Consulting

Effective: Moved to Policy Library from UPM 3.1(5)
Contact: Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Introduction

Members of the staff are often asked to give advice or counsel to private agencies or individuals, and sometimes they are invited to do so on a continuing basis, for pay, under arrangements commonly referred to as consulting.

Policy Statement

Iowa State University endorses consulting by faculty members in areas related to their academic fields of expertise, with the understanding that all members of the professional staff render full-time professional service to the university during the periods of their appointment.

The decision of staff members to engage in outside work for pay depends upon the nature of their responsibility to the university and the conditions of their appointment, whether the outside work contributes to a better understanding of their professional field, whether the university's standing is enhanced by their outside contacts and services, and most important, whether the consulting work can be done without interfering with their regular university duties.

A staff member may undertake consulting work only after the proposed work has been mutually agreed to by both the staff member and his/her department head or chair. Staff members are required to report annually, through their department chair, to the dean of their college the amount of time they have spent on consulting or other professional work for which compensation has been received from other than university sources. The nature of the service performed and the source of the outside remuneration should be indicated.

Resources

• Conflicts of Interest – Consulting Activity, Research and Economic Development
• Consulting Activities Process
• Faculty Handbook 8.3.5.