Appointment to Faculty Ranks Clause Samples
The 'Appointment to Faculty Ranks' clause defines the process and criteria for assigning individuals to specific academic positions within an institution, such as assistant, associate, or full professor. It typically outlines the qualifications required for each rank, the procedures for evaluating candidates, and the authority responsible for making appointment decisions. By establishing clear standards and processes, this clause ensures transparency and fairness in faculty hiring and advancement, helping to maintain academic quality and institutional integrity.
Appointment to Faculty Ranks. (a) An Instructor employee may be appointed to a faculty rank where a suitable vacancy occurs, and their qualifications are demonstrably equal to those of the best external applicant who meets the requirements of the position.
(b) However, an Instructor employee holding a preliminary or confirmed appointment may in exceptional circumstances be transferred to faculty rank with the same appointment status without there being a suitable vacancy when:
(i) their research or scholarship in an appropriate discipline is deemed by their unit tenure and promotion committee to be of a calibre and nature normally required for a faculty appointment;
(ii) their qualifications meet those normally required for a faculty appointment; and,
(iii) they are deemed by their unit Chair or Director to be doing a job which is effectively the same as that normally required of a Faculty employee and that the unit is capable of resolving the implications of this transfer for its course offerings within its existing resources. Recommendation for such a transfer shall be made by the departmental promotion committee to the faculty promotion committee and then to the appropriate ▇▇▇▇.
(iv) the employee receiving a positive recommendation for transfer into faculty ranks shall receive a formal letter of offer of transfer from the Employer.
Appointment to Faculty Ranks. (a) An Instructor employee may be appointed to a faculty rank where a suitable vacancy occurs, and his/her qualifications are demonstrably equal to those of the best external applicant who meets the requirements of the position.
(b) However, an Instructor employee holding a preliminary or confirmed appointment may in exceptional circumstances be transferred to faculty rank with the same appointment status without there being a suitable vacancy when:
(i) his/her research or scholarship in an appropriate discipline is of a caliber and nature normally required for a faculty appointment;
(ii) his/her qualifications meet those normally required for a faculty appointment; and,
(iii) he/she is doing a job which is effectively the same as that normally required of a faculty employee. Recommendation for such a transfer shall be made by the departmental promotion committee to the faculty promotion committee and then to the appropriate ▇▇▇▇.
Appointment to Faculty Ranks. (a) An Instructor employee may be appointed to a faculty rank where a suitable vacancy occurs, and his/her qualifications are demonstrably equal to those of the best external applicant who meets the requirements of the position.
(b) However, an Instructor employee holding a preliminary or confirmed appointment may in exceptional circumstances be transferred to faculty rank with the same appointment status without there being a suitable vacancy when:
(i) his/her research is of a caliber and nature normally required for a faculty appointment, and
(ii) he/she is doing a job which is effectively the same as that normally required of a faculty employee. Recommendation for such a transfer shall be made by the departmental promotion committee to the faculty promotion committee and then to the appropriate ▇▇▇▇.
Appointment to Faculty Ranks. (a) An Instructor employee may be appointed to a faculty rank where a suitable vacancy occurs, and his/her qualifications are demonstrably equal to those of the best external applicant who meets the requirements of the position.
(b) However, an Instructor employee holding a preliminary or confirmed appointment may in exceptional circumstances be transferred to faculty rank with the same appointment status without there being a suitable vacancy when:
Appointment to Faculty Ranks. (a) A Lecturer (Instructor) employee may be appointed to a faculty rank where a suitable vacancy occurs, and his/her qualifications are demonstrably equal to those of the best external applicant who meets the requirements of the position.
(b) However, a Lecturer (Instructor) employee holding a preliminary or confirmed appointment may in exceptional circumstances be transferred to faculty rank with the same appointment status without there being a suitable vacancy when:
(i) his/her research is of a calibre and nature normally required for a faculty appointment, and
(ii) he/she is doing a job which is effectively the same as that normally required of a faculty employee. Recommendation for such a transfer shall be made by the departmental promotion committee to the faculty promotion committee and then to the appropriate ▇▇▇▇.