*Faculty members in the tracks and ranks of Professor, Research Professor, Teaching Professor, Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, Assistant Professor, Research Assistant Professor, and Assistant Teaching Professor are eligible to vote. In addition, full-time senior artists in residence and full-time artists in residence are eligible to vote. A retired assistant professor, associate professor, or professor, or a retired research assistant professor, research associate professor, or research professor, or a retired teaching professor, associate teaching professor, or assistant teaching professor, or a retired principal lecturer or senior lecturer, is also eligible to vote on merit and merit-based salary increases during the quarter(s) he or she is serving on a part-time basis.
**All faculty, whether serving under visiting, acting, research, teaching, clinical, or affiliate appointment, or whether serving on a part-time or full-time basis, shall be reviewed annually for merit to arrive at a recommendation for any applicable merit-based salary increase.
Matrix
Rank or Title of Faculty Member**
Faculty Eligible to Vote on Merit*
Professor
Professor WOT
Professor Tenure Track
Research Professor
Teaching Professor
Clinical Professor, salaried
Clinical Professor
Clinical Professor, Dental Pathway
Affiliate Professor
Acting Professor
Visiting Professor
Professor
Professor WOT
Professor Tenure Track
Research Professor
Teaching Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor WOT
Research Associate Professor
Associate Teaching Professor
Associate Professor Tenure Track
Clinical Associate Professor, salaried
Clinical Associate Professor
Clinical Associate Professor, Dental Pathway
Affiliate Associate Professor
Acting Associate Professor
Visiting Associate Professor
Professor
Professor WOT
Professor Tenure Track
Research Professor
Teaching Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor WOT
Research Assistant Professor
Assistant Teaching Professor
Clinical Assistant Professor, salaried
Clinical Assistant Professor
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dental Pathway
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Acting Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor
Professor
Professor WOT
Professor Tenure Track
Research Professor
Teaching Professor
Associate Professor
Associate Professor WOT
Research Associate Professor
Associate Teaching Professor
Associate Professor Tenure Track
Senior Artist in Residence, full-time or part-time
Establishes “Procedure for Salary Increases Based Upon Merit” 24-55B: Merit and salary of each faculty member below the rank and title of professor shall be considered by the voting members of the department superior in rank and title. 24-55C: The chair of a department, or dean of an undepartmentalized school/college shall consider the merit and salary of each full professor in their unit with the advice of the full professors based on a procedure approved by the voting members of the unit.