SYSTEM HR - Position/Job Title Abbreviations List
Full Title |
Abbreviation |
Note |
---|---|---|
Academic-Academy |
ACAD |
|
Account-Accountant |
ACCT |
|
Accountancy |
ACCY |
|
Accounting |
ACTG |
|
Acquisition |
ACQUIS |
|
Acting |
ACT |
|
Adjunct |
ADJ |
|
Administration-Administrative |
ADMN |
|
Administrator |
ADMNR |
|
Admissions |
ADM |
|
Advance-Advanced |
ADVC |
|
Advancement |
ADVCMT |
|
Advertising |
ADVT |
|
Advising-Advisory |
ADVS |
|
Adviser/Advisor |
ADVR |
|
Aeronautics-Aeronautical |
AERO |
|
Affairs |
AFF |
|
Affiliate |
AFFL |
|
Affirmative |
AFFRM |
|
Agency |
AGCY |
|
Agriculture-Agricultural |
AGRI |
|
Agronomy-Agronomist |
AGRON |
|
American |
AMER |
|
Analyst-Analysis |
ANLYS |
|
Analytical |
ANLYT |
|
Anatomy |
ANAT |
|
And |
& |
|
Anesthesiologist-Anesthesiology |
ANESTH |
|
Animal |
ANML |
|
Annual |
ANN |
|
Anthropology |
ANTH |
|
Application |
APP |
|
Applied |
APPL |
|
Acquistion(s) |
ACQUIS |
|
Archeology-Archeologist |
ARCHEO |
|
Architect-Architecture-Architectural |
ARCH |
|
Archivist |
ARCHIV |
|
Assessment |
ASSMT |
|
Assistance |
ASSTC |
|
Assistant |
ASST |
|
Associate-Associated |
ASSOC |
|
Association |
ASSN |
|
Astronautical |
ASTRO |
|
Astronomy |
ASTR |
|
Athletic(s) |
ATHL |
|
Audit-Auditor |
AUD |
|
Auxiliary |
AUX |
|
Aviation |
AVI |
|
Baseball |
BSBAL |
|
Basketball |
BSKTBAL |
|
Behavior-Behavioral |
BEHAV |
|
Bibliography-Bibliographer |
BIBLIO |
|
Biochemistry-Biochemist |
BIOCHEM |
|
Bioengineering |
BIOENG |
|
Biology-Biological-Biologist |
BIOL |
|
Biomedicine-Biomedical |
BIOMED |
|
Biophysics-Biophysicist |
BIOPHYS |
|
Biostatistics |
BIOSTAT |
|
Board |
BD |
|
Budget-Budgeting |
BDGT |
|
Building |
BLDG |
|
Business |
BUS |
|
Capital |
CAP |
|
Cardiology |
CARDIO |
|
Catalog-Cataloger |
CATLG-CATLGR |
|
Center |
CTR |
|
Chairperson |
CHAIR |
|
Chancellor |
CHANC |
|
Chemistry-Chemical-Chemist |
CHEM |
|
Chinese |
CHIN |
|
Circulation |
CIRC |
|
Classification |
CLASS |
|
Clinic |
CLINIC |
NO abbr |
Clinical-Clinician |
CLIN |
|
Collections |
COLLECT |
|
College |
COLL |
|
Commerce |
COM |
|
Committee |
CMTE |
|
Communications |
COMNC |
|
Community |
CMTY |
|
Comparative |
COMP |
|
Compliance |
COMPL |
|
Computer-Computing |
CMPTR |
|
Conference(s) |
CONF |
|
Consultant |
CONSLT |
|
Consumer |
CNSMR |
|
Continuing |
CONT |
|
Cooperative |
COOP |
|
Coordinate-Coordinator |
COORD |
|
Corporate |
CORP |
|
Council |
COUNCIL |
NO abbr |
Counsel-Counseling-Counselor |
COUNS |
|
Creative |
CREATV |
|
Criticism |
CRTISM |
|
Curriculum |
CURR |
|
Dentist-Dentistry-Dental |
DENT |
|
Department |
DEPT |
|
Departmental |
DEPTL |
|
Deputy |
DPTY |
|
Dermatology |
DERM |
|
Develop-Development |
DEVLP |
|
Developer |
DEVLPR |
|
Diagnostic |
DIAG |
|
Dietetics |
DIET |
|
Director |
DIR |
|
Distance |
DSTN |
|
Distinguish-Distinguished |
DIST |
|
Diversity |
