ADJUNCT APPOINTMENT

• Always 4-Month type.
• Manual contract must be prepared for all OPS Adjunct employees (4 month
  contracts). Blank sets of the current contracts are available from Vann Gardner, Budget and Analysis Office (644-1501).
• Temporary appointment of persons with satisfactory professional qualifications who perform temporary teaching of UNDERGRADUATE COURSES ONLY, research, or extension functions in connection with establish programs.
• Compensated on a per course basis and paid from OPS funds.
• May be employed no more than 50% FTE throughout a year – Fall semester through Summer semester (or full time no more than 26 weeks of the full year).
• Appointments must be done for one semester at a time. Beginning and ending dates are not allowed to cross over from one semester to another. Separate change orders must be completed for each semester.
• The course prefix, number and credit hours must be indicated in the “COMMENTS” section of the pPAF for any course an adjunct is teaching.
• Adjuncts are not permitted to teach graduate level courses.
• If a re-employed State of Florida retiree is appointed as an Adjunct, “re-employed retiree: pay Medicare only” must be indicated in the “REMARKS” section (retirees do not pay social security).
• Even though a Termination Change Order is not required for Adjuncts, a Termination Checklist must be submitted to the Dean of the Faculties' Office when the Adjunct is terminated.
  

VISITING IN LIEU OF ADJUNCTS
(follow the same guidelines as the Adjunct Appointments)

• Always 9-month type.
• Temporary appointments of persons with satisfactory professional qualifications who perform temporary teaching of GRADUATE COURSES ONLY (or combination of Graduate/Undergraduate) in connection with established programs.
• Compensated on a per course basis and paid from OPS funds.
• May be employed no more than 50% FTE throughout a year – Fall semester through Summer semester (or full time no more than 26 weeks of the full year).
• Appointments must be done for one semester at a time. Beginning and ending dates are not allowed to cross over from one semester to another. Separate drafts must be completed for each semester.
• The course prefix, number and credit hours must be indicated in the “COMMENTS” section of the pPAF for any course an adjunct is teaching.
• If a re-employed State of Florida retiree is appointed as an Visiting in Lieu of
  Adjunct, “re-employed retiree: pay Medicare only” must be indicated in the
  “COMMENTS” section (retirees do not pay social security).
• A Termination Change Order and a Termination Checklist must be submitted to the Dean of the Faculties' Office when the Visiting in Lieu of Adjunct is to be terminated.

If you have any questions concerning Adjunct or Visiting in Lieu of Adjunct Appointments, please contact:

Daniel Espinosa
HR Specialist
despinosa@admin.fsu.edu
Phone: (850) 645-2202; Fax (850) 644-3375

6/2006