At the University of Arizona, employee positions have multiple levels of classification. This page is intended to provide clarification on relationships between these classifications and particular positions.
Administrator
Position titles are like:
| Dean… | Vice Provost… | Assistant or Associate Vice President…. |
| President… | Senior Vice Provost…. | Assistant or Associate Senior Vice President… |
| Vice President…. | Chief Information Officer | Assistant or Associate Provost… |
| Senior Vice President… | Assistant, Associate,Senior Assistant, Senior Associate, Vice, or Deputy Dean… | Assistant or Associate Vice Provost… |
| Provost… | Assistant or Associate President… | Assistant or Associate Senior Vice Provost…. |
Staff
Classified Staff
Classified Staff is a legacy employment category. As of January 26, 2020, no new University positions are categorized as Classified Staff. Current Classified Staff have the option to transition to University Staff or remain in their classified position and maintain their existing conditions of employment.
Other Appointed
Position titles are like:
| Associate Director…. | Manager… |
| Assistant Director… | Nurse… |
| Executive Director… | Specialist… |
Clinical Assistant is a legacy category of employment. Clinical Assistants are students employed at University of Arizona owned medical facilities in support of their clinical education.
Position titles are like:
| Clinical Assistant I, II, or III |
Position titles are like:
| Research Anthropologist | Astronomer |
| Curator | Investigator |
Position titles are like:
| Postdoctoral….. | Assistant or Associate Research Scientist |
| Assistant Research Coordinator | Senior Assistant or Associate Research Scientist |
In Spring 2020 the University of Arizona completed the University Career Architecture Project (UCAP) that replaced classified staff and appointed professional categories of employment with market-based job functions and families resulting in a new employee classification, university staff.
Faculty
Academic Department Head (Non Tenure Track) excludes those with prefixes such as Associate (Department Head).
Position titles are like:
| Department Head |
| Director (of Academic Program or School) |
Position titles are like:
| Department Head |
| Director (of Academic Program or School) |
Position titles are like:
| Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor | Clinical Scholar Track… | Clinical Instructor |
| Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor | Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor… |
Position titles are like:
| Limited Term Adjunct… | Assistant or Associate Professor… |
| Adjunct Lecturer… | Instructor… |
| Adjunct Instructor… | Senior Lecturer… |
| Assistant Professor Emeritus | Assistant or Associate Professor of Practice… |
| Regents Professor Emeritus | Visiting (Assistant) Professor... |
Position titles are like:
| Assistant or Associate Research Professor… |
| Research Scholar Track… |
Position titles are like:
| Assistant Professor… |
| Associate Professor… |
| Professor… |
Student
Graduate Assistants
Position titles are like:
| Graduate Assistant… |
| Graduate Assistant, Other… |
| Graduate Assistant, Head Resident |
| Graduate Residence Hall Assistant |
Position titles are like:
| Graduate Assistant, Outreach… |
Position titles are like:
| Graduate Associate, Research… |
Position titles are like:
| Graduate Assistant, Teaching… |
| Graduate Associate, Teaching… |
Student Employees
A student worker is a part-time employee who is concurrently enrolled at the University of Arizona. The student’s employment is interim or temporary in nature and is incidental to the pursuit of the student’s education.