DVSTY |
|
Division |
DIV |
|
Document(s) |
DOC |
|
Dynamics |
DYN |
|
Ecology-Ecologist |
ECOL |
|
Economic(s) |
ECON |
|
Education-Educator |
EDUC |
|
Electrical-Electrician-Electronic |
ELEC |
|
Emergency |
EMRGY |
|
Emeritus/a |
EMERITUS/A |
NO abbr |
Endowed |
ENDW |
|
Engagement |
ENGAGMT |
|
Engineering-Engineer |
ENGR |
|
English |
ENGL |
|
Entomology-Entomologist |
ENTOM |
|
Entrepreneurial |
ENTRPRNRL |
|
Environment-Environmental |
ENVR-ENVRL |
|
Epidemiology-Epidemiologist |
EPI |
|
Europe-European |
EURO |
|
Evaluation |
EVAL |
|
Examination |
EXAM |
|
Executive |
EXEC |
|
Exhibits |
EXBTS |
|
Experiment-Experimental |
EXPT |
|
Extension |
EXT |
|
Extramural |
EXTRML |
|
Facilities |
FACILTS |
|
Faculty |
FAC |
|
Family |
FAM |
|
Federal |
FED |
|
Finance-Financial |
FIN |
|
Fiscal |
FISC |
|
Football |
FTBAL |
|
Foreign |
FORGN |
|
Forensic |
FORNSC |
|
Foundation |
FNDTN |
|
General |
GEN |
|
Genetics-Geneticist |
GENET |
|
Geography |
GEOG |
|
Geology-Geological |
GEOL |
|
German |
GER |
|
Government |
GOVT |
|
Graduate |
GRAD |
|
Group |
GRP |
|
Handicap-Handicapped |
HNDCP |
|
Head |
HEAD |
NO abbr |
Health |
HLTH |
|
Histology |
HISTOL |
|
History |
HIST |
|
Horticulture |
HORT |
|
Hospital |
HOSP |
|
Housing |
HSG |
|
Human |
HUMAN |
NO abbr |
Humanities |
HUMANITS |
|
Human Resources |
HR |
|
Hygiene |
HYG |
|
Illini-Illinois |
IL |
|
Imaging |
IMGNG |
|
Immunology |
IMMUN |
|
Immunopharmacology |
IMMUNOPHARM |
|
Independent |
INDEP |
|
Individual |
INDIV |
|
Industrial |
INDUST |
|
Information |
INFO |
|
Institute-Institution |
INST |
|
Instruction-Instructional |
INSTRN |
|
Instructor |
INSTR |
|
Interim |
INTERIM |
NO abbr |
International |
INATL |
|
Intervention |
INTV |
|
Italy-Italian |
ITAL |
|
Japan-Japanese |
JPN |
|
Journalism |
JOURN |
|
Junior |
JR |
|
Kinesiology |
KINES |
|
Laboratory |
LAB |
|
Language(s) |
LANG |
|
Learning |
LRNG |
|
Lecturer |
LECTURER |
NO abbr |
Librarian |
LIBRN |
|
Library |
LIB |
|
Linguistics |
LING |
|
Literature- Literacy |
LIT-LITCY |
|
Management |
MGMT |
|
Manager |
MGR |
|
Marketing |
MKTG |
|
Materials |
MAT |
|
Mathematics |
MATH |
|
Mechanical-Mechanics |
MECH |
|
Medical-Surgical |
MED-SURG |
|
Medicine-Medical-Medicinal |
MED |
|
Merchandise |
MDSE |
|
Microbiology-Microbiologist |
MICROBIOL |
|
Microcomputer |
MICROCMPTR |
|
Microelectronics |
MICROELECT |
|
Microscopy |
MICROSC |
|
Molecular |
MOLEC |
|
National |
NATL |
|
Neurology |
NEURO |
|
Neuroscience |
NEUROSCI |
|
Neurosurgery |
NEUROSURG |
|
Nursing |
NURS |
|
Nutrition-Nutritional |
NUTR-NUTRL |
|
Occupational |
OCCUP |
|
Office |
OFC |
|
Officer |
OFCR |
|
Operating Room |
OR |
|
Operations-Operative-Operational |
OPER |
|
Ophthalmology |
OPHTHAL |
|
Organization-Organizational |
ORG |
|
Orthodontics |
ORTHODONT |
|
Orthopaedic(s) |
ORTHO |
|
Outreach |
OUTR |
|
Otolaryngology |
