Adjunct Faculty
Adjunct Appointments The qualification "adjunct" is appropriate for teaching appointments of individuals, whether compensated or volunteer, whose career paths lie primarily in another position or employment. That is, the appointment is "adjunct" ("auxiliary") to the career of the appointee as well as to the faculty of the unit. Adjunct appointments, therefore, are necessarily part-time. Adjunct appointments are appropriate for individuals who have expertise useful for the accomplishment of the unit's mission where that expertise is not available in the unit's regular faculty. An adjunct appointee does not participate in faculty governance in the unit in which an adjunct appointment is held. Those with adjunct appointments fall within three groups: individuals whose principal employments are outside the university; those whose principal employments are within the University in positions for which teaching is not an appropriate responsibility; and faculty whose work in a second academic unit justifies a courtesy appointment in that unit.
Adjunct faculty are hired at IUPUI into the AC2 salary plan, and are appointed for limited term teaching assignments - either one semester, the academic year, or, if 12 month appointees, for the fiscal year. AC2 faculty may be appointed for shorter periods as dictated by the needs of the hiring unit. These appointments are limited to no more than 60% FTE, unless prior approval has been granted by the Assistant Dean of the Faculties.
Adjunct faculty are not eligible for any employee benefits.
