Outside Commitments and Outside Employment

"What is considered 'outside of UA duties and responsibilities' if we are budgeted to for research, teaching, and service?"

Please work with your college to determine what is and is not considered to be part of your UArizona duties and responsibilities.  The following disclosure scenarios may be helpful:

"What happens if you submit a COC form prior to the trip and it’s not 'approved' before the date of the trip? Can you still go?"

Outside Commitments require prior approval.  In an ideal world, the COC form would be submitted in eDisclosure 4 weeks prior to the start date to ensure college and department reviewers have an opportunity to review the form, resolve concerns and/or implement a management plan.  Realizing that submission 4 weeks prior to the start date is not always possible, we ask that individuals email us to flag a fast-approaching start date so that we can work with the approvers to ensure all questions are answered, etc. 

"If a person asks for permission to engage in an Outside Commitment and it is declined, then what?"

If the Outside Commitment is not approved, the individual cannot engage in the Outside Commitment.

OROI is available to work with college/department approvers to discuss concerns and develop a COC management plan.  More details about the COC review process are available on our COC & COI Review Processes webpage. 

"Is Conflict of Commitment a disclosure process or an approval process?"

Both.  Outside Commitments must be disclosed in eDisclosure, at which time OROI will initiate the review process.  

 

More details about the COC review process are available on our COC & COI Review Processes webpage. 

When is Research an Outside Commitment?

When you enter into any commitment or obligation, even if it is not in writing, to Conduct Research for or on behalf of an individual or entity outside of UArizona (e.g., delivery of research results or data to the outside individual or entity) it constitutes an Outside Commitment and must be declared as such

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