Based on the regulations of cooperation with adjunct professors that have been approved and signed by the board of governors of Isfahan University of Technology on January 20, 2020 under the document No. 970.
Introduction
To advance the status of the university to a top world university, improve admission of students at graduate levels, especially at PhD level, expand international collaboration, upgrade the university global ranking, create greater opportunities for sabbatical leaves of the Ph.D. students, and facilitate the implementation of research projects, IUT regulations for attracting Adjunct Professors, aiming at hiring the most outstanding scholars worldwide, have been issued.
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor is an international scholar or professor who cooperates with IUT Faculties & Research Institutes in certain educational and research fields under definite contract for a determined period. Cooperation can be started at any time of the academic year or holidays. The name of the adjunct professor can be registered at the IUT faculty directory.
Areas of collaboration
- Cooperation in IUT research projects and further research contracts with other institutes out of the university
- Supervising & advising graduate theses and dissertations
- Research and educational Seminars and Workshops
- Offering IUT specialized and required courses
- Assistance and advice on upgrading IUT global ranking
- Assistance in resolving the existing research difficulties of IUT’s Faculty members and graduate students by application of the research data, facilities and equipment existing outside Iran (scientific data, patent registration, conducting experiments, etc. that are not available in IUT)
- Cooperation in scientific-research and ISI journals as the editorial board of the journals
Adjunct Professors’ Commitments
- During the three years of his/her contract, the adjunct professor is to supervise or advise at least one Ph.D. student jointly, and the one who is joined to the research institutes shall cooperate at least in one research project or a Q1-journal publication.
- The adjunct professor is to attend IUT in a full-time basis for 2 weeks annually or at least 8 weeks during three years.
- The adjunct professor should mention the IUT address in all joint articles, scientific reports and all other jointly accomplished works.
- The IUT copyright in all joint inventions and discoveries should be determined through mutual consultation between IUT and the adjunct professor.
IUT Commitments
- If necessary, adjunct professor’s travel expenses, at economy level, would be financed after confirmation of the vice-president for research & technology and through the research resources of the university.
- If possible, the hosting department will provide the adjunct professor with office, computer and lab equipment.
- There would be no regular payment for the adjunct professor.
- During a short-term course of stay, the adjunct professor can be hosted at IUT guest house free of charge.
Implementation
To employ adjunct professors, the candidate departments should send the relavant applications/proposals to the IUT International Scientific Cooperation Center, after which they shall be approved by the Board of Governors of the University. In this regard, the administrative procedure should comply with the executive style guide for employing adjunct professors which is attached to this by-law.
IUT Adjunct Professors
