Teaching and Consulting
Teaching
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Careers in Teaching in the Humanities
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Postdoctoral appointments may entail some teaching responsibilities of courses at Stanford. In cases when teaching is not part of the appointment, a full-time research-only scholar may wish to teach a course in addition to her/his existing appointment. That is permitted, and in most cases, a recommended activity for the professional development of the postdoc. Teaching arrangements may be made directly by the postdoc with the department in which she/he is proposing, or been asked, to teach a course. Approval of the postdoc’s faculty mentor is required, as teaching responsibilities will often lead to change in the postdoc’s research commitments and may require prior approval by funding agencies. The department administrator should process the payment in GFS or directly through payroll as a one-time payment, depending on the level of effort.
Outside of Stanford, many postdocs teach at the local community colleges or universities while continuing their full-time commitment at Stanford. Discussion with the faculty mentor about such additional work is strongly recommended, for both mentoring by the faculty member and to ensure that the extra effort does not conflict with the postdoctoral commitment at Stanford. For US citizens and permanent residents, teaching does not require Stanford approval, as long as it does not interfere with the postdoc’s commitment at Stanford.
Foreign scholars on J1 or H1B visas must obtain Stanford’s prior approval due to the regulations governing off-campus activity for foreign students and scholars. Guidelines are available on the Bechtel International Center’s website at http://icenter.stanford.edu/scholars/status/offsite_activities.html.
Consulting
Postdocs who wish to consult with entities outside of Stanford may do so on an incidental basis that is in concordance with the University’s policies on conflict of interest and commitment, the obligations by the scholar from his/her funding agencies and at Stanford. An overview, policies, disclosure and review procedures, and contact information is available on the University’s Managing Conflicts of Interests website at http://www.stanford.edu/group/coi/.
Foreign scholars on J1 or H1B visas must obtain additional prior approval by Stanford due to the regulations governing off-campus activity for foreign students and scholars. Guidelines are available on the Bechtel International Center’s website at http://icenter.stanford.edu/scholars/status/offsite_activities.html.