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    Honorary Appointments Policy

    Policy name Honorary Appointments Policy
    Policy number RP009
    Date approved 1 April 2020
    Approving body Academic Board
    Responsible officer Chief Executive Officer & Provost
    Implementation officer Dean
    Next review date April 2023
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    1. Purpose of this Policy

    The Cairnmillar Institute (the Institute) occasionally offers honorary appointments (and an appropriate title) to persons who are usually not current staff, but we seek to engage in order to contribute to the betterment of the Institute.

    2. Scope

    This policy applies to all honorary applications and appointments to the Institute.

    3. Honourary Appointments

    3.1. The Academic Board, on recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, may make the following honorary appointments including:

    1. Honorary Professors
    2. Honorary Associate Professors
    3. Adjunct Professors
    4. Adjunct Associate Professors
    5. Honorary Fellows

    3.2. The Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Dean, may submit a proposal for an honorary appointment to the Academic Board.

    3.3. A proposal for an honorary appointment should include a curriculum vitae and cover letter generated by the applicant addressed to the Academic Board.

    3.4. Honorary appointments will be offered for a three-year period.

    3.5. An honorary appointee would contribute voluntarily to two or more teaching, research and/or service-related activities to the general betterment of the Institute.

    4. Criteria

    4.1. The following criteria shall be included in the consideration for appointment:

    4.1.1. Honorary Professors and Honorary Associate Professors

      • Persons who hold or have substantive senior appointments as professors or associate professors respectively.

    4.1.2. Adjunct Professors and Adjunct Associate Professors

      • Persons who do not hold an academic appointment and whose outstanding achievement in their field of expertise may be equated to the level of achievement required for appointment to a chair or as an Associate Professor.

    4.1.3. Honorary Fellows

      • Persons whom the Institute wishes to recognise because of their considerable academic or equivalent professional standing.

    5. Privileges, Rights and Obligations of Honourary Appointees

    5.1. On a day-to-day basis Honorary Appointees are responsible to the Dean.

    5.2. Honorary appointees may obtain a staff card and have access to the Institute’s information facilities, including email and library.

    5.3. Honorary Appointees must comply with the Institute’s policies and procedures.

    6. Periods and Termination of Appointment

    6.1. Honorary appointments are effective while the appointee continues to have an ongoing association with the Institute, as determined by the Chief Executive Officer.

    6.2. Honorary appointments may be terminated at any time by the Chief Executive Officer and the appointee will be advised that they no longer have honorary status.

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