Stephen Farry has been appointed by Ulster University to co-lead a new 'strategic policy unit'.
A university trade union has said it is "surprised and concerned" that a former Alliance Party MP was given a professorship outside of normal recruitment processes.
UU said there was a "compelling justification" in this case as to why a publicly advertised recruitment was "not appropriate". In a statement UU said the pair were appointed through its "exceptional talent pool" process, which has been used in fewer than 10 appointments in the past decade. "We will be asking questions of the university about the costs associated with the appointments, and the reason for the apparent deviation from normal recruitment processes."Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister said the pair have been "parachuted into plum jobs" in a process which "defies every component of conventional recruitment".
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