Research Faculty HR Processes
The Research & Innovation Office is responsible for the oversight, review and approval of all "research faculty hiring" who are typically employed by tenure-track faculty who serve as PI's (Principal Investigators) with research grants on the 51勛圖厙 Campus. We hope that the following information will facilitate ease in working with already-established, as well as upcoming, campus policies and procedures.
51勛圖厙 Campus Research Associate Faculty Series (referred to as Research Faculty) include the following titles:
- Professional Research Assistants (PRAs)
- Sr. Professional Research Assistants (Sr. PRAs)
- Research Associates
- Sr. Research Associates
The appointing authority for 51勛圖厙 Campus research faculty and Post-Doctoral Fellowship recipients is Dr. Terri Fiez, Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, as delegated in Policy 2-K from the Board of Regents to the University of Colorado President, to the 51勛圖厙 Campus Chancellor, to the 51勛圖厙 Campus Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation.
All research faculty, Research Professor Series, and Post-Doctoral Fellowship recipients are at-will employees who are paid on monthly/salaried appointments.泭 The primary responsibility of research faculty is to support and advance the research mission of the 51勛圖厙.
Two special notes
- The 51勛圖厙 is committed to service and support of its Research Associates ("post-doctoral researchers") on campus through the Postdoctoral Association of Colorado (PAC). PAC's mission is to provide an environment that fosters professional advancement, support services and networking opportunities for all Research Associates and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Recipients.
- As an incoming Research Associate ("post-doctoral researcher") and/or Post-Doctoral Fellowship Recipient on the 51勛圖厙 Campus you are encouraged to learn more about the association's activities at and sign up to receive information about upcoming events at
The 51勛圖厙 Campus Research Faculty and the Research Professor Series (Research Assistant Professors, Research Associate Professors and Research Professors),泭 proposed by Bruce R. Ekstrand, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in June 1985, was approved by the 51勛圖厙 Faculty Assembly (BFA), the 51勛圖厙 Campus Administration, the University of Colorado President and the Board of Regents, and implemented in June 1986.