Do I mention that I was an adjunct on my CV I am currently an adjunct professor.

I'm wondering how to best label this on my CV.

Specifically, should I use "Adjunct Professor", "instructor", "instructor of record", etc. as my job title?


I think adjunct (unfortunately) has a negative connotation associated with it, so I'm worried that my experience will be devalued if I include adjunct in my job title/description. 
Does using just "Professor" imply that I am a full -time tenured professor? 


So what is the best way to go about titling my adjunct position at this institution on my CV?
Use the job title assigned to you by your institution.  You don't really have any choice about this.

If the nature or duties of your job were significantly different from what is usually understood by that title (in the culture of the university where you are applying), you can add a note of clarification.

Adjunct Professor is usually understood (in the US at least) to mean a non-tenure-track part-time teaching position in which you are instructor of record for your courses, and have minimal research or service requirements.  If that accurately describes your job, then you don't need to list anything more than the title.

The job title Professor, without any other adjectives, is understood to mean "full professor," a senior tenured position whose duties may include research and service as well as teaching.  Listing this as your position would be severely misleading and might be considered fraudulent.

It's true that the generic noun professor can be used to describe anyone who teaches at a university.  But a CV is expected to contain your specific job title, not a generic term describing your job.