Clinical appointments are usually made to individuals who have primary appointments with outside agencies or non-academic UW units, or who are in private practice, but whose training/experience positions them to make valuable contributions to the teaching mission of the University. Appointees have comparable qualifications of other UW faculty at the same title or rank. There are both faculty and academic staff clinical titles, which can exist in salaried and non salaried capacities.
Service Period | 12 months |
Appointment length | Annual |
Key considerations | Varies – see Additional Details section |
Full-time/part-time | Varies – see Additional Details section |
Board of Regent approval required | No |
Education/ experience requirements | Completion of professional training, in many cases marked by the PhD; except for clinical associate, see Additional Details Section below |
Competitive recruitment required | No |
Reappointment eligible | Yes |
Reappointment term | Annual |
Reappointment considerations | No limit on number of reappointments; voting faculty may delegate authority to an elected committee of its voting faculty to recommend faculty reappointment (UW Faculty Code Section 24-53 A) |
Tenure status | N/A |
Voting rights | No |
Salary considerations | When paid, must meet University minimums |
Promotion eligible | Varies – see Additional Details section |
Emeritus eligible | Varies – see Additional Details section |
Faculty
Clinical Salaried
Clinical Professor – Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the professor rank (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A) and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11).
Full-time/part-time: Full-time or part-time (minimum 50% appointment)
Promotion eligible: N/A
Emeritus eligible: Yes
Clinical Associate Professor – Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the associate professor rank (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A) and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11).
Full-time/part-time: Full-time or part-time (minimum 50% appointment)
Promotion eligible: Yes
Emeritus eligible: Yes
Clinical Assistant Professor – Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the assistant professor rank (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A) and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11).
Full-time/part-time: Full-time or part-time (minimum 50% appointment)
Promotion eligible: Yes
Emeritus eligible: No
Clinical Instructor – Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the instructor title (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.7) and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11).
Full-time/part-time: Full-time or part-time (minimum 50% appointment)
Promotion eligible: Yes
Emeritus eligible: No
Clinical Non Salaried
Clinical Professor – Non Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the professor rank (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A) and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11). This is an unpaid academic title that can receive salary on a temporary basis, but cannot be appointed in a manner that results in benefits eligibility.
Full-time/part-time: N/A
Promotion eligible: N/A
Emeritus eligible: Yes
Clinical Associate Professor – Non Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the associate professor rank (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A), and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11). This is an unpaid academic title that can receive salary on a temporary basis, but cannot be appointed in a manner that results in benefits eligibility.
Full-time/part-time: N/A
Promotion eligible: Yes
Emeritus eligible: Yes
Clinical Assistant Professor – Non Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the assistant professor rank (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A) and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11). This is an unpaid academic title that can receive salary on a temporary basis, but cannot be appointed in a manner that results in benefits eligibility.
Full-time/part-time: N/A
Promotion eligible: Yes
Emeritus eligible: No
Clinical Instructor – Non Salaried
Key considerations: Qualifications for this title are consistent with the instructor title (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.7) and with their expertise and assigned instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.11). This is an unpaid academic title that can receive salary on a temporary basis, but cannot be appointed in a manner that results in benefits eligibility.
Full-time/part-time: N/A
Promotion eligible: Yes
Emeritus eligible: No
Academic Staff
Clinical Associate - Non Salaried
Clinical Associate – Non Salaried
Key considerations: This is a non-faculty, unpaid academic staff title that can receive a salary on a temporary basis, but cannot be appointed in a manner that results in benefits eligibility.
Full-time/part-time: N/A
Education/experience requirements: Determined at the local level
Promotion eligible: No
Emeritus eligible: No
Hiring Packet Required Documents
Clinical Salaried
PDF 1
- Offer letter signed by hiring authority and signed or acknowledged by appointee
- Academic title/rank
- Start date
- Service period (12 months)
- Monthly rate of pay
- Appointment percent
PDF 2
- Chair/director/campus dean’s letter to dean/chancellor recommending appointment and indicating the faculty vote. (Should either include offer letter details or reference the detailed offer letter).
- Letters of recommendation (3 mandatory)
- Curriculum vitae
PDF 3
- Signed, completed sexual misconduct disclosure form
Clinical – Non Salaried including Clinical Associate
PDF 1
- Offer letter
- Academic title/rank
- Service period (12 months)
- In the event of temporary payment, the unit will be asked to submit an offer letter amendment that includes
- Statement of temporary nature of paid status
- Duration of paid status
- Appointment percent and rate of pay while in paid status
- Signature of hiring authority and signature or acknowledgement by appointee
- Note: All other terms and conditions of the appointment remain unchanged
- In the event of temporary payment, the unit will be asked to submit an offer letter amendment that includes
PDF 2
- Chair/director/campus dean’s letter to dean/chancellor recommending appointment and including the faculty vote (Should either include offer letter details or reference the detailed offer letter). No faculty vote needed for clinical associate, as it is not a faculty title.
- Letters of recommendation (3 preferred, 1 mandatory)
- Curriculum vitae
PDF 3
- Signed, completed sexual misconduct disclosure form
Additional Relevant Links
Secondary appointments
Visa eligibility
Second year review
Promotion and tenure
Reappointments
Separations