Q: Procedures for faculty appointments and promotions

Procedures: New faculty members:Depending on whether the new faculty member is hired to fill college-controlled quota or University-controlled quota, the competent college as well as the Office of Academic Affairs and Personnel Department will be notified of the appointment, with the former handling matters related to the external publications review. A letter of appointment will be issued following approval by all three levels of faculty evaluation committees. New faculty members must report to the University by the start of their first semester (i.e., by August 1 or February 1). The Personnel Department will request the issuance of a teaching certificate from the Ministry of Education at a later date. Faculty promotions:Faculty members seeking a promotion or change of appointment must submit an application for review by all three levels of faculty evaluation committees, which will issue the letter of appointment. The Personnel Department will request a teaching certificate from the Ministry of Education at a later date.

Question 1

Work Permit (for international students)

oiaWPadmin · Accepted Answer

International students who wish to work in Taiwan (including in NCHU laboratories) for additional income must apply for a work permit. Once all tuition and fees are paid for the semester, students may apply online for a work permit valid for 1 year. Each student may work up to 20 hours per week (excluding summer/winter vacation). Violators' permits will be revoked.

Question 2

Procedures for faculty appointments and promotions

NCHUOIA · Accepted Answer

Procedures:

1. New faculty members:Depending on whether the new faculty member is hired to fill college-controlled quota or University-controlled quota, the competent college as well as the Office of Academic Affairs and Personnel Department will be notified of the appointment, with the former handling matters related to the external publications review. A letter of appointment will be issued following approval by all three levels of faculty evaluation committees. New faculty members must report to the University by the start of their first semester (i.e., by August 1 or February 1). The Personnel Department will request the issuance of a teaching certificate from the Ministry of Education at a later date.
2. Faculty promotions:Faculty members seeking a promotion or change of appointment must submit an application for review by all three levels of faculty evaluation committees, which will issue the letter of appointment. The Personnel Department will request a teaching certificate from the Ministry of Education at a later date.

Question 3

Procedures for reviewing qualifications of faculty

NCHUOIA · Accepted Answer

1. Review procedures:

1) New faculty appointments require passage by all three levels of faculty evaluation committees, after which the new faculty member may report for duty. Faculty promotions also require passage by all three levels of faculty evaluation committees.

2) Faculty members who do not possess a teaching certificate for their new faculty rank must fill out the necessary teacher qualification information on the Ministry of Education’s Higher Education Teacher Review System.

3) The Personnel Department will help ensure the accuracy of the submitted information and request a teaching certificate from the Ministry of Education.

2. Processing timeline:

1) New faculty members must be reported to the Ministry of Education for review within three months of initial appointment. Appointments of those who are approved will be made retroactively effective from the year and month indicated on their letter of appointment.

2) Promoted faculty members must be reported to the Ministry of Education for review within three months of the start of the semester. Appointments of those who are approved will be made retroactively effective from the start of the same semester.

Question 4

University-funded subsidies—NCHU Subsidies for Faculty Members and Postdoctoral Researchers Attending International Scholarly Conferences

NCHUOIA · Accepted Answer

Eligibility:

1. Faculty members (including researchers) working at the University
2. Postdoctoral researchers
3. Online application documents include but are not limited to the following:

1. 1. An application form
  2. Proof of paper acceptance
  3. Abstract of the accepted paper

- Applicants must submit their application by the deadline closest to (prior to) their departure (by the first day of either March, June, September, or December each year).

- Only keynote speakers, invited speakers, or those performing other important tasks or presenting a paper at a conference are eligible to apply. In principle, eligible papers must be published under the auspices of NCHU and be primarily about research activities conducted at the University.

- The subsidy covers flights and conference registration and is limited to the following amounts: NT$45,000 for conferences in Europe, Africa, or the Americas; NT$30,000 in Oceania, and NT$20,000 in Asia.

- Each person may receive one subsidy per fiscal year.

- Attendees of gender studies conferences and those serving in crucial roles at a conference may be granted an exemption from the preceding limitation. However, only airfare will be subsidized from the second conference onwards.

- Please first write off any remaining balance of a project’s international travel expense account or apply for external funding before applying with the University.

- Conferences held in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or mainland China by non-international organizations are ineligible.

Question 5

University-funded subsidies—NCHU Subsidies for Graduate Students Attending International Scholarly Conferences

NCHUOIA · Accepted Answer

Current doctoral and master’s degree students of the University are eligible to apply:n

- Online application documents include but are not limited to the following:
  1. An application form
  2. Proof of paper acceptance
  3. Abstract of the accepted paper
  4. A copy of the official letter of approval issued by the external sponsoring organization

- Applicants must submit their application by the first deadline following their receipt of the official letter of approval issued by the external sponsoring organization (the first day of either March, June, September, or December 1 each year).

- The subsidy is limited to one person per paper (whether presented orally or in the form of a poster).

- The subsidy covers flights and conference registration and is limited to the following amounts: NT$10,000 for conferences held in Asia or NT$20,000 for all other continents.

- Each person may receive one subsidy per fiscal year.

- Please apply for external funding before applying with the University.

- Only conferences held by international organization outside of Taiwan are eligible. International conferences held by organizations based in mainland China, Hong Kong, or Macau are ineligible.

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