Payroll: Academic Titles and Abbreviations

Term1s choice for BannerAlternate, when necessary
ProfessorProfessorProfessor of XXXX or Prof of XXX
Associate ProfessorAssociate ProfessorAssoc Prof of XXXX
Assistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorAsst Prof of XXXX
Senior InstructorSenior InstructorSr Instr of XXXX
InstructorInstructorInstr of XXXX
Senior Research AssociateSenior Research AssociateSR Rsch Assoc
Research AssociateResearch AssociateRsch Assoc
Senior Research AssistantSenior Research AssistantSr Rsch Asst
Research AssistantResearch AssistantRsch Asst
Postdoctoral ScholarPostdoctoral Scholar 
Postdoctoral FellowPostdoctoral Fellow 
Program...Program...Prgm
ProjectProjectProj
DirectorDirectorDir

With the exception of Emeritus/Emerita, these qualifiers normally precede one of the titles above:

Term1st choice for BannerAlternate, when necessary
CourtesyCourtesyCrtsy
Emeritus/EmeritaEmeritus/EmeritaEmer
Pro TemporePro TemPTm
VisitingVisitingVstg
RetiredRetiredRtrd
  • Banner allows a maximum of 30 characters for a title.
  • Other titles can stand alone or follow the academic titles on this sheet, with a slash separating them.
  • Professor of XXXX is appropriate for the College of Business or anywhere the payroll unit is not divided into departments. Otherwise, the title duplicates the unit and is redundant, e.g. Professor of Biology, Department of Biology.