OTOL |
|
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
OB/GYNE |
|
Pathology-Pathologist |
PATH |
|
Patient |
PATIENT |
NO abbr |
Pediatric |
PED |
|
Pediatrics |
PEDS |
|
Periodontics-Periodontal |
PERIO |
|
Pharmaceutics |
PHARMCTS |
|
Pharmacist-Pharmacy |
PHARM |
|
Pharmacodynamics |
PHARMCODYN |
|
Pharmacognosy |
PHARMCOGN |
|
Pharmacology-Pharmacological |
PHARMAC- PHARMACOL |
|
Pharmacotherapist |
PHARMCOTHR |
|
Philosophy |
PHIL |
|
Photograph-Photographic-Photography |
PHOTO |
|
Physical |
PHYSL |
|
Physician |
PHYSN |
|
Physics-Physicist |
PHYS |
|
Physiologist-Physiology |
PHYSIO |
|
Planning |
PLNG |
|
Policy |
POLICY |
|
Portuguese |
PORT |
|
Postdoctoral |
POSTDOC |
|
Practice - Practitioner |
PRAC-PRACTR |
|
President |
PRES |
|
Prevention-Preventive |
PREVNT-PREVNTV |
|
Principal |
PRIN |
|
Production |
PROD |
|
Profession-Professional |
PRFN-PRFNL |
|
Professor |
PROF |
|
Program |
PRGM |
|
Programmer |
PRGRMR |
|
Project(s) |
PROJ |
|
Promotion (s) |
PROMO |
|
Prosthodontics |
PROSTHO |
|
Psychiatry-Psychiatric-Psychiatrist |
PSYCHIAT |
|
Psychology-Psychologist |
PSYCH |
|
Public |
PUB |
|
Publications |
PUBL |
|
Purchase-Purchasing |
PURCH |
|
Radiology |
RADIOL |
|
Record(s) |
REC |
|
Recreation |
RECR |
|
Resident |
RESIDENT |
NO abbr |
Residential |
RSDNTL |
|
Resource(s) |
RSRSC |
|
Rhetoric |
RHET |
|
Russian |
RUSS |
|
Schedule-Scheduling |
SCHED-SCHEDG |
|
Scholar |
SCHOLAR |
NO abbr |
Scholarship |
SCHOL |
|
School |
SCH |
|
Science-Scientist |
SCI |
|
Secretary |
SECTY |
|
Section |
SEC |
|
Security |
SECRTY |
|
Senior |
SR |
|
Service(s) |
SERV |
|
Sociology |
SOC |
|
Spanish |
SPAN |
|
Special-Specialist-Specialties |
SPEC |
|
Standard |
STD |
|
Statistics |
STAT |
|
Strategic |
STRATG |
|
Strength |
STRENGTH |
NO abbr |
Structure-Structural |
STRUCT-STRUCTL |
|
Student |
STDNT |
|
Study-Studies |
STDY |
|
Supervisor |
SUPVR |
|
Surgery-Surgeon-Surgical |
SURG |
|
System(s) |
SYST |
|
Teacher-Teaching |
TCH |
|
Technical-Technician |
TECH-TECHN |
|
Technology-Technologist |
TECHNOL- TECHNOLGST |
|
Television |
TV |
|
Testing |
TSTG |
|
Theatre |
THTR |
|
Thematic |
THEM |
|
Theoretical |
THEOR |
|
Therapy |
THER |
|
Toxicology-Toxicological |
TOX-TOXL |
|
Training |
TRNG |
|
Transportation |
TRANSP |
|
Undergraduate |
UGRAD |
|
University |
UNIV |
|
Urban |
URBAN |
NO abbr |
Urology |
UROL |
|
Veterinary |
VET |
|
Vice |
V |
|
Visit-Visiting |
VST |
|
Visualization |
VISUAL |
|
Vocational |
VOC |
|
Webmaster |
WEBMSTR |
|
Year |
YR |
- Academic Human Resources Advisory Council (Chicago, Springfield, Urbana-Champaign)
- Abbreviations were derived from a combination of traditional University usage and an accepted reference text
- Reference text used: Acronyms, Initialisms and 2nd Abbreviations Dictionary, 31st ed., Mary Rose Bonk, Ed., Gale Research Co., 2002.