Research Scientists may serve as co-principal investigators, with faculty who are authorized to be principal investigators, on grants or contracts. Requests for appointment at this rank must be approved by the Office of the Provost. Tenure cannot be earned at this rank and service in this rank is not applicable toward probationary faculty service. Persons appointed to this rank are required to have a doctoral degree or the equivalent and at least ten years of experience as a Research Scientist or in an equivalent rank. The research qualifications for a Senior Research Scientist should be consistent with those for a Professor.
Appointment is on an annual basis and is indefinitely renewable.
Senior Research Scientists may serve as principal investigators on grants or contracts. Requests for appointment at this rank must be approved by the Head or Director of the department or division in which the appointee will serve with the advise of the appropriate departmental or divisional committee, and must also be approved by the Office of the Provost. Tenure cannot be earned at this rank and service in this rank is not applicable toward probationary faculty service.