Information for Faculty

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Information for Faculty

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Regulations

Salary Assessment

1. The level of teachers ’salary is approved according to one's degree and seniority.
2. New faculty's salary will be paid from the date of arrival. If the faculty registers before the employment, the salary will be paid from the starting date of employment.
3. According to the regulations of NCKU Teachers’Appointment Agreement, notice in writing is required to be sent to inform NCKU a month before expiration of the contract if teachers plan not to continue to teach in NCKU. If resigning while the contract is still valid, teachers can not resign without permission from the university authority. The payment of salary will be terminated on the date of resignation.

For faculty who gave instructions in domestic colleges/universities or abroad or holding positions in research institutions whose ranks equal their current positions, and possessing outstanding service performance, his/her work experience can be accumulated into the calculation of salary.

Registration of Teacher Certificate

Step 1:

Apply for new account on http://www.schprs.edu.tw, and fill in application form after person-in-charge of Personnel Office activate your account.

Step 2:

The files of application form can be stored temporarily, and you can print the formal version of resume. All the content will be submitted after checking by person-in-charge. Three 2-inch color head-shots are required.

Step 3:

For those who hold Foreign Academic Credentials, please hand in following documents:

Names in foreign languages, foreign names of graduating school, degrees or diplomats. All above should be in line with those listed in credentials.
Fill in start and end date of each semester in detail and the departure and arrival date of schooling.
If it is an uncommon degree, please briefly describe in supplement.

Please consult the Entry and Exit Bureau for the Certificate of Entry and Exit Dates of the period pursuing PhD degree.

Promotion

Any faculty promotion application shall be sent to the faculty evaluation committee of the related department/graduate institute for a preliminary review, and to the faculty evaluation committee of the affiliated college for a secondary review. Upon approval at the levels of department/graduate institute and college, the application shall be recommended to the university faculty evaluation committee for final review.

The procedures for NCKU faculty promotion applications are scheduled as follows:

General schedule for faculty promotion applications:

Before the end of February	All colleges shall submit documents designated for external review of academic works/publications to the Office of Academic Affairs.
Before May 15	The administration of external reviews shall be completed.
Before the end of May	The secondary reviews by each college shall be completed. Each college shall submit its recommendations for faculty promotion to the Office of Academic Affairs.
Before June 15	The NCKU Faculty evaluation shall complete the final reviews of faculty promotions.
Each college shall set a schedule for its departments or graduate institutes to submit promotion applications to the college to fit the university schedule. Each department/graduate institute shall set a schedule for its preliminary review to fit the college schedule.

In addition to the general schedule, the schedule below is applicable to faculty promotion applications by assistant professors and lecturers employed after August 1, 1996: (The schedule in Item 2 is also applicable to faculty promotion applications by lecturers and teaching assistants based on a doctoral degree.)

Before August 15	All colleges shall submit documents designated for external review of academic works/publications to the Office of Academic Affairs.
Before November 30	The administration of external reviews shall be completed.
Before December 15	The secondary reviews by each college shall be completed. Each college shall submit its recommendations for faculty promotion to the Office of Academic Affairs.
Before December 31	The NCKU Faculty evaluation shall complete the final reviews of faculty promotions.
Each college shall set a schedule for its departments or graduate institutes to submit promotion applications to the college to fit the university schedule. Each department/graduate institute shall set a schedule for its preliminary review to fit the college schedule.

Part-time jobs

NCKU teachers intending to hold non-NCKU positions must obtain prior written consent from the University, and the maximum number of such jobs at profit-seeking enterprises (i.e. private enterprises) is four. Cases of unauthorized non-NCKU appointments will be subject to three-level Teacher Evaluation Committee for deliberation and the results will be taken into consideration when it comes to renewing contract, yearly salary raise, promotion and faculty evaluation.

Current regulations:

For teachers holding administrative positions, the allowed extent of and the review procedures for running businesses or investing in profit-seeking enterprises shall be in accordance with the Civil Servant Public Act.
Teachers are prohibited to running businesses or investing in profit-seeking enterprises. However, if invested as a shareholder in limited companies, or as a responsible shareholder in joint limited companies, or as a non-executive shareholder in limited companies, it is permitted when the amount of shareholdings does not exceed 10% of the total capital of the company invested.
Faculty members intending to hold non-NCKU positions should secure written consent from NCKU first. Authorized non-NCKU positions should not affect their NCKU duties, including minimal teaching hours and whatever else that is required of them in their NCKU capacity. Reapplication is required when the authorized period is due or when their non-NCKU positions change.
For other regulations on non-NCKU positions, including their extent, duties, and maximal number and hours (per week), please refer to the two regulations listed above.

According to the Taiwan-China Document 0980203497 of the Ministry of Eduction (Dated December 2nd, 2009), the current exchange policy between us and the public schools in China are limited to general, frequent and short-term guest lecturing when it comes to ''The Exchange of Research and Teaching staff.'' Please do not recruit the staff in Taiwan to teach or take on any research jobs in China. In addition to this, the Ministry of Education has not allowed teachers of public schools to take part-time jobs or teach in China. Thus, for teachers of our University, please do not involve yourself with the aforementioned part-time jobs or teaching positions to reduce any problems ensued.

For newly-appointed teachers, please review your current part-time job posting and the condition of your shareholdings. If you have violated the reugulations (for example, if working as the company representative), you should quit the job immediately or reduce the ratio of your shareholdings. If you have met the regulations of taking part-time jobs, yet is due to report it, please fill in Non-NCKU Position Application Form to complete the administrative procedure. The form can be dowloaded at the website of Personnel Office/Form/Certified Staff/Part-time jobs.

Other regulations on undertaking research projects or using professonal certificates:

A. For teachers undertaking subsidized projects, please do follow the administrative procedure of the University and the school's name must be put to the contract. It is prohibited if signing the contract and undertaking the research project personally without following the proceure of the school.

B. Teachers should fill in the request form of professional certificates and notification when registering and please do fill in the forms honestly. If one obtains new professional certificates, please do report it to the Personnel Office automously; thus, we can document it and report it to the the Ministry of Education. One must not illegally taking part-time jobs by using professional certificates or lend one's professional certificates to others.

For other inquiries on taking non-NCKU jobs, please contact Ms. Chuang at 50873.

Part-time teaching

Part-time teaching: Teachers are not allowed to have another part-time teaching or part-time job. Teachers are required to obtain permission from NCKU to be temporarily transferred, have another part-time job, or part-time teaching.

1. Teachers should meet the required teaching credits first to have a part-time teaching, 4 hours a week at most. The number of total teaching hours should be followed based on regulation. The exceeded teaching hours won’t be paid.

2. Application of having part-time teaching should be agreed by dean of department and college before 31 August or 31 January.

3. Teachers meeting one of the following requirements are not allowed to have part-time teaching, but agreement of the president is exceptional.

(1) newly-recruited for the first two years
(2) assisting administrative affairs
(3) teaching hours for last semester doesn’t exceed basic teaching hours

For more information, please contact Ms. Chung ext.50873

NCKU Faculty Evaluation

1. All NCKU full-time faculty members are subject to faculty evaluation according to these Directions.

2. Newly-employed full and associate professors who have passed the review for a second-term employment according to Article Five of NCKU Faculty Employment shall be considered to have completed their first faculty evaluation.

3. Newly-employed assistant professors and lecturers are not required to undergo any faculty evaluation during the designated maximum employment period according to Article Five of NCKU Faculty Employment. Those who have passed their promotion evaluation shall be considered to have completed their first faculty evaluation.