If a faculty member has retired under the 18/20 retirement system, they must wait five years from their retirement date to do any paid work for IU.    

Other faculty must have a bona fide break between their retirement and working for IU. This means at a minimum:  

• At least 30 days between the last day worked as an employee and beginning work as hourly or adjunct. 
• No pre-arranged commitment or written understanding that they will teach or do hourly work. 

This is a federal requirement, not an IU one, and cannot be waived. Violating it may mean penalties for accessing retirement funds or benefits if there is no bona fide retirement.  

What faculty retirees can do:  

• Teach classes as an adjunct faculty member, for per-course payments.
• Do teaching-related projects, for a per-project payment.
• Do other work, as a temporary hourly employee. Units will need to develop a contract with an agreed hourly rate, and the faculty member will need to clock in and out to record time used. IU policy regarding the Affordable Care Act does not allow for faculty (retired or otherwise) to be paid on a salary basis for less than 75% effort, except for phased retirement.   

Reviewed and Revised: 8/2/2021