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Adjunct faculty within the College of Pharmacy are typically employed as temporary faculty members and salaried by the college. Adjunct faculty members may be employed by another unit or units at the university or at another institution. The adjunct faculty title may be expanded to adjunct instructor, adjunct assistant professor, adjunct associate professor, or adjunct professors appropriate to the status of the individual. This status is dictated within the College of Pharmacy by the current appointment and promotion guidelines for College of Pharmacy professional-track faculty. Adjunct faculty earn no credit toward tenure. Appointments for adjunct faculty requires that the candidate meet the criteria for adjunct instructors outlined in the current USC Faculty Manual and from ACAF 1.06 - Academic Titles for Faculty and Unclassified Academic Staff Positions.

Adjunct faculty appointments provide many benefits as outlined in each individual adjunct faculty member’s offer of employment. As with other faculty, adjunct faculty enjoy privileges such as:

• Access to USC computer network and systems housing general access data
• Access to University email account and Microsoft 365
• Access to Blackboard

For more information about benefits please consult the Division of Human Resources Benefits Guide.