Faculty

Faculty Appointments (for project-based teachers)

Types:

    1. Full-time project researchers
    2. Full-time project teachers
    3. Full-time regular project teachers
    4. Full-time clinical project teachers

Appointments and submission of review:

1. The appointment, review, and promotion regulations for quota-based, full-time faculty members and researchers also apply to project teachers.

2. Project teachers who do not require a qualifications review and project researchers who do not require a promotion must undergo a review conducted by a Project-Based Faculty Member and Researcher Appointment Review Committee set up by the appointing unit before referral to the University President for appointment. The committee will have at least five members, with the unit director serving as convener and the remaining seats filled by associate professors (or professors of a higher rank) specializing in a related field of studies.

Expense Reimbursement

Expense Reimbursement
Expense reimbursements from the University are processed online. Users may log onto the system through a web browser to handle matters related to procurement requests, reimbursement, procurement management, and budget inquiries.
How to operate the system:

  1. Create a Procurement System Account: Log into the University EZ-Come System (http://psf.nchu.edu.tw/EZcome/) → Online procurement requests → Check the functions you wish to enable → Automatic processing by the system → Procurement account created by the Office of Accounting.
  2. You must obtain a protocol number in order to use any budget. All budget accounts are reserved for their intended use only and are identified by an internal protocol number. For example, NSTC protocol numbers are in the format of “111BXXXX.” Please have your protocol number ready when contacting the Office of Accounting in order to be referred to the competent case officer.
  3. Procurement cases (procurement of property, reimbursement for travel expenses, etc.): University Homepage → Office of Accounting website → Click on the application link (http://acc93.nchu.edu.tw/apswis_q/login_l_q.asp or http://acc95.nchu.edu.tw/apswis_q/login_l_q.asp; for Academy of Circular Economy http://aceacc.nchu.edu.tw/APSWIS_Q/Login_L_Q.asp) → Log into the procurement system with your credentials (your default password is emailed to you).
  4. Print out the payment slip form.
    (1) Prepare the form in the procurement system, print it out, and attach original copies of invoices or receipts to the form.
    (2) The Property Operation Management Division, Office of General Affairs will be notified of procurements property and non-consumables. The Library will be notified of procurements of books. The Computer and Information Network Center will be notified of procurements of computer software and hardware. The Procurement Division, Office of General Affairs will be notified of centralized procurement cases.
    (3) Reimbursements of NT$150,000 or less should be signed off on by the unit director, processed by the aforementioned units, and submitted to the Office of Accounting for approval. Reimbursements of more than NT$150,000 must be approved by either the President or an authorized proxy.
  5. Personnel salaries and subsidy filings
    University Homepage → Quick Links → Log onto the University’s Apply for Reimbursement System (http://psf.nchu.edu.tw/income/income.html) through SSO (Single Sign-On) Authentication Service to apply for reimbursements.

Sports Facilities

The NCHU Sports Facilities Management Regulations provide details (including application procedures and a fee schedule) for renting sports venues at the University (including the gym, sports field,, swimming pool, outdoor basketball courts, and outdoor volleyball courts) as well as usage guidelines and notices for each venue. The regulations also contain information on the available hours of all sports facilities during school semesters and summer/winter vacations.

NCHU Library

To support our faculty and students in teaching, research, and learning, the NCHU Library website offers a wide range of services, including resource inquiries, reader service, and the latest news. The Library currently has more than 2 million top-quality books, journals, and electronic/digital resources available for quick access by faculty members and students.

NCHU Press – Regulations and Application Guide

Founded in 2012, the National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) Press publishes works by NCHU faculty and students. By specializing in publishing academic monographs and scholarly journals, the NCHU Press promotes the production of scholarly works and strengthens the reputation of NCHU as a research university.

Multimedia Center

To support faculty members’ and students’ teaching, research, learning, coursework, and recreational needs, the NCHU Library Multimedia Center has a wide collection of audiovisual media, tabletop games, and scientific exploration materials produced in Taiwan and abroad featuring educational and informative contents. The center also offers well-equipped spaces for faculties and students to use. The “Media Maker Space” is a public multimedia platform that supports mobile phones, desktops, and tablet computers. It provides open workspaces and discussion communities to allow readers to exchange ideas on audiovisual creations.

