Graduate Faculty
The WVU graduate faculty, as a body, is expected to play a principal role in nurturing academic excellence in student-centered graduate education. Graduate Faculty ensure quality preparation of the University's graduate students by modeling innovative practices as scholars, instructors, advisors, mentors, and advocates for WVU graduate students. Graduate faculty are privileged to serve as role models to graduate students who will become future faculty, researchers, educators, and leaders in and outside of the academy.
WVU policy requires that faculty be approved members of the graduate faculty in order to serve as advisors for graduate students, to serve on graduate student committees, and to instruct graduate courses. Graduate faculty membership roles are associated with a set of approved responsibilities (link to OGEL site here) along with an expectation of engagement in scholarly activity.
Regular Graduate Faculty Membership is for individuals who chair thesis or dissertation projects, chair dissertation or thesis advisory committees and/or regularly serve on such committees due to the nature of their academic appointment or their expertise. Members must hold an appointment in an academic department, program or school and typically will hold a tenure-track position. Regular graduate faculty, under all circumstances, must hold an appointment that includes research or creative achievement as defined by their school or college and the instruction of graduate students as a percentage of their evaluated activity.
Associate Graduate Faculty Membership exists to allow graduate faculty membership for individuals who possess specialized training, experience, or certification required for specific committee service. Associate members may serve as a co-chair or member of graduate advisory committees and may also teach in graduate courses.
Other graduate faculty membership types exist such as Instructor, Emeritus or Temporary. To learn more about this and to review the overall university graduate faculty guidelines, please visit this page.
HSC GRADUATE FACULTY MEMBERSHIP
Faculty from the five health sciences schools must submit a graduate faculty membership application form to HSC’s Office of Research and Graduate Education, with the following additional requirements and considerations.
For Regular Graduate Faculty Membership:
- Publication of 2 or more primary scientific manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals within the last three years.
- Engagement in presentation of scholarly work at national conferences within the last three years.
- Attend required trainings and/or workshops on mentoring graduate students. A minimum of three hours of mentor training over the three-year appointment period.
For Associate Membership:
- Publication of 1 or more primary scientific manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals within the last three years.
- Engagement in presentation of scholarly work at national conferences within the last three years.
- Attend at least one faculty mentoring training session within the last 3 years.
- Scientists at National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) who have a courtesy appointment within a WVU HSC department can apply for associate graduate faculty membership.
Applications may be submitted at any time. The review of applications is normally completed within 4 weeks of submission unless urgent needs justify an expedited review.
Membership expires every 3 years on April 30th. A reminder will be sent to members whose membership is set to expire in the proceeding March to submit renewal application by April 1.
