A. Definitions

1. Faculty

1. Faculty

Faculty who teach hold the rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor. Faculty members receive annual contracts.

2. Librarians

Librarians hold the rank of Librarian I, Librarian II, or Librarian III. Librarian compensation is based on rank and job descriptions, and differs from the pay scale used for teaching faculty.

2. Adjuncts

Adjuncts do not hold rank and are issued individual contracts for each course taught. Adjuncts can teach no more than 18 total credits in a 12-month period (Oct. 16-Oct. 15).

When calculating hours worked for the purpose of determining benefit eligibility periods, Rochester University will credit 41.33 hours worked for every one contracted teaching hour taught. For example, if a contract is generated for a three credit hour course, the adjunct faculty would be credited with 124 total work hours. Adjunct faculty may work up to 744 total hours over the course of the annual measurement period. Based on Federal reporting requirements, the annual measurement period for adjunct faculty begins October 16 of each calendar year and ends October 15 of the following year. Therefore, during the 12 month defined year, adjunct faculty may teach no more than 18 credit hours.

Adjunct faculty who teach private lessons in the music department will be credited with 20 hours worked for each student taking a private lesson over the course of the annual measurement period.

3. Instructors

For simplicity, this handbook uses the term “instructors” to refer to both adjuncts and faculty members.