Procedures for faculty appointments and promotions

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.

Externally-funded research projects—NSTC research projects

1.  All principal investigators and co-investigators must be quota-based, full-time personnel of the University.

2. The three types of research projects are as follows:

    • General research projects: The application period is in November–December each year. Exact dates will be announced by the NSTC.
    • New personnel research projects: Projects led by a domestic/international teacher or researcher who has fewer than five years of teaching/research experience or who has graduated with a doctoral degree in the past five years are eligible. Applications for such projects should be made upon the initial appointment date or within three years of the conferral of the doctoral degree and will be reviewed on an ad hoc basis. Limit one project per person.
    • Call-for-proposal projects: Please refer to announcements made by the NSTC.

3. Virement under an same approved budget may be processed in accordance with applicable regulations based on actual needs.

4. All principal investigators and researchers must complete at least six hours of academic ethics training.

Externally-funded research projects—NSTC Visiting Personnel Recruitment Project

Applicants must be teaching/research staff or first-level administrators at the University (including principal investigators of NSTC-funded projects).

    • The three types of recipients are:
    1. Chair professors: Including Distinguished Chair Professors and Chair Professors (limited to international science and technology personnel)
    2. Visiting scholars (limited to international science and technology personnel)
    3. Doctoral level researchers: Exceptional domestic or international science and technology personnel holding a doctoral degree
    • Application time frame: Applications are reviewed as they are received, but should be submitted one month before the initial date of appointment.
    • Application method: Please apply online via the NSTC’s Academic Research and Development Service Portal.
      1. Chair professors and visiting personnel: Recommended by the University following an internal review and approval process
    1. Doctoral level researchers:
      1. Those participating in an NSTC project: Applications may be submitted together with the NSTC project application, or separately following approval of the NSTC project.
      2. Those participating in an NCHU self-funded project or in charge of technology management: Applications may be submitted separately to the NSTC.
    • Funding period:
    1. Chair professors: 1 month–1 year per term
    2. Visiting personnel: 3 months–1 year per term
    3. Doctoral level researchers: 3 months–1 year per term
    • Funding items: Teaching and research expenses, airline tickets, insurance premiums, salary subsidies, labor insurance, separation pension, and R&D fees.
    • Case conclusion and account settlement:
      1. Applicants shall upload a work report to the NSTC system within two months of the project’s conclusion.
      2. The University shall process the final account settlement with the NSTC within three months of the conclusion of the project.

Externally-funded research projects—NSTC Subsidy Program for Domestic Experts and Scholars Attending International Scholarly Conferences

Eligibility:

    1. Current teaching and research staff
    2. Postdoctoral researchers taking part in an NSTC project
    • Documents required for online applications include but are not limited to the following:
    1. Application form
    2. Proof of paper acceptance
    3. Abstract of the accepted paper
    • Applicants shall submit the application by 3 p.m. six weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The University will compile submitted applications and forward them to the NSTC by 5 p.m. the same day.
    • The subsidy is limited to one person per paper (whether presented orally or in the form of a poster). The same provisions apply to directors/supervisors of major international academic associations or editors of internationally renowned scholarly journals whose attendance is required at a conference.
    • The subsidy covers flights, conference registration, daily allowance, processing fees, and insurance premiums.
    • Only one subsidy is allowed per individual per fiscal year. Principal investigators of NSTC projects who already have an “international scholarly conference” account are ineligible to receive further subsidies.
    • Persons with a severe disability (supporting documents required) who must be accompanied by an aid in order to attend a scholarly conference may receive an additional subsidy to cover the aid’s travel expenses.
    • Conferences held in mainland China must be organized by an international academic organization (or chiefly organized by an international academic organization and co-organized by mainland China).
    • Recipients should file for reimbursement within one month of their return to Taiwan, and a conference report and account settlement form must be submitted to the NSTC’s system.