is linked to becoming

10:04 Nov 8, 2018 

becoming a member of the "UNESCO Chair on Groundwater Arsenic" was the tipping point that decided in his favour and got him this appointment.

19:21 Nov 7, 2018 

I don't think being appointed adjunct professor is "linked" in the sense of causing him to become a member of the UNESCO Chair. If there's a causal connection, it would most likely be the other way around: because he's a member of the UNESCO Chair, he is obviously an authority on the matter, and therefore we appointed him adjunct professor.

Adjunct professors in the sciences (or engineering, law, business, and sometimes the arts) are not tenure-track or full-time professors. They're not academics at all. On the contrary, they're accomplished in their professional field, and because of that, they are given extremely part-time positions (e.g. one class a semester, which may be 3 classroom hours a week) teaching students who are specializing in that field.

16:32 Nov 7, 2018 

Si vous avez le nom de la personne, je recommande une recherche plus approfondie pour confirmer si la personne est déjà membre de la Chaire. Sinon, il est rare qu'une nomination soit conditionnelle à autre chose.

15:43 Nov 7, 2018 

ou dans le snes : avec cette nomination, il acquiert le statut de membre de...

15:39 Nov 7, 2018 

Je trouve cette formulation en effet ambigüe... Est-il membre avant la nomination, la nomination est-elle liée au fait qu'il l'est ou implique-t-elle de le devenir....