What are series, ranks, and steps?
Series are the various job titles described above, i.e., Professorial, In Residence, Lecturer SOE, etc. The Dean, the CAP-OC, and the Vice Provost must approve a faculty request for a change in series. Ranks are the various levels within a series, such as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor within the Professorial series. Rank and salary are increased by promotion. Steps are the various levels within a rank, e.g., Assistant Professor, Step II, III, IV, or V. Each successful merit review results in an increase in both step and salary.
