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Types of Appointments

Types of Appointments

The University of Notre Dame offers three primary categories of research appointments that are managed by distinct departments within the university. This website offers information solely related to Non-faculty Research Appointments. Links to the appropriate departments that administer the Faculty and Staff Research Appointments are provided in the table below.

Research Appointment Category	Type	University Unit Managing Appointment Process
Non-faculty Research Appointments	Postdoctoral Scholars Research Associates Visiting Scholars Research Visitors Teacher in Training Senior Research Associates Non-faculty research appointment descriptions and requirements are available here.	Office of Research (The Postdocs.nd.edu website is the information source for non-faculty research appointments.)
Faculty Research Appointments	Regular Faculty Teaching and Research Faculty Research Faculty Library Faculty Special Professional Faculty Non-Regular Faculty Visiting Adjunct Concurrent Guest Retired Fellows of Institutes	Please contact the Office of the Provost for information regarding Faculty Research Appointments. Additional information regarding faculty appointments can be found in the University Academic Articles (PDF).
Staff Research Appointments	Example titles include: Staff Scientist, Staff Engineer, Senior Research Scientist, etc.	Please contact the Office of Human Resources for information regarding Staff Research Appointments. Sample position descriptions and steps involved in the process of establishing a staff research position.>> Staff research appointments may be of an ongoing or a limited duration.

Research Appointment Category

Type

University Unit Managing Appointment Process

Non-faculty Research Appointments

Postdoctoral Scholars
Research Associates
Visiting Scholars
Research Visitors
Teacher in Training
Senior Research Associates

Non-faculty research appointment descriptions
and requirements are available here.

Office of Research

(The Postdocs.nd.edu website is the information source for non-faculty research appointments.)

Faculty Research Appointments

Regular Faculty
- Teaching and Research Faculty
- Research Faculty
- Library Faculty
- Special Professional Faculty

Non-Regular Faculty
- Visiting
- Adjunct
- Concurrent
- Guest
- Retired

Fellows of Institutes

Please contact the Office of the Provost for information regarding Faculty Research Appointments.

Additional information regarding faculty appointments can be found in the University Academic Articles (PDF).

Staff Research Appointments

Example titles include: Staff Scientist, Staff Engineer, Senior Research Scientist, etc.

Please contact the Office of Human Resources for information regarding Staff Research Appointments.

Sample position descriptions and steps involved in the process of establishing a staff research position.>>

Staff research appointments may be of an ongoing or a limited duration.