Adjunct Professors
Based on the regulations of cooperation with adjunct professors that have been approved and signed by the board of governors of Isfahan University of Technology on January 20, 2020 under the document No. 970.
Intrdoduction
To advance the status of the university to a top world university, improve admission of students at graduate levels, especially at PhD level, expand international collaboration, upgrade the university global ranking, create greater opportunities for sabbatical leaves of the PhD students, and facilitate the implementation of research projects, IUT regulations for attracting Adjunct Professors, aiming at hiring the most outstanding scholars worldwide, have been issued.
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct Professor is an international scholar or professor who cooperates with IUT Faculties & Research Institutes in certain educational and research fields under definite contract for a determined period. Cooperation can be started at any time of the academic year or holidays. The name of the adjunct professor can be registered at the IUT faculty directory.
Areas of collaboration
● Cooperation in IUT research projects and further research contracts with other institutes out of the university
● Supervising & advising graduate theses and dissertations
● Research and educational Seminars and Workshops
● Offering IUT specialized and required courses
● Assistance and advice on upgrading IUT global ranking
● Assistance in resolving the existing research difficulties of IUT’s Faculty members and graduate students by application of the research data, facilities and equipment existing outside Iran (scientific data, patent registration, conducting experiments, etc. that are not available in IUT)
● Cooperation in scientific-research and ISI journals as the editorial board of the journals
Adjunct Professors’ Commitments
● During the three years of his/her contract, the adjunct professor is to supervise or advise at least one PhD student jointly, and the one who is joined to the research institutes shall cooperate at least in one research project or a Q1-journal publication.
● The adjunct professor is to attend IUT in a full-time basis for 2 weeks annually or at least 8 weeks during three years.
● The adjunct professor should mention the IUT address in all joint articles, scientific reports and all other jointly accomplished works.
● The IUT copyright in all joint inventions and discoveries should be determined through mutual consultation between IUT and the adjunct professor.
IUT Commitments
● If necessary, adjunct professor’s travel expenses, at economy level, would be financed after confirmation of the vice-president for research & technology and through the research resources of the university.
● If possible, the hosting department will provide the adjunct professor with office, computer and lab equipment.
● There would be no regular payment for the adjunct professor.
● During a short-term course of stay, the adjunct professor can be hosted at IUT guest house free of charge.
Implementation
To employ adjunct professors, the candidate departments should send the relevant applications/proposals to the IUT International Scientific Cooperation Center, after which they shall be approved by the Board of Governors of the University. In this regard, the administrative procedure should comply with the executive style guide for employing adjunct professors which is attached to this by-law.
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Nationality |
Country |
Home University |
Major |
related Department |
Effective Dates of Agreement |
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Dr. Abdollah SABOORI |
Iranian |
Italy |
Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo), Italy |
Materials science and engineering |
Materials Engineering |
September 2021- September 2024 |
|
Dr. Roozbeh Izadi-Zamanabadi |
Iranian |
Denmark |
Aalborg University and Lead Expert in Control Technology at Danfoss Climate Solutions of Denmark |
Automation & Contro |
Mechanical Engineering |
August 2021-2024 |
|
Dr. Ramesh Krishnamurthy |
Indian |
India |
Wildlife Institute of India and Adjunct Professor of University of British Columbia, Canada |
Landscape Level Planning and Management |
Natural Resource Dept |
July 2021- 2024 |
|
Dr. Akram Zamani |
Iranian |
Sweden |
University of Borås |
Chemical Engineering, Polymer Technology |
Textile Engineering |
May 2021 -2024 |
|
Dr. Andreas Bruder |
Swiss |
Switzerland |
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland |
Environment Constructions and Design |
Natural Resources Dept |
January 2021- 2024 |
|
Dr. Ali Zarrabi |
Iranian |
Turkey |
Sabanci- SUNUM |
Chemical Engineering and Nanotechnology |
Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials Institute |
June 2020- June 2023 |
|
|
Iranian |
Switzerland |
ZHAW |
ICT |
Electrical & Computer Eng. |
Nov. 2019- Nov. 2022 |
|
Dr. Gundolf Haase |
Austrian |
Austria |
Univ. of Graz |
Mathematics |
Mathematical Sciences |
July 2019- July 2022 |
|
Dr. Hans Wernher Van de Venn |
German |
Switzerland |
ZHAW |
Mechatronics |
Mechanical Engineering |
Sept. 2019- Sept. 2022 |
|
Dr.Paul Grimm |
German |
Germany |
Folda University |
Applied Informatics |
Electrical & Computer Eng. |
Sept. 2019- Sept. 2022 |
|
Dr.Hossein Tudeshki |
Iranian |
Germany |
Clausthal Univ. of Tech. |
Surface Mining and International Mining |
Mining Engineering |
July 2017-July 2020 |
|
Dr. Josef Senn |
German |
Switzerland |
ETH |
Natural Resources |
Naturale Resources Dept. |
April 2017-April 2020 |
|
Dr. Mohammad Jafar Taherzadeh |
Iranian |
Sweden |
Univ. of Boras |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemical Engineering |
December 2015- December 2018 |
|
Dr. Mohammad Pessarakli |
Iranian |
USA |
Univ. of Arizona |
Plant Sciences |
College of Agriculture |
January 2013- January 2016 |
|
Dr. Hans Crauel |
German |
Germany |
Johann Wolfgang Goethe Univ. |
Mathematics |
Mathematical Sciences |
July 2012- Julay 2015 |
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Dr. Abbas Samani |
Iranian |
Canada |
Univ. of Western Ontario |
Image Processing |
Electrical & Computer Eng. |
February 2012- February 2015 |
|
Dr. Chanbau XU |
Canaidan |
Canada |
Univ. of Western Ontario |
Chemicals and Fuels |
Chemistry |
August 2012- August 2015 |
