About the O'Leary Professorship
The Vincent O'Leary Professorship honors selected retired members of the UAlbany tenure-track faculty.
O'Leary Professors may contribute to the university's research, teaching, and service missions in accordance with an individual agreement negotiated annually with the applicable Dean and subject to approval by the Provost. Typically, O’Leary Professors also teach one course. Note: Extra obligation support is not permitted.
In addition, O'Leary Professors may enjoy:
- A special assigned obligation
- Participation in directing masters’ theses and doctoral dissertations as appropriate
- Eligibility for available travel funds
- Eligibility for the same benefits as other part-term faculty based on terms of appointment
- Email, parking (with registration fee), University Library and recreation facilities privileges
- Office space appropriate to the assignment and dependent on availability
The duration of the appointment is one year. There is the potential for one renewal for a possible total of two years by mutual agreement. The second year requires a new approval process and offer letter.
O'Leary Professors may be compensated up to 25% of the appointee's final academic year salary calibrated to the scope of the duties, but not to exceed $30,000.
Procedures
- Retired faculty are eligible to submit written letters of interest for the O’Leary Professorship which should include details of the activities they plan to engage in.
- The Department Chair should then write a recommendation to the Dean confirming their approval and confirmation of the planned activities.
- The Dean should then write a recommendation to the Provost that specifies the semester the appointment is to begin and details the responsibilities in teaching, service and/or scholarship that will occur during the O’Leary Professorship.
- The Dean should submit all three documents to the Provost’s Office at [email protected].
- The Provost will review the Dean’s request.
- Upon approval, the appointment will be codified in a letter from the Provost to the appointee, copied to the Dean, Chair, Provost Chief of Staff, Assistant Vice President for Administration and HR.
- The letter will be sent to the appointee who must officially accept the appointment by signing the letter and returning it to the Provost’s office.
- The School/College will then enter the appointment in HRTS using the code REHIRE. Copies of the final, signed O’Leary appointment letters will be saved in the Office of the Provost.