Conflict of Commitment
The primary duty of faculty is to the University. An outside arrangement must, therefore, involve a time commitment that is reasonable in view of one's faculty duties and may not involve services and conditions that conflict with institutional policies.
Conflicts of Commitment may occur in situations that could impact obligations to JHU, such as:
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Determining whether a particular outside arrangement constitutes an acceptable or unacceptable commitment is a joint responsibility of the faculty member's department director (or, in the Department of Medicine, the division director) and OPC. Department directors are able to review proposed time commitment, and the nature of any proposed activity. Based on that information, they will be able to assess any potential for conflict of commitment generated by the activity.
Time Commitment: Our institutional threshold for conflict of commitment, with respect to time spent providing outside services, is 26 days per year. This level is to be considered a guideline and not necessarily a limit on outside activities. Conferences and scientific or professional meetings need not be disclosed and are, therefore, not included in the 26-day threshold.
