MSU Faculty Handbook

https://www.montana.edu/policy/faculty_handbook/appointment_employment.html

b. AFFILIATE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

Affiliate faculty appointments are unpaid, courtesy appointments of persons with appropriate professional or academic credentials who will make a substantive contribution to the department and the university in fulfilling its mission. The Affiliate’s credentials will be reviewed to determine whether they are appropriately qualified for the assignment. Affiliate appointments may be granted for up to one (1) academic year, are renewable, and may be discontinued at any time upon notification from the university. Appointment as affiliate faculty does not grant eligibility for university benefits or faculty rights under this handbook. All external appointments must follow university policy. Departments may identify tenurable faculty in other departments at the university as affiliate faculty. Departments that appoint affiliate faculty shall have guidelines to govern such appointments.

The following title is used to appoint individuals to non-paid, courtesy positions at the University:

    • Affiliate Faculty

Process for appointing non-MSU faculty affiliate status in an existing MSU Department, School, College or Unit:

Forward request to the Provost Office to include:

1. Ensuring the department has an approval process for affiliate faculty requests, as required in the handbook

2. A brief description of how the affiliate faculty member being aligned with MSU is in our interest

3. The CV of the affiliate faculty member

 

If the affiliate faculty member needs computing or email access, lab or key access or be assigned teaching responibilities the HR form will need to be submitted, for security and legal reasons, but the “description of role/duties” form would simply state “Faculty Affiliate Status has been granted by the Provost’s office.”

https://www.montana.edu/policy/non_employee_appointments.html

APPOINTING MSU FACULTY AFFILIATE STATUS IN AN EXISTING MSU DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL, COLLEGE or UNIT

When appointing an exisiting faculty member affliliate status, the Department Head, Director or Dean will prepare a Memo of Understanding between the faculty member and Administrator to include approval/signature from the approprate dean.  Office of Academic Affairs approval is not required for agreements of exisiting employees.