3356-10-03. Affiliated scholars

(A) Policy statement. The university encourages the affiliation of non-university individuals engaged in appropriate scholarly activity. Such appointments are either externally funded or non-remunerative.

(B) Definition. "Affiliated scholars" are individuals with a record of ongoing scholarship or research who are not full-time faculty. Affiliated scholars are expected to hold the appropriate terminal degree and to be engaged in ongoing scholarly activity.

(C) Parameters.

(1) The associate vice president for research, or designee, in cooperation with the college dean and the university research council, is responsible for the nomination of affiliated scholars. Offers of appointment as affiliated scholars are the responsibility of the provost/vice president for academic affairs.

(2) Affiliated scholars will credit Youngstown state university in publications stemming from scholarly activity conducted while affiliated with the university. Copies of publications will be provided to the associate vice president for research.

(3) Affiliated scholars have access to university facilities and services, as defined by the appropriate dean.

(4) Usual and customary charges for the use of university facilities and services are the responsibility of the affiliated scholar.

(5) When applying for external funding and invoking the university affiliation, affiliated scholars will follow university procedures and will assign to Youngstown state university indirect cost reimbursement awarded by the grantor.

(6) The university administers any grant monies awarded to the affiliated scholar whose grant application names Youngstown state university as the institutional affiliation.

Effective: 1/20/2017
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3356
Rule Amplifies: 3356
Prior Effective Dates: 8/15/98, 6/2/03, 8/21/10, 1/22/12