3015 Murphy 3901 Rainbow Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66160-7300 SOM Administration page Faculty Ranks and Tracks Summary of Ranks and Tracks Faculty members have titles that indicate academic rank and track.
Faculty Ranks are instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, and professor.
Faculty members are appointed to a specific academic track. The Tenure Track is available for full-time appointments and has a probationary period that requires application for tenure during the sixth year of appointment. The award of tenure is usually linked to the promotion to associate professor. Titles of tenured and tenure-track faculty members are unmodified. The appointment may include teaching responsibilities.