Is adjunct staff or faculty?

However, a staff member at a university or college can be a full-time or part-time position. A staff member includes IT, administration, security, or janitorial services. An adjunct is a non-tenure-track faculty member.

There are several different levels of faculty positions found in universities that include:

• Graduate Teaching Assistant: A graduate teaching assistant (GTA) is a graduate student who assists in teaching undergraduate students at a university.

• Graduate Instructor: A graduate teaching assistant (GTA) is a graduate student who teaches undergraduate students at a university.

• Adjunct Instructor: An entry-level college course, it's likely that an adjunct instructor taught you. Adjunct instructors teach courses at a college or university -- sometimes several -- but are not full-time staff.

• Visiting Scholar: A visiting scholar is a lecturer or professor from another institution who gets invited to teach at a university or college for a limited time. Visiting professors are typically renowned and respected in their fields.

• Assistant Professor: Beginning-level professors at colleges and universities. An assistant professor position typically requires a Ph.D. and experience with teaching and research in a specific field.

• Associate Professor: A mid-level professor who usually has a doctorate or other professional degree and teaches classes related to their studies.

• Professor: The highest academic title held at a college, university, or post-secondary institution. Professors are accomplished and recognized academics -- and usually, this is a tenured position, which means you have guaranteed job security.

• Endowed Professor: A professor whose position is paid for by funds donated to a college, trust fund, or other financial institution. The title is a high honor because it is typically held only by distinguished or senior-level faculty members.

• Distinguished Professor: A title sometimes given to the top tenured professors in a university, school, or department. The honor is given to highly regarded professors who are leaders in their fields of study.

• Professor Emeritus: A retired professor who was granted the title as an honor.