It is the decision of the hiring department to decide the title that will be given to an international scholar.
Various titles exist for permanent and temporary positions.
Common permanent titles used previously include Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Research Associate, Researcher, Research Assistant Professor. Any title with a Visiting in front of it connotes a temporary status such as Visiting Assistant Professor, Visiting Scholar. Post Doctoral Research Associates at NC State University, as of July 1998, have their own separate program. For more information on the Post Doc plan please the Office of Academic Personnel website. International scholars who will be coming to NC State based on their own funding oftentimes have position titles such as Visiting Scholar or Visiting Researcher.