Research
Guidelines for Faculty Exchange with Industry - 1M6
- Purpose
To provide and overall framework to
facilitate exchanges with industry -faculty appointments for
industry scientists, executives, and other professionals, and
industry appointments for University faculty -as a basis for
closer cooperation in research, teaching, and public
service.
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Appointments for Industry Executives, Scientists, and Other
Professionals
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Adjunct (Assistant, Associate, Full) Professorships.
Honorary appointments with modest honoraria that can
strengthen the University's relationships with
individuals or companies, recognize significant
contributions to the University, and enable the
University to utilize special expertise. Adjunct
Professors could have limited duties, such as
presenting occasional guest lectures, participating in
special University events, and informally advising
students. They would also receive appropriate benefits,
such as library privileges, parking privileges, and
office space (if available).
Appointments would be made upon the recommendation
of a School or College Dean, or of a Department Chair
through the School or College Dean, for approval by the
Provost and the Chancellor. Adjunct faculty with
appropriate credentials could also be appointed to
Visiting Professorships for limited
terms.
- Visiting (Assistant, Associate, Full) Professorships.
Substantive appointments through which industry
scientists, executives, and other professionals serve as
regular University faculty with specified duties for
limited terms (a term, a year, etc.). These could be
full-time positions while the appointee is on leave from
his company or part-time positions that are combined with
continuing industrial employment.
Appointments
would be made upon recommendation of appropriate faculty
through Department Chairs and School or College Deans for
approval by the Provost and the Chancellor. Salaries
could be paid by industry, from School or College
operating funds, from central University resources, or
from some combination thereof. Appointees would have
University responsibilities and privileges similar to any
other faculty member. Each individually negotiated
contract would specify the teaching, research, and
service duties that would best utilize the unique
background and abilities of the appointee. Some
appointments could also involve a direct exchange in
which a University faculty member is appointed to an
industry position.
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Appointments for University Faculty
- Full-time Appointments to Industry. Full-time
appointments for limited terms (a term, a year, etc.),
during which a faculty member serves as a regular
employee of the industry sponsor. In most cases, the
faculty member would continue to be paid as a University
employee, but funding would come entirely from the
industry sponsor. The University might also provide
support through sabbatical or developmental leave, or as
part of a direct exchange in which an industry scientist
is appointed to the University faculty. Pay would be
negotiated at an appropriate rate, which could differ
from the faculty member's regular University salary. In
some cases, a faculty member could be paid directly by a
sponsoring company while on unpaid leave-of-absence from
the University.
- Part-time Appointments to Industry. Continuing or
limited-term "split" appointments in which a faculty
member combines part-time University and industry
responsibilities. Salary payments due the faculty member
would continue to be made through the University, with
the industry sponsor paying the University for its share
of the faculty member's salary as determined by the
contract. Each appointment would involve a tailored
University contract defining University duties (and rate
of pay) and industry assignment (and rate of
pay).
- Schools or Colleges will have the responsibility for
obtaining any information on the activities of the
exchange, including reports needed for the purpose of
salary or promotion considerations.
- All such faculty appointments are subject to
the provisions of the Policy Governing Externally
Sponsored Research at SIUE.
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Funding
- Resources Required. No new resources would be
required to initiate exchanges with industry. Resources
for industry appointments would derive from funds
available to meet School or College teaching needs, from
lapsed salaries from faculty appointments to industry
(see below), and from industry sponsorship. The
University could usefully provide some additional
resources for adjunct faculty honoraria.
- Lapsed Salaries Dollars. To the extent possible,
given teaching needs of the unit and larger budgetary
constraints, lapsed salary dollars from faculty
appointments to industry should be applied to support
industry appointments to the University.
- Funding Arrangements. Industry sponsorship for
personnel exchanges would be handled through normal
University contract and project approval processes, and
would include appropriate reimbursement for indirect
costs.
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Bilateral Industry Agreements
Bilateral "Memoranda of Understanding" should also be
developed between the University and individual companies.
These Memoranda would express our mutual commitments to
improving cooperation and to developing opportunities for
personnel exchanges.
Approved by Chancellor effective
8/2/95
This policy was issued on February 1,
1996, replacing the October 2, 1995
version.
Document Reference:
1M6
Origin: GR 2-84/85; OP 11/5/90; OP 4/10/91;
OP 8/2/95
