Visiting Titles

Visiting Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor

Key considerations: These are salaried faculty appointments that require a primary professorial position at another institution of higher learning. If serving as instructor of record for a for-credit course, start and end dates should align with academic year or quarter. All ranks require qualifications consistent with those outlined in UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A.
Full-time/part-time: Full-time or part-time (minimum 50% appointment)
Requires Board of Regents’ approval: Yes
Education/experience requirements: Completion of professional training, in many cases marked by the PhD
Salary considerations: Must meet University minimum if paid through a UW compensation plan

Visiting Lecturer

Key considerations: The appointee may hold a non-professorial appointment at another institution of higher education and/or may otherwise be qualified for this special instructional role (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.15 and UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 A.1-3). If serving as instructor of record for a for-credit course, start and end dates should align with academic year or quarter.
Full-time/part-time: Full-time or part-time (minimum 50% appointment)
Requires Board of Regents’ approval: No
Education/experience requirements: Determined at the local level and commensurate with assigned responsibilities
Salary considerations: Must meet University minimum

Key considerations: Typically non-academic experts or professionals in a field who collaborate with or serve an academic department and temporarily engage in independent (non-mentored) research, observation, and/or consultation with colleagues. Individuals in this non-faculty title may not teach or be an instructor of record for any course; must not otherwise meet eligibility criteria for appointment as a postdoctoral scholar; and may not be a student enrolled at any institution and/or performing the duties of a professional staff research scientist. May be terminated with 30 days’ notice, with or without cause.
Full-time/part-time: Full-time
Requires Board of Regents’ approval: No
Education/experience requirements: Must hold at least a master’s degree
Salary considerations: Must either be paid 100% directly from a non-UW source (PDR) or be 100% UW-funded. If on a UW compensation plan, must meet University minimum

Key considerations: This is an honorary non-faculty title awarded to persons who hold professorial (including research titles) positions at other institutions and who are visiting but not employed by the University during their stay. Individuals with this title may not serve as instructor of record and may not hold another UW appointment concurrently (UW Faculty Code Section 24-34 B.16).
Full-time/part-time: N/A
Requires Board of Regents’ approval: No
Education/experience requirements: Must hold a professorial title at another institution
Salary considerations: Not eligible for UW salary