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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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governing appointments for an indefinite term: professor, associate professor, and assistant professor, and instructor. Modifying terms such as "research," "adjunct," "clinical," and "visiting" may be used in conjunction with these academic ranks (e.g., "research professor," "adjunct assistant professor," "clinical associate professor," "visiting professor"); but no appointment for an indefinite term may be made in which a modifying term is used in the academic rank. Furthermore, an appointment in which a modifier is used in the title will not count toward completion of the probationary period, as provided in Article X, Section 1, unless specially recommended by the executive officer of the unit and approved by the dean and by the chancellor or an officer authorized to act for the chancellor. Other academic ranks recognized within the academic staff are: (1) lecturer; (2) instructor; (£3) teaching associate, research associate, and clinical associate; (84) teaching assistant, research assistant, and clinical assistant. Appropriate academic rank, with the rights and privileges pertaining thereto, may be accorded members of the administrative staff. This means that in addition to being members of the administrative staff, selected administrative officers may also hold appointments with academic titles chosen from the ranks listed in the two preceding paragraphs. Special classes of positions within the academic staff may be established to meet specialized professional or technical needs, in accordance with Article IX, Section 4a. Section 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY a. On the recommendation of the head or chair of a department with the concurrence of the dean of the college, or on recommendation of the dean or director of an independent campus unit, subject to approval by the chancellor, the president, and the Board of Trustees, a member of the faculty who has the rank of professor, associate professor, or assistant professor and who has served the University for the periods indicated below on full-time appointment as an instructor assistant professor or in higher rank since the faculty member's original appointment or since the termination of that faculty member's last leave on salary, is eligible to apply for and may be granted a sabbatical leave of absence with pay for the purpose of study, research, or other pursuit, the object of which is to increase the faculty member's usefulness to the University. The following options are available: (1) After completion of eight appointment years of full-time service: Two semesters at 2A salary or One semester at full salary (2) After completion of six appointment years of full-time service: Two semesters at V* salary or One semester at full salary (3) After completion of three or four appointment years of full-time service, in cases where the interest of the department and the University would clearly be served thereby, and provided that granting of leave does not involve expense to the University in excess of the portion of salary which is released in consequence of taking such leave, the following options are available: After three years: One semester at lA salary After four years: One semester at 2/s salary (4) Faculty on "Y" (11 month) appointments may be granted sabbatical leaves, subject to the other, general conditions of this section, as follows: After completion of nine years of full-time service, three-fourths of an appointment year at full pay; after completion of eight years of full-time service, one appointment year at twothirds pay or two-thirds of an appointment year at full pay; after completion of six