N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:7-4.2

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 9A:7-4.2 - Academic rank for nonteaching personnel

(a) "Faculty member" means any full-time member of the teaching staff appointed with academic rank. Pursuant to rules promulgated by the Secretary of Higher Education, other full-time professional personnel shall be considered faculty members if they concurrently hold academic rank.

(b) Eligibility for concurrent academic rank for nonteaching professional personnel in the county colleges shall be limited to professional librarians who meet qualifications for rank, professional staff members engaged in student counseling related to an academic program who meet all qualifications for rank, and to other professional personnel as set forth in (h) below. Any nonteaching professional personnel granted concurrent academic rank before July 31, 1974 shall retain such academic rank while employed by the college.

(c) Concurrent academic rank for nonteaching professional personnel in the community colleges may be granted only by affirmative action of the college board of trustees, and shall be limited to those categories of personnel identified in (b) above and (h) below.

(d) Persons receiving academic rank concurrent with a professional appointment shall be designated by their professional title (as reflected in their payroll title) and their academic rank, as for example "head librarian and professor of library services" or "instructor, student counseling center and director of transfer and placement". The implementation of these regulations shall have no effect upon the salary and working schedules for such individuals. Such individuals will receive yearly appointments to both their professional positions and (until tenure is earned) their academic ranks. Appointment and reappointment to professional positions may be made by the college board of trustees on the recommendation of the president. Appointment and reappointment to concurrent academic rank may be made by the board of trustees on the recommendation of the president.

(e) If tenure is awarded in a concurrent academic rank to an individual, appointments on an annual basis to his or her professional position may continue to be made by the board of trustees as indicated in (f) below.

(f) A college board of trustees shall have the authority to reassign any nonteaching professional employee with tenure in a concurrent academic rank to any professional position in the department or unit in which tenure is held. For example, a head librarian tenured as professor of library services may be reassigned to any professional library position or a dean tenured as professor of English may be reassigned to responsibilities in the English department.

(g) Under no circumstances may tenure be earned in any administrative position.

(h) Notwithstanding the provisions of (b) and (c) above, a board, at its discretion, may grant concurrent academic rank in a department of instruction to a president who meets all qualifications for rank. Upon recommendation of the president, a board, at its discretion, may grant concurrent academic rank to a vice president for academic affairs (or equivalent title), a dean, or a departmental chairperson who meets all qualifications for rank.

(i) Except for the president of a community college, no person with concurrent academic rank may receive an administrative appointment for a term of more than one year, although yearly reappointments may be made without limit.

N.J. Admin. Code § 9A:7-4.2

Amended by R.1995 d.334, effective 6/19/1995.
See: 27 N.J.R. 1388(a), 27 N.J.R. 2400(a).
Amended by R.1996 d.310, effective 7/1/1996.
See: 28 N.J.R. 1588(a), 28 N.J.R. 3302(a).
Amended by R.2014 d.064, effective 4/7/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 2422(a), 46 N.J.R. 624(a).
In (a), substituted "Secretary of" for "New Jersey Commission on"; and in (h), inserted a comma following "board" twice and following "discretion" twice.