Role Statements
Role statements establish general employment parameters and performance expectations for USU faculty. Faculty members are expected to carry out the major university functions of teaching, research or creative endeavors, Extension, librarianship, and service. Individual role statements designate percentages for each area of professional service, and percentages guide the relative evaluation weight given to performance in each area. Emphasis in professional service areas varies within and among academic departments and individual faculty role statements.
Templates for Departments
For use across departments and academic units, the Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President has created the following templates:
- Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025
- Associate Professor - as of May 30, 2025
- Professor - as of May 30, 2025
- Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025
- Senior Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025
- Principal Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025
- Research Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025
- Research Associate Professor - as of May 30, 2025
- Research Professor - as of June 4, 2025
- Professional Practice Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025
- Department Head at Professor Rank - as of May 30, 2025
- Department Head at Associate Professor Rank - as of May 30, 2025
- Statewide Campuses Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025
- Statewide Campuses Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025
- Statewide Campuses Professional Practice Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025
The sample role statements below were tailored for each academic unit to serve as examples. Each faculty member should work with his or her department head and dean to construct an individual role statement.
Below are customized templates for academic colleges, extension and university libraries.
S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Tenure Track
- Assistant Professor - as of October 4, 2021 (prepared for the former College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences)
- Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources)
Term Appointment
- Lecturer - as of October 4, 2021 (prepared for the former College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences)
- ZCTE Lecturer - as of October 4, 2021 (prepared for the former College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences)
- ZCTE Professional Practice Assistant Professor - as of October 4, 2021 (prepared for the former College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences)
College of Arts & Sciences
Tenure Track
- Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Associate Professor - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Professor - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Assistant Professor - as of October 4, 2021 (prepared for the former College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Assistant Professor - as of June 4, 2025 (prepared for the former College of Science)
Term Appointment
- Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Senior Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Principal Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Professional Practice Assistant Professor - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Professional Practice Associate Professor - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Professional Practice Professor - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former Caine College of the Arts)
- Lecturer - as of October 4, 2021 (prepared for the former College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Clinical Assistant Professor - as of September 29, 2023 (prepared for the former College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
- Lecturer - as of May 30, 2025 (prepared for the former College of Science)
- Professional Practice Associate Professor - as of June 2, 2025 (prepared for the former College of Science)
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Tenure Track
- Assistant Professor - as of October 4, 2021
- Associate Professor - as of October 4, 2021
- Professor - as of October 4, 2021
Term Appointment
Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Tenure Track
- Professor, Research Emphasis - as of June 6, 2025
- Professor, Teaching Emphasis - as of June 6, 2025
- Assistant Professor, Research Emphasis - as of June 6, 2025
- Assistant Professor, Teaching Emphasis - as of June 6, 2025
- Associate Professor, Research Emphasis - as of June 6, 2025
- Associate Professor, Teaching Emphasis - as of June 6, 2025
Term Appointment
- Nursing, Professional Practice Assistant Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Nursing, Professional Practice Associate Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Clinical Assistant Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Clinical Associate Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Clinical Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Research Assistant Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Research Associate Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Research Professor - as of June 6, 2025
- Professional Practice Professor - as of June 6, 2025
College of Engineering
Tenure Track
Term Appointment
University Libraries
Tenure Track
- Assistant Librarian - as of May 30, 2025
- Associate Librarian - as of May 30, 2025
- Librarian - as of May 30, 2025
University Extension
Tenure Track
- Extension Assistant Professor - as of February 13, 2025
- Extension Associate Professor - as of February 13, 2025
- Extension Professor - as of February 13, 2025
- County Director as Extension Assistant Professor - as of February 13, 2025
- County Director as Extension Associate Professor - as of February 13, 2025
- County Director as Extension Professor - as of February 13, 2025