From time to time, the external body may request a copy of a model agreement that it can use to adapt a contract to the hms faculty. The University Office of General Counsel maintains a long form and short form Model Consulting Agreement, which can be used. They can be downloaded from ogc.harvard.edu/pages/model-documents. HMS`s faculty may receive external advice from time to time. In general, these opportunities are considered personal between the company and each member of the faculty. Nevertheless, we strongly recommend that faculties reasonably limit these commitments so that they do not consume more than one day per week on average. As a service to the HMS research community, the Office regularly audits faculty advice agreements to verify potential conflicts with higher education policy. Whether it`s for opportunities to speak at an industry-sponsored event; Become a member of a scientific advisory committee or to perform services for an external entity, we invite, among other things, members of the HMS research community to send their agreements in MS Word to [email protected]. The university also holds a statement on the external activities of university appointment holders, which provides a contemporary interpretation of long-standing principles that provide guidance for external professional activities, highlighting those conducted with teaching or research companies other than Harvard. The statement focuses specifically on teaching, research and counselling activities. Harvard recommends that faculty use the addition to the Guidance Agreement (pdf) when concluding guidance agreements to ensure that advisory activity is not contrary to the faculty member`s obligations arising from the university`s statement on the Intellectual Property Directive. Office of Technology Development in [email protected] Harvard Trademark [email protected] This Directive establishes a process for the approval and management of service agreements or advice concluded by faculties under the aegis of Harvard University, which means that Harvard would be the contractor. These are agreements that require the faculty to provide certain services or “services” and are not directly within the traditional framework of research or teaching.
While these agreements may have scientific or research benefits, they are a secondary aspect, not the main purpose of the activity. The terms “service agreement” or “advice contract” are descriptive; Such agreements could have many different denominations or titles. Often, participation in service agreements involves high-level projects and challenges that can benefit members of the Harvard community, for example through service agreements are more complicated to manage for the university than routine sponsored research agreements because of the expectations of external entities that perceive themselves as clients and not as sponsors.
