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ROBINSON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY INSTRUCTORS:
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Revised and approved by Executive Committee June 27, 2005
and by Faculty Affairs Committee October 3, 2005.

Purpose

The appointment of dissertation-stage students as temporary instructors is intended to benefit both the students and the Robinson College of Business. The doctoral student is provided with an additional teaching-related credential on the resume, income beyond that which would be received for teaching as a GTA, and qualification for fringe benefits such as health insurance. The College gets a commitment from competent instructors to staff courses for two semesters, as opposed to the semester-to-semester commitment of GTA appointments.

Criteria for Awarding a Temporary Instructorship

A doctoral student appointed as a temporary instructor must meet the following criteria:

1. Demonstration of superior academic standing; for example, a GPA of 3.5 or above.
   
   
2. Completion of dissertation proposal defense.
   
   
3. Completion, on a timely basis, of all requirements for the doctoral degree to date and any other evidence of the necessary self discipline to have a high probability of completing the dissertation during the year of appointment. To be eligible for appointment as a temporary instructor, a doctoral student’s time elapsed from successful completion of the most recent comprehensive exam to completion of the temporary instructor appointment cannot exceed three (3) years.
   
   
4. Demonstration of satisfactory classroom teaching ability, as indicated by consistently good ratings on the Student Evaluation of Instructor Profile administered in each class taught over a period of two or more semesters.
   
   
5. Background of teaching in some area of the Robinson College of Business where there is a projected shortage of instructors during the period of appointment, whether this is in the "home" academic unit of the temporary instructor or some other academic unit of the college.
   
   
6. Not be engaged in any other significant form of employment.

The academic unit in which the doctoral student is a major must meet the following criterion:

1. Demonstrate the need for the appointment in order to be able to staff scheduled course offerings during the coming academic year.

Terms of Appointment as Temporary Instructor

A temporary instructor is appointed for one academic year. This appointment period of two semesters may begin either with the fall semester or the spring semester. If the appointment begins at spring semester, it will be continued through fall semester of the same calendar year (excluding the summer term) to achieve the two academic semester appointment.

Normally, the temporary instructor is appointed for a period of one academic year. While an appointment for a second year may be granted, a temporary instructor cannot be employed in that position for a period of time greater than two academic years (four consecutive academic year semesters) or beyond three years after successful completion of the most recent comprehensive examination.

During the two academic-year semesters of the appointment, a temporary instructor will teach four courses.

The number of course preparations of the temporary instructor must not exceed three for the academic year; whenever possible two sections of the same course should be assigned in any given semester so as to maximize time available for work on the dissertation.

For budgetary and personnel purposes, a doctoral student appointed as a temporary instructor will be appointed as a .375 EFT temporary instructor on an academic year salary of $30,000. Depending on market conditions for faculty in certain disciplinary areas, a higher rate of compensation may be recommended by the academic unit for approval.

The continuous registration requirement of 9 hours of BA 9000/9500 credit per semester will be waived during the period of the appointment. Foreign national students holding visas should check with the Office of International Scholar and Student Services to verify whether registration can be waived for their visa.

Appointment Request and Approval Procedures

To request appointment of a doctoral student as a temporary instructor, the head of the candidate's academic unit must submit a completed copy of the "Request for Approval of Temporary Instructorship Appointment" form along with the supporting documentation requested in that form. For fall semester appointment, the application deadline is July 1 and the last date to complete the proposal defense (or meet any other criteria for the appointment) is August 1. For spring semester appointment, the application deadline is November 15 and the last date to meet all appointment criteria is December 1.

The approval decision is made by the associate dean with corresponding responsibilities taking into consideration both academic and administrative (budgetary, class scheduling and staffing) factors.