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VI. Faculty Support
A. Inventory of Faculty Support
B. Faculty Grants
A.
Inventory of Faculty Support
1.
All Faculty
New Faculty Orientation
- year-long program organized by the Provost’s Office.
Travel Funds - support for travel to conferences of up to $2400 per full-time regular faculty member over a two-year period with an international supplement of up to $700 over two years for airfare only. Travel funds for term faculty are specified in appointment letters.
Internal Research Grants - full-time faculty not in their terminal year are eligible to apply for research support of up to $3000 in a given year, limited to $18,000 over a 7-year period. When convincing justification is provided and funds are available larger grants of up to $6,000 are available for research projects that require two years to complete. An automatic reimbursement of up to $200 in research expenses per year is also available.
Sponsored Research Proposals - The Office of Institutional Support provides notification of available grants and administrative support for preparation and submission of faculty grant proposals; and produces the Grants Handbook to aid faculty in their efforts to obtain funding support from government or private sources.
Institutional Grants - The Office of Institutional Support notifies faculty of potential funders, mobilizes eligible departments and faculty members, and, with appropriate consultation, prepares and submits institutional grant proposals.
Other - Leaves of absence and/or reduced teaching load for pregnancy, childbirth, and infant care (see relevant policies in this guide and in the Code of Academic Freedom and Tenure).
2. Assistant Professors (Non-Tenured
Tenure-Track Faculty)
Purpose: To maximize opportunities for assistant professors aspiring to tenure to gain recognition in their field, to develop their scholarly projects in a timely manner, and to become fully integrated into the College and University communities. Eligibility: Newly hired full-time assistant professors who have been assigned a tenure line or for whom a department hopes to seek a tenure line (i.e. tenure eligible). Visiting professors and other term appointments with no expectations for tenure are not eligible for the enhanced benefits but remain eligible for support available to all Barnard faculty.
Professional Travel Awards - As of July 2002, newly hired assistant professors, like continuing faculty, will receive an award of up to $4,000 to allow them to travel to professional meetings and conferences over their first 3-years.
Reduced Teaching Load- Newly hired assistant professors will be assigned a reduced teaching load in their first year, so that humanities and social science faculty will teach 4 courses and math and science faculty will teach 3 courses. Following a successful third year review, assistant professors will have a "bank" of 2 additional course releases to which they are entitled, to be scheduled in consultation with the chair and generally used in separate years. Departments are expected to adjust their course schedules so that there are no or minimal replacement costs.
Research Assistance - As of July 2002, newly hired assistant professors who are not offered a specific start-up package for research assistance (e.g. lab renovation, scientific equipment) will be automatically eligible for grants of $3,000 in research assistance to be used over the course of clock years 1, 2 and/or 3. The grants will be approved after receipt of a brief (~ 1 page) description of the project and budget proposal. Current limits as to approved budget categories will remain in force; however the award will not figure into the current restrictions regarding maximum mini-grant funding in a 7 year period. If additional funds are required beyond the initial $3,000, newly hired faculty may apply for grants up to the maximum of $3,000 in competition with all continuing faculty. Funding of these grants will take precedence over requests from tenured faculty in the research grants award program.
Extra-departmental Mentoring- Newly hired assistant professors will be assigned a mentor who is a tenured member of the faculty outside of the new hire’s department. The mentor will be expected to assist the new hire during clock years 1 through 3 by complementing and extending support offered by the department chair and departmental colleagues; such support may include helping to make appropriate professional and personal connections in the College and in the University, interpreting College tradition and expectations, and, where necessary, taking an advocacy role on behalf of the new hire if difficulties arise.
Special Assistant Professor Leave - Following completion of three years of service, and a positive third-year review, eligibility to apply for one semester leave at full salary or one year leave at half-salary.
