The appointment may be made for a shorter term. Reappointment is normally considered at the time of the biennial merit review. Visiting Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension Assistant Cooperative Extension Advisor Assistant Professor Acting Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant Professor Junior Specialist in the Agricultural Experiment Station Assistant Specialist in the Agricultural Experiment Station Junior Agronomist in the Agricultural Experiment Station Acting Junior Agronomist in the Agricultural Experiment Station Assistant Agronomist in the Agricultural Experiment Station Visiting Assistant Agronomist in the Agricultural Experiment Station Acting Assistant Agronomist in the Agricultural Experiment Station For policies on computation of years of service in regard to periods of leave, temporary transfers, changes in status, and breaks in service, see APM - 133. The Chancellor may grant exceptions to the eight-year limitation of service. The normal term of service as Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension is six years, but there is no obligation on the part of the University to promote an Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension to the rank of Specialist in Cooperative Extension solely on the basis of years of service at the lower rank.
Accelerated promotion is possible if achievement is exceptional.
334-18 Salary a. An authorized salary scale established for this series is issued by the Office of the President. The normal period of service at a given step is two years. The normal period of service in any one of the first three steps is two years. For the last two steps, the normal period of service is three years.