procedures and policies outlined below:
   
   1. General—These are prestigious positions, and only outstanding scholars with established reputations will be considered for appointment. Therefore, it is expected that there will be few such appointments.
   2. Selection—Nominations for appointment to the position of Curators' Distinguished Professor will be made by departments or disciplines which will furnish needed information, including opinions of prominent people in the field, to their respective campus administration.
      
      1. The campus administration will make such additional investigations as are appropriate. If the nominee is found worthy and the chancellor approves the nomination, the chancellor will forward the nomination with the chancellor's approval to the President.
      2. The President may make such investigations as deemed necessary. If the President finds the candidate worthy, the President will recommend the appointment to the Board.
   3. Funding—Before the appointment is made, the President shall determine with the Chancellor the initial funding of the appointment. This funding is to include a salary supplement and an appropriate amount of research support.
   4. Conditions of Appointment:
      
      1. Curators' Distinguished Professors should be fully integrated in the department, with such departmental responsibilities as may be determined by the chair and the appointee. However, each Curators' Distinguished Professor is a resource of the entire University and should be expected to contribute to the entire University through such activities as giving lectures on other campuses and engaging in teaching and research across divisional lines.
      2. All candidates selected for a Curators' Distinguished Professor appointment after January, 2005 will be appointed for a period of five years. Each five-year appointment may be renewed at the discretion of the Chancellor. There is no limit to the number of extensions a Curators' Distinguished Professor may be granted.
      3. The duration of the appointment for all Curators' Distinguished Professors appointed prior to January, 2005 is not term limited.
      4. No person shall hold the title Curators' Distinguished Professor while serving also in a full-time administrative position. A person on a Curators' Distinguished Professor appointment asked to assume such a position may, with approval of the Board prior to the administrative appointment, reassume the title of Curators' Distinguished Professor upon expiration of that appointment.
      5. A Curators' Distinguished Professor may, upon recommendation of the President and approval of the Board, be designated Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus upon retirement from the University.
4. Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professorships—That there be a category of academic appointment to be known as the Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professorship. Appointment to this prestigious position will be covered by procedures and policies outlined below.
   
   1. General—These are prestigious positions and only outstanding teachers with established reputations will be considered for appointment. Therefore, it is expected that there will be few such appointments.
   2. Selection—Nominations for appointment to the position of Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor will be made by departments or disciplines which will furnish needed information to their respective campus administration, including opinions of prominent people in the discipline.
      
      1. The campus administration will make additional investigations as are appropriate. If the nominee is found worthy and the chancellor approves the nomination, the chancellor will forward the nomination with the chancellor's approval to the President.
      2. The President may make such investigations as deemed necessary. If the President finds the candidate worthy, the President will recommend the appointment to the Board.
   3. Funding—Before the appointment is made, the President shall determine with the Chancellor the initial funding of the appointment. This funding is to include a salary supplement and an appropriate amount of support.
   4. Conditions of Appointment:
      
      1. A Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor should be fully integrated in the department, with such departmental responsibilities as may be determined by the chair and the appointee. However, each Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor is a resource for the entire University through such activities as giving lectures on other campuses, assisting in improving the quality of teaching at the University, and engaging in teaching across divisional lines.
      2. All candidates selected for a Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor appointment after January, 2005 will be appointed for a period of five years. Each five-year appointment may be renewed at the discretion of the chancellor. There is no limit to the number of extensions a Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor may be granted.
      3. The duration of the appointment for Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professors appointed prior to January, 2005 is not term limited.
      4. No person shall hold the title, Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor, while serving also in a full-time administrative position. A person on a Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor appointment asked to assume such a position may, with approval of the Board prior to the administrative appointment, reassume the title of Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor upon expiration of that appointment.
      5. A Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor may, upon recommendation of the President and approval of the Board, be designated Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus upon retirement from the University.
5. Statement of Nondiscrimination—The University of Missouri prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, and any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. The University's nondiscrimination policy applies to any phase of its employment process, including decisions related to academic appointments.