Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3349 - Northeast Ohio Medical University › Chapter 3349-3 - Faculty Rules › Section 3349-3-20 - Use of tenured or tenure track faculty start-up funds

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Purpose
The rule defines expectations for
				expending start-up funds that are designated in the letter of offer to newly
				hired tenured or tenure track faculty. Start-up funds are designed to provide
				tenured or tenure track faculty with the necessary resources to establish an
				environment and supported platform for research and scholarly productivity with
				the expectation that doing so leads to future success for the faculty member in
				obtaining extramural funding. The use of start-up funds is based upon the
				development of an expenditure budget which is mutually agreed upon by the new
				hire and his/her department chair.
(B)
								Scope
The rule applies to Northeast Ohio
				medical university (NEOMED) tenured or tenure track faculty appointed after
				March 31, 2019 who are eligible to receive start-up funds specified in the
				letter of offer.
(C)
								Definitions
(1)
									"College" is a term used within the rule that refers to
			 the college of medicine or college of pharmacy, which are the two colleges of
			 the university in which a faculty member may be granted tenure.
(2)
									"Faculty start-up
			 funds" refer to funds allocated by the university/colleges/departments to newly
			 hired tenured or tenure track faculty which are designed to provide the faculty
			 member with the financial resources necessary to build successful research and
			 scholarly activity at NEOMED and which use contributes to positioning that
			 faculty member for the generation of extramural funding.
(3)
									"Letter of offer"
			 is a document initiated by a given college dean that sets forth certain terms
			 and conditions of employment but does not constitute a contract. The letter of
			 offer should include a clear description of the start-up funds and the start-up
			 fund period (see definitions the following). Any modifications to the letter
			 must be in writing and signed by the dean of the respective college that
			 initiated the appointment, the faculty member's department chair and the
			 affected faculty member.
(4)
									"Qualifying expenses" may be costs incurred for
			 laboratory supplies and equipment, salaries for technical, laboratory or
			 support staff, research-related travel, publication fees, technical software,
			 and other similar items and resources.
(5)
									"Start-up funds"
			 or "start-up funds expenditure budget" refers to an approved plan for the
			 distribution and allocation of start-up dollars over time developed by the new
			 faculty member and his/her department chair to ensure the sensible and timely
			 use of available funds.
(6)
									"Start-up fund period" refers to the timeframe by which
			 start-up funds must be expended.
(7)
									"Tenure" is the
			 commitment of a college to a faculty member for continuous and ongoing faculty
			 appointment that provides protection against involuntary suspension, discharge
			 or termination except for financial exigency or just cause. Tenure is a
			 privilege and not a right.
(8)
									"Tenure track
			 faculty" are full-time salaried faculty with appointments that include the
			 eligibility to apply for tenure. The faculty appointment to the tenure track is
			 set forth in the letter of offer.