I didn't know that such a thing existed either, in fact I thought that the maximum time you could ever take on one (watching the struggles of an old manager of

I didn't know that such a thing existed either, in fact I thought that the maximum time you could ever take on one (watching the struggles of an old manager of mine) was less than mine is scheduled to take. I am self-funded. Part-time means that I can take up interesting opportunities (eg a new start-up) on the side. And I can keep some IP from being tangled up with the university, in case anything very interesting turns up (eg a new start-up)...