XV.A   General Policy

Research appointments are available to persons holding the Ph.D. or M.D. degree or having equivalent training. There are three categories of faculty research ranks and two non-faculty categories, namely postdoctoral appointees and visiting fellows. These are described below. All research appointees are expected to be in residence or at Yale on a regular basis during the period of their appointments. Exceptions require the approval of the Provost's Office or the appropriate professional school dean.

Teaching is not required of any research appointee, but part-time teaching is permitted. Persons who are asked to undertake such teaching should also be given a teaching appointment as a lecturer or adjunct professor at the appropriate rank. In such circumstances an appropriate portion of the salary may be paid from a teaching budget; however, teaching efforts must be conducted in alignment with effort committed to and compensated by other University activities, and compensation for teaching must be administered in compliance with University and sponsors' effort reporting policies. In no case may any effort devoted to teaching be paid from an externally sponsored project unless teaching is a specific requirement of the project.

Research appointments are available to persons holding the Ph.D. or M.D. degree or having equivalent training. There are three categories of faculty research ranks and two non-faculty categories, namely postdoctoral appointees and visiting fellows. These are described below. All research appointees are expected to be in residence or at Yale on a regular basis during the period of their appointments. Exceptions require the approval of the Provost's Office or the appropriate professional school dean.

Teaching is not required of any research appointee, but part-time teaching is permitted. Persons who are asked to undertake such teaching should also be given a teaching appointment as a lecturer or adjunct professor at the appropriate rank. In such circumstances an appropriate portion of the salary may be paid from a teaching budget; however, teaching efforts must be conducted in alignment with effort committed to and compensated by other University activities, and compensation for teaching must be administered in compliance with University and sponsors' effort reporting policies. In no case may any effort devoted to teaching be paid from an externally sponsored project unless teaching is a specific requirement of the project.