Define: Academic Personnel

The meaning of “Academic Personnel” differs based on where it is used. We list many below, then combine them into one or more market-standard definitions.

How is Academic Personnel defined in a legal contract?

  • Academic Personnel means all core, complementary, adjunct and visiting faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, post-doctoral fellows, undergraduate and post-graduate students. Seen in 4 SEC filings
  • Academic Personnel means presidents, provosts, vice‑presidents, deans, teaching and research staffs, and others of academic rank employed by educational institutions of higher learning, or medical institutions of education and research. Seen in 4 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of academic personnel' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

Academic Personnel means all core, complementary, adjunct faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, post-doctoral fellows, and affiliated students.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • University or School hiring faculty members, instructors or assistants
  • Institutions engaging academic staff for research or advisory roles
  • Organizations drafting agreements for adjunct faculty or visiting lecturers

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

Academic Personnel means presidents, provosts, vice‑presidents, deans, and staff of academic rank employed at educational or research institutions.

Relevant Contract Types

Relevant Circumstances

  • Universities or Academic Institutions hiring top-level administrators or executives
  • Universities or Schools hiring for academic administrative roles
  • Institutions formalizing roles and responsibilities of academic rank-holders

Relevant Sectors

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Academic Personnel means all core, complementary, adjunct faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, post-doctoral fellows, and affiliated students.

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