Common use of Professional Experts Clause in Contracts

Professional Experts. a) Professional Experts are appointed for specific, limited and one-off pieces of work over a short and defined timescale, drawing upon their practice-based expertise. Such individuals would normally have significant professional experience, usually holding an appropriate professional qualification. b) Professional Experts might provide (a series of) guest lectures or seminars, based on their professional or subject expertise, normally in the area or practice of the subject they are teaching (e.g. law). Normally this contribution would be limited to a single or one-off episode during the course of an academic year, but may re-occur on an annual basis, and will be contained within a module convened by University academic staff. Any more substantial, but time-limited contribution to Undergraduate teaching should be undertaken by sessional teaching staff. c) Professional experts are not employees of the University, and would normally be employed elsewhere. They will not require a University username, email-address or access to University systems. Rates of pay are negotiable within reason and reflect the specific professional market rates; payment of fees and agreed expenses is made via the relevant fees and expenses form.