Adjunct Professors
The category of Adjunct Professor1 enables formal academic relationships with the University falling outside the normal categories of university teachers as described in the Collective Agreement with the Faculty Association. The objectives, purposes or nature of these appointments will vary depending on specific requirements of the Faculty, School or other unit, but the following basic terms of reference will apply:
Eligibility:
With the exception of Adjunct Professors appointed prior to the revision of this policy, persons recommended for appointment will normally have educational qualifications and academic experience appropriate for appointment as an academic staff member in the academic unit to which the appointment is recommended. Typical candidates will hold or will have held a post-secondary faculty or research appointment or will have a combination of qualifications and experience that allows them to contribute to research and teaching within the academic unit. Adjunct Professors are normally, although not necessarily, members of external organizations. They may be independent scholars. Adjunct status is not available to retired former members of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Procedures for appointment:
A recommendation for appointment as Adjunct Professor (or Adjunct Librarian) shall be submitted, following Collegial Consultation2 if such is required by the MUN/MUNFA Collective Agreement, by the Administrative Head to the Dean, Director or Principal (if different from the Administrative Head) and then to the Vice-President (Academic). Recommendations shall be accompanied by a letter from the individual’s employer (where applicable), an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a statement of the benefits of the appointment to the affairs of the academic unit. All appointments shall require the approval of the Administrative Head, the Dean, Director or Principal and the Vice-President (Academic), who shall provide written notification of his or her decision to the Dean, Director or Principal, the Administrative Head and the appointee. Adjunct Professors (or Adjunct Librarians) are appointed by the Vice-President (Academic) and are reported to the Board of Regents.
Terms of appointment and reappointment:
1. Adjunct Professors will have specified professorial teaching and research responsibilities to the unit. Research responsibilities will normally involve collaboration with other members of the unit, and teaching responsibilities will normally take the form of student co-supervision, lectures or other forms of teaching or instruction.
2. Appointments will be for a fixed period not to exceed three years and are renewable.
3. Appointments are made without rank, “Adjunct Professor” being a generic designation for all persons in this category.
4. Individuals appointed as Adjunct Professors are not governed by the Collective Agreement between Memorial University and the Memorial University Faculty Association.
5. While Adjunct professorships are
non-stipendiary, an Adjunct Professor who assumes responsibility
for teaching one or more regular courses may be remunerated at the
normal rate for per-course instructors or teaching term
appointees.
1 The title Adjunct Librarian may also be used where appropriate.
2 Collegial Consultation shall mean a process whereby faculty members or librarians meet collectively with their Administrative Head to discuss and vote on an issue. Notice of this meeting, stating its purpose, shall be distributed to all faculty or librarians in the appropriate unit, in advance of the meeting. The result of the vote, which shall be disseminated to all faculty or librarians in the unit, is advisory only.
