Categories of Academic Appointment Faculty appointments are classified as full time, part time, or contributed service. Individuals who receive 100 percent of their professional compensation for all professional and academic service from the University or any combination of entities approved by the medical school and University and who work a minimum of thirty-five hours per week may be recommended for a full-time faculty appointment. These approved entities include Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Children’s Memorial Hospital and its related faculty practice plans, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare and its practice plan, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, and VA Chicago Health Care System—Lakeside Division. Full-time appointments also require that an authorized University faculty search process identifies the appointee or that the University approves a waiver of search. Faculty appointments for individuals who receive a portion of their total professional compensation from the University or an entity approved by the University and medical school for specific, limited academic services are classified as part-time appointments. Individuals who receive all their professional compensation from the University or approved entities and who work less than 35 hours per week also are classified as part time. Faculty appointments for individuals who volunteer to participate in the academic activities of the medical school without direct financial compensation are classified as contributed service appointments. | 
