Common use of Community-based Sessional Instructor Positions Clause in Contracts

Community-based Sessional Instructor Positions. From time-to-time FNUniv may enter into partnerships with communities /or educational institutions to offer community-based courses. The Parties acknowledge that the process of identifying and appointing Sessional Academic Staff Members may differ from the process described in17.2 and 17.3 above. The University will work in partnership with the communities in question to identify qualified Sessional Academic Staff Members. Courses taught through a community-based program do not contribute toward a Sessional Academic Staff Member qualifying for pre-posting offers. FNUniv shall inform Sessional Academic Staff Members through the University’s e-mail what community based courses are available and how to apply If no qualified candidate is identified by the community, the community may post the position in accordance to 17.3. The community seeking a Sessional Academic Staff Member may choose and appoint a successful candidate at their discretion. Each job posting shall include the qualifications, type of position, course number, title, location, delivery mode, anticipated enrolment, salary range, start and end date of the contract, day and time of the course (where these are known), a commitment to equity in hiring in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 – Affirming Diversity, and a statement that this is a unionized position. All posted Sessional Academic Staff positions shall be advertised on the careers page at xxxx://xxxxxx.xx/jobs, with a copy to the Faculty Association without delay. Such advertisements shall adhere to the University’s exemption under Section 48 of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, which allows the University to give preference to First Nations and other Indigenous candidates.