An entity or individual who has entered into a contractual agreement to provide goods or services to the University, and meets the following criteria:

• Is not currently an employee of the University.
• Has no expectation of becoming an employee at the end of contractual service.
• Did not have an official UVA appointment within the three months prior to the commencement of the contractual service.
• Relied or will rely upon own expertise rather than following specific instructions from the department regarding performance of the required work.
• Performed the work to the specifications of, but not under the direction of, a University employee or student.
• Did not have the required number of work hours and/or days of the week set by the University.