Clock-Stopping - Provisions in the Code of Academic Freedom and Tenure permit the tenure clock to be stopped for one year for non-tenured tenure track faculty: (1) for officers who give birth or take leaves for pregnancy or infant care, one year may be waived for each occurrence, up to a maximum of two years; (2) for officers who take a leave for research purposes, whether the leave is for one-half year or more, whether funded or unfunded, one year may be waived. See the Code of Academic Freedom and Tenure for more information.
Stipends for External Fellowships – As of July 2008, the College provides funds that will help bridge the gap between fellowships stipends and the salary that would have been earned. See the announcement for more details.
3. Tenured Faculty
Sabbatical entitlement - One year at half-salary or a half-year at full salary, due after completion of 12 semesters of service in the ladder professorial ranks.
Senior Faculty Research Leave - Tenured faculty are eligible to apply for a one semester leave at full salary to be taken in the fourth year following the first earned sabbatical leave. Although this is not an entitlement, it is designed to accommodate all tenured faculty who are otherwise eligible, and, with the approval of the department and the Provost, can be combined with a sabbatical entitlement, instead of being taken in the fourth year. An application is required, and is evaluated by the Advisory Committee on Appointments, Tenure and Promotion.
Ann Whitney Olin Foundation Chairs - Conferred on tenured faculty members for five year term; includes research funds.
Endowed Chairs - Currently 17 endowed chairs (7 created since 2000); includes $4,000 annual research fund.
Stipends for External Fellowships – As of July 2008, the College provides funds that will help bridge the gap between fellowships stipends and the salary that would have been earned. See the announcement for more details.
4. Off-Ladder Faculty
Professional Development Leave - Full-time, senior, off-ladder faculty members with continuing appointments are eligible to apply for a leave of one semester at full pay or one year at half pay, after a minimum of 6 years of continuous full-time service to the College, with at least 3 years in the senior rank.
Stipends for External Fellowships – As of July 2008, the College provides funds for off-ladder faculty in the Professors of Professional Practice series that will help bridge the gap between fellowships stipends and the salary that would have been earned. See the announcement for more details.
5. Recognition
Teaching Awards
Gladys Brooks Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award - Awarded annually to recognize individual achievements of assistant professors. Nomination by departments and selection by Advisory Committee on Appointments, Tenure and Promotion. Award includes a cash honorarium and recognition at the annual Commencement luncheon.
Teaching Excellence Award - Recognizes a full-time faculty member who has made a difference in the teaching climate of the College. Nomination by departments and selection by Advisory Committee on Appointments, Tenure and Promotion. Award includes a cash honorarium and recognition at the annual Commencement luncheon.
Emily Gregory Award - Honors an outstanding faculty member for excellence in teaching and for devotion and service to the students of Barnard College. Nomination by students and selection by Student/Faculty Committee of the Activities Council in conjunction with the Associate Alumnae of Barnard College and the Office of College Activities. A dinner is held in honor of the recipient.
B. Faculty Grants
1.
Internal Grants
The Faculty Grants Committee considers proposals to support Barnard faculty and administrators in academic and administrative research, writing, and participation in professional conferences. Several different grant sources are available to fund such projects. Some are very flexible in their application; others are more restricted. Grant proposals are considered by the Grants Committee three times a year. Proposal due dates are announced in the Newsletter.
The following professional activities come within the purview of one or more grant funds administered by the College upon recommendation of the Faculty Grants Committee:
- Policies regarding
Faculty travel
to professional conferences when the faculty
member is a participant. (See full
Faculty Travel Fund Policy) The limit of
support for travel to conferences is $2400 per
full-time faculty member over a two-year period.
Please note that there are maximum limits for
air fare, ground transportation, hotel rates and
per diem expenses.
- Faculty research,
writing, and publication, including pilot
projects that are expected to result in major
sponsored research grant proposals;
- Small scholarly
projects that would not qualify for external
grants either because of their size or subject matter;
- and
Special Assistant
Professor Leave
applications for writing
and research from eligible assistant professors
after their third-year review who are demonstrably
excellent undergraduate teachers in addition to
showing promise of development as scholars of
university stature.
