UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH POLICY  \  02-06-01



CATEGORY:                  ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
SECTION:                   Faculty Payroll/Personnel
SUBJECT:                   Outside Employment
EFFECTIVE DATE:            August 10, 1988
PAGE(S):                   2


I.      SCOPE

        This policy establishes the conditions under which faculty
        members may perform professional services outside the
        University (outside employment), or internally, but outside
        their department, school or regional campus.

II.     POLICY

        PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PERFORMED OUTSIDE THE UNIVERSITY

        The University recognizes the obligation to make the special
        knowledge and intellectual competence of its faculty members
        available to government, business, labor, and civic
        organizations; as well as the potential value to the faculty
        member and the University.

        For the protection of the interests of all parties, the
        faculty member must ensure that such outside interests do
        not:

        -    Conflict with responsibilities assigned within the
             University

        -    Lead to a conflict of interest

        -    Commit him to partisan interests which might interfere
             with personal objectivity in teaching or research

        The name, property, and facilities of the University are not
        to be used in work for which personal payments are received.

        Since the primary responsibility of the faculty member is to
        the University, time given to outside activities is not to
        exceed one day per week.

        Fees for outside work are to be commensurate with the faculty
        member's professional standing.

        Permission from the department chairman, dean or campus
        president is required.

        Some of the professional schools have adopted more restrictive
        policies including:

        -    Prohibiting outside earnings

        -    Limiting earnings to a percentage of the University
             contract salary

        -    Requiring that earnings be shared with the University

        PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PERFORMED INTERNALLY, BUT OUTSIDE THE
        FACULTY MEMBER'S DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL OR REGIONAL CAMPUS

        A course taught in another department or school, which is also
        open and relevant to students of the department or school of
        which the instructor is a member, is provided without extra
        compensation or transfer of funds.  However, the course is
        considered in determining the instructor's work load.

        Occasional assistance in regular courses offered in other
        parts of the University that carry no extra remuneration
        include:

        -    Giving a lecture

        -    Serving as a resource person

        -    Substituting when the regular instructor cannot be
             present

        No compensation is provided for assistance of this type
        regarding special programs conducted by a department or
        school as a part of the University's program, where no income
        is available for instructional services.  This particularly
        applies to visits of educational exchange groups.

        Short term contract programs and other special undertaking on
        a self financing basis, for which intensive preparation is
        required, ordinarily carry compensation.  Payment is made to
        either the department or school providing the instructor, or
        the individual, as determined by the dean or campus president
        concerned.

III.    REFERENCES

        -    Policy 02-06-02, Payroll Base Period and Overload Pay.

        -    Policy 02-06-03, Third Term/Session Appointments: Salary
             Administration.