National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology

Guidelines for the Appointment of Foreign Contract Faculty Members at the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Revised and approved on September 20, 2022 by the College Affairs Committee

1.In accordance with the fifth point of the Guidelines for the Appointment of University-Funded Foreign Contract Faculty Members of National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the University), the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (hereinafter referred to as the College) has established the Guidelines for the University-Funded Appointment of Foreign Contract Faculty Members at the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (hereinafter referred to as the Guidelines). 

2.The College appoints one foreign contract faculty member every two years. The foreign faculty member in question must pass the annual assessment prior to signing the employment contract. If the foreign faculty member fails to pass the annual assessment or to meet the demands for improvement within a specified period of time, his or her employment will be terminated. The College will appoint a foreign contract faculty member for a maximum period of four years. The employment period shall be extended in the case of special educational requirements and or under special circumstances. 

3.The appointed foreign faculty member (hereinafter referred to as the faculty member) shall undergo an annual assessment each year, after which the faculty member might receive an assessment outcome of pass, fail, or conditional passing for one academic semester.

4.Regulations for salary increase and employment extension of the faculty member are as follows:

(1)Salary Increase

1. The faculty member must be employed for a full period of one year and must undergo an evaluation in order to upgrade his/her current basic or seniority salary. The faculty member shall complete a report on academic research, teaching, or other achievements three months before the completion of his/her one-year employment period. Following the approval of the department of their employment and the University Faculty Evaluation Committee, the application will be sent to the Personnel Office. Salary increase will be granted after the application is ratified by the President. The faculty member may only apply for salary increase up until the highest level of seniority salary according to their position.
2. Prior to undergoing the evaluation for increased salary, the faculty member must complete at least one of the following requirements. Those who are yet to fulfill the following requirements will not be approved to receive increased salary.

• Apply for and assume the position of host in a National Science Council Project.
• Submit at least two papers to SCIE/SSCI International Journal.

     The faculty member must be listed as either the first or corresponding author in the submitted papers. 

(2)Employment Extension

1. The faculty member shall complete a report on academic research, teaching, or other achievements, as well as this College’s Accumulated Points Table for Employment Extension of Foreign Contract Faculty Members three months prior to the completion of his/her employment contract. The faculty member shall submit all required documents to the department of his/her employment. Following the approval of the department of their employment and the University Faculty Evaluation Committee, the application will be sent to the Personnel Office. Employment extension will be granted after the application is ratified by the President.
2. The faculty member shall fulfill the following point requirements according to his/her respective positions every two years:

• 24 points for foreign contract professors.
• 16 points for foreign contract associate professors.
• 8 points for foreign contract assistant professors.

5.In accordance with the Guidelines for Foreign Contract Faculty Member at the College, faculty members who are able to meet the required qualifications for competitive faculty appointment may participate in the selection of full-time faculty members according to the procedures of the University’s competitive faculty appointment. The faculty member in question will be reexamined in accordance with the procedures of new faculty members employment. 

6.Matters left uncovered by the Guidelines shall be handled in accordance with the University’s University-Funded Appointment of Foreign Project Faculty Members and other related regulations.

7.The Guidelines become effective after they are approved by the College Affairs Committee and ratified by the President. Revisions must follow the same procedure