Any of the above may include funding of costs incurred in research and publication (for travel, supplies, copying, typing, purchase or rental of equipment in unusual cases, computer time, page costs, publication subventions, etc.).
Faculty may also request professional development funds to enroll in courses at Columbia University. Please see the minigrant guidelines for more information.
Tenure-track or tenure-eligible assistant professors who have used all of their allotted conference travel funding may submit a minigrant request to the Grants Committee for additional conference travel if the Chair and the Provost agree that attendance at the meeting will enhance the faculty member’s career in a meaningful way.
As of July 2007 start-up, minigrants and conference travel grants may also cover expenses related to childcare while performing research or presenting at a conference.
Please note that Barnard is a tax exempt organization. Purchases for goods and services that might incur a sales tax must be requisitioned through Barnard’s Purchasing Departments. Payments to outside consultants, research assistants, indexers, babysitters, rent payments, etc. must be paid directly by Barnard.
Should any funded proposal result in a project from which a faculty member derives significant income, the Committee believes that the faculty member would be under an obligation to repay Barnard College so that funds continue to be available to others who have no possibility of profiting from their research. Any equipment purchased with Barnard College funds is the property of the College and must revert to the College upon the project's completion or in the event that the recipient leaves the College
Before completing a Barnard grant application, proposers should consult with the Office of the Provost/Dean of the Faculty to discuss their project's fundability, its most effective presentation to the Faculty Grants Committee, and the relationship between in-house funding and possible external grants. For further information, call x42297.
2. External Grants and Sponsored
Research
The Barnard College Office of Institutional Support, located in 224 Milbank Hall, is responsible for facilitating the obtaining of grants from corporations, foundations, and government agencies for the operating and capital needs of the College, as well as assisting the Faculty in obtaining support for research and curriculum development projects.
The Director, Associate Director, Grants Manager, and Research Coordinator x10438 provide liaison between the Institutional Advancement Office and the Faculty, and between the College and government agencies. The Office of Institutional Support maintains a grants library and regularly announces grants opportunities in the Barnard Newsletter, on the Barnard webpage, and to faculty on an individual basis. The staff is available for advice and assistance in the preparation of grant proposals. Even where such assistance is not required, all faculty sponsored research and curriculum development proposals must be submitted to the granting agency through the Grants Manager, who will inform and procure signatures from the Provost/Dean of the Faculty and other appropriate College officials, as required.
This institutional notification has the following benefits: 1) it alerts internal administrative offices that funds may be coming in; administrators can then respond knowledgeably to representatives from grant agencies when they call about financial arrangements; 2) it allows the College to track the total value of grant/fellowship proposals, a measure often used by corporate and foundation donors to assess the quality of the College's faculty and fund-raising efforts; 3) it facilitates the work of the Office of Institutional Advancement in finding other possible sources of funding for faculty research efforts; and 4) it is a measure of faculty initiative and productivity - whether or not the proposal is successful.
Course Buy-Out Policy
Faculty members may request funds from external agencies and foundations, e.g. NIH and NSF, to “buy out” some of their time and reduce their teaching load in order to concentrate their efforts on their grant-supported research. The rate at which a course is “bought” depends on a person’s teaching load, and is computed as follows:
The first course bought off is billed at the salary and benefit equivalent of half of the FTE of the course in question, i.e. a course for someone on a four course load is bought off from a grant at .125 FTE of salary and benefits (half of 0.25); a course for someone on a five course load is bought off from a grant at .10 FTE of salary and benefits (half of 0.2). Any course buy-out above the first one is bought at the full fractional FTE, i.e. .25 or .20. So, to buy out two courses on a four course load, .375 FTE. of salary and benefits should be budgeted.
A course that is being bought off privately (self-funding) would be at the full fractional FTE.
For further information about
procedures, consult the
Grants Handbook and the Grants Manager.
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