Assistant Professors. Appropriate academic qualifications in the discipline for which the Faculty Member has been hired, such as a Masters or PhD Degree, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and professional practice; • normally, a minimum of two years relevant teaching experience at the post- secondary level; • a suitable record of professional practice or scholarly activity. An Assistant Professor may apply for the rank of Associate Professor after a minimum of three years as an Assistant Professor. In exceptional circumstances, a lesser period may be considered. Progression is subject to the tenure and promotion review process.
Assistant Professors. Appropriate academic qualifications in the discipline for which the Faculty Member has been hired, such as a Masters or PhD Degree, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and professional practice; • normally, a minimum of two years relevant teaching experience at the post- secondary level; and • a suitable record of professional practice or scholarly activity.
Assistant Professors. A. A Unit Core Faculty member who is hired as an Assistant Professor will be hired on a three-year appointment.
B. During the Spring semester of the Assistant Professor’s second year of any three-year appointment, s/he will be formally evaluated for reappointment in accordance with Article 12 (Evaluations, Reappointment, and Promotion Procedures) of this Agreement. If the Assistant Professor is not reappointed, s/he will be notified by June 1 of that second year that her/his third year will be the final year at the University. If s/he is reappointed, s/he will receive another three-year appointment commencing after the end of the current three-year appointment. As long as the Unit Core Faculty member remains in the rank of Assistant Professor, s/he will receive three- year appointments and will be reviewed for reappointment in the second year of each such appointment. However, after 12 years in the rank of Assistant Professor, s/he will receive, if reappointed, five year appointments and will be reviewed for reappointment in the fourth year of each such appointment.
C. An Assistant Professor may apply for reappointment with a promotion to the rank of Associate Professor in the second year of her/his second appointment as an Assistant Professor or at any time thereafter. The Assistant Professor will be evaluated for promotion in accordance with Article 12 (Evaluations, Reappointment, and Promotion Procedures) of this Agreement.
i. If the promotion is approved, s/he will be awarded the rank of Associate Professor to be effective in the subsequent academic year and will receive a five-year appointment.
ii. If the Assistant Professor chooses not to apply for promotion to Associate Professor, s/he will then only be evaluated for a reappointment in accordance with Section 4(B) of this Article.
iii. If the promotion is denied, then the Assistant Professor can next re- apply for promotion two years after her/his prior application date.
iv. Applying for promotion to Associate Professor is voluntary, and a decision not to apply will not have an adverse consequence for the faculty member in contract reappointment decisions.
