D-2) Faculty Consulting Fees

Review date
Responsible office
Office of Sponsored Research

Definition

  • Agreement between an outside party and an individual faculty member, not with the University (UC Regents).
  • Funds received by faculty members who provide occasional expertise or advice to outside organizations.
  • Disposition of receipts is governed by the terms of the faculty compensation plans.
  • Payment received by faculty members for serving as a site visit member, consulting to non-profit companies, medical legal work (professional legal witness), or other similar activity.
Examples

Consultation provided by faculty to a company regarding design of a study, development of a product, or participation in a scientific review committee.

Overhead Consideration
Policy
Review Department/Signature Authority

Faculty should carefully consider issues related to nature and scope of services, potential conflict of interest or commitment, and the University’s intellectual property rights.

At the request of the faculty member, review shall be initiated by a member of the Dean's Office. The Dean’s Office will engage Government and Business Contracts (GBC) to review the agreement for conflicts with the Patent Acknowledgement signed by faculty and staff. GBC will alert the faculty member to potential conflicts, but the agreement is not with UCSF, and the faculty member will make all final decisions regarding contract language.

Faculty member has signature authority.

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