The School of Computing (here onwards referred to as SoC) may temporarily appoint persons to its faculty ranks as adjunct faculty or courtesy faculty to enhance its research and/or teaching missions. Adjunct faculty are not employed at UGA whereas courtesy faculty have a permanent faculty appointment in another unit at UGA. No remuneration from SoC is attached to these appointments. These faculty appointments will be made and renewed in compliance with the Academic Affairs Policy Manual published by the UGA Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. All appointments require vote by secret ballot and a majority approval of the faculty. Each appointment will be for a period of five years and may be renewed upon request using a process identical to the one followed for the initial appointment. While appointments or renewals of adjunct or courtesy faculty tend to be advocated by one or more regular faculty of the SoC, this is not required. Appointed persons do not have voting rights in the affairs of the SoC. Their appointments may be terminated at any time by the School’s Director in consultation with SoC’s advisory committee for just cause. In the event that a courtesy faculty departs from UGA upon resignation or retirement, he/she could be considered for an adjunct appointment upon request. Research adjunct or courtesy faculty Eligibility: Persons seeking appointment under this category will have a terminal PhD degree and clearly establish the potential to be able to significantly contribute toward SoC’s research mission. Such persons should have a record of research accomplishments that relate to the field of computer science and a willingness to continue such contributions for mutual benefit. Application: Persons seeking such appointment must submit the following to the School’s Director for consideration: • A detailed cover letter expressing interest in being appointed under this category either as adjunct or courtesy, accomplishments that make the person eligible, and a clear statement on how the person will contribute toward SoC’s research mission • A complete CV listing the full research record so far including past and active grant funding and research-related publications • If this is a renewal appointment, a listing of how the person contributed to SoC’s research mission during the person’s most recent past appointment/renewal in this category. Expectations: The appointed faculty will follow the bylaws and norms of SoC and UGA in their dealings with SoC faculty, students, and all matters related to the SoC. Appointed faculty can demonstrate significant contributions to the SoC’s research mission, e.g., by participating in colloquia as a speaker, serving on multiple graduate student thesis, dissertation or project committees, co-authoring multiple publications with SoC faculty and students, participating in SoC’s other research activities such as workshops and research days, or collaborating as PI/co-PI on multiple research grant proposals and/or externally funded research projects with SoC faculty. Teaching adjunct or courtesy faculty Eligibility: Persons seeking appointment under this category will have a terminal PhD degree in computer science or a closely related field, and clearly establish the potential to be able to significantly contribute toward SoC’s teaching mission. Such persons should have a record of teaching accomplishments that relate to the field of computer science and a willingness to continue such contributions for mutual benefit. Application: Persons seeking such appointment must submit the following to the School’s Director for consideration: • A detailed cover letter expressing interest in being appointed under this category, accomplishments that make the person eligible, and a clear statement on how the person will contribute toward SoC’s teaching mission • A complete CV listing the full teaching and research record so far including past computer science related course work that was taught, innovative pedagogy developed, and other evidence of instruction • If this is a renewal appointment, a listing of how the person contributed to SoC’s teaching mission during the person’s past appointment in this category. Expectations: The appointed faculty will follow the bylaws and norms of SoC and UGA in their dealings with SoC faculty, students, and all matters related to the SoC. Appointed faculty can demonstrate significant contributions to the SoC’s teaching mission, e.g., by being an instructor on record for one or more course sections. Additionally, they can co-author publications related to computer science education with SoC faculty and students, or participate in SoC’s other teaching-related activities such as instructional committees and workshops, or collaborate as PI/co-PI with SoC faculty on multiple grant proposals and/or internally or externally funded projects related to computer science education. APPENDIX SoC policy on the composition of PhD dissertation committees involving non-SOC faculty: https://www.cs.uga.edu/doctor-philosophy-computer-science Academic Affairs Policy Manual, UGA Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, https://provost.uga.edu/policies/academic-affairs-policy-manual/1-04-other-terminology
