Common use of EMPLOYMENT PRIORITY Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYMENT PRIORITY. 1. A Sessional Instructor may be appointed only when no faculty member is available to undertake the teaching responsibilities. 2. Except as modified below, all Sessional Instructors shall be hired on the basis of written applications and open competitions. If after such consideration two (2) or more applicants for an appointment are qualified, the one with the most seniority shall be appointed. Seniority will be based on the number of semesters the applicant has taught as a Sessional Instructor or as a faculty appointment, commencing with the first appointment as a Sessional Instructor. A Sessional Instructor who has taught a given course within the last three (3) semesters shall be sent the posting for that given course by email at least ten (10) days before the application deadline. Such individuals may then apply for that course offering through the regular application process. The department will make every reasonable effort to ensure the email notification is sent, and given that effort, inadvertent failure to notify will not then be grievable. 3. It is recognized that teaching related experience in her/his field of study can be of value to a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. Therefore, each department may invoke a right to hold in reserve certain Sessional Instructor positions for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, as provided herein: a. This reserve shall consist of up to twenty five (25) percent of the appointments within a given department that may be reserved for and awarded to qualified Graduate Students or Postdoctoral Fellows; b. The number of such appointments shall be calculated based on the number of Sessional Instructor positions in the yearly teaching plan for each department. Any fractions are to be rounded up to the nearest integer; c. Appointments to the Reserve Sessional Instructor positions shall be provided to qualified Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows first; however, in the event that the positions are not filled therefrom, they shall be released for appointment to any qualified applicant as per this Article. 4. All positions must be posted according to Article XVI (Postings). 5. Seniority shall be lost when a Sessional Instructor: a. is terminated for just cause, unless the Sessional Instructor is subsequently reinstated through the grievance procedure; b. does not receive a teaching appointment within twenty four (24) months of the end date of their most recent appointment;

EMPLOYMENT PRIORITY. ‌ 1. A Sessional Instructor may be appointed only when no faculty member is available to undertake the teaching responsibilities. 2. Except as modified below, all Sessional Instructors shall be hired on the basis of written applications and open competitions. If after such consideration two (2) or more applicants for an appointment are qualified, the one with the most seniority shall be appointed. Seniority will be based on the number of semesters the applicant has taught as a Sessional Instructor or as a faculty appointment, commencing with the first appointment as a Sessional Instructor. A Sessional Instructor who has taught a given course within the last three (3) semesters shall be sent the posting for that given course by email at least ten (10) days before the application deadline. Such individuals may then apply for that course offering through the regular application process. The department will make every reasonable effort to ensure the email notification is sent, and given that effort, inadvertent failure to notify will not then be grievable. 3. It is recognized that teaching related experience in her/his their field of study can be of value to a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. Therefore, each department may invoke a right to hold in reserve certain Sessional Instructor positions for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, as provided herein: a. This reserve shall consist of up to twenty five (25) percent of the appointments within a given department that may be reserved for and awarded to qualified Graduate Students or Postdoctoral Fellows; b. The number of such appointments shall be calculated based on the number of Sessional Instructor positions in the yearly teaching plan for each department. Any fractions are to be rounded up to the nearest integer; c. Appointments to the Reserve Sessional Instructor positions shall be provided to qualified Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows first; however, in the event that the positions are not filled therefrom, they shall be released for appointment to any qualified applicant as per this Article. 4. All positions must be posted according to Article XVI (Postings). 5. Seniority shall be lost when a Sessional Instructor: a. is terminated for just cause, unless the Sessional Instructor is subsequently reinstated through the grievance procedure; b. does not receive a teaching appointment within twenty four (24) months of the end date of their most recent appointment;

EMPLOYMENT PRIORITY. 1. A Sessional Instructor may be appointed only when no faculty member is available to undertake the teaching responsibilities. 2. Except as modified below, all Sessional Instructors shall be hired on the basis of written applications and open competitions. If after such consideration two (2) or more applicants for an appointment are qualified, the one with the most seniority shall be appointed. Seniority will be based on the number of semesters the applicant has taught as a Sessional Instructor or as a faculty appointment, commencing with the first appointment as a Sessional Instructor. A Sessional Instructor who has taught a given course within the last three (3) semesters shall be sent the posting for that given course by email at least ten (10) days before the application deadline. Such individuals may then apply for that course offering through the regular application process. The department will make every reasonable effort to ensure the email notification is sent, and given that effort, inadvertent failure to notify will not then be grievable. 3. It is recognized that teaching related experience in her/his field of study can be of value to a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. Therefore, each department may invoke a right to hold in reserve certain Sessional Instructor positions for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, as provided herein: a. a) This reserve shall consist of up to twenty five (25) percent of the appointments within a given department that may be reserved for and awarded to qualified Graduate Students graduate students or Postdoctoral Fellowspostdoctoral fellows; b. b) The number of such appointments shall be calculated based on the number of Sessional Instructor positions in the yearly teaching plan for each department. Any fractions are to be rounded up to the nearest integer; c. Appointments to the Reserve Sessional Instructor positions shall be provided to qualified Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows first; however, in the event that the positions are not filled therefrom, they shall be released for appointment to any qualified applicant as per this Article. 4. All positions must be posted according to Article XVI (Postings). 5. Seniority shall be lost when a Sessional Instructor: a. is terminated for just cause, unless the Sessional Instructor is subsequently reinstated through the grievance procedure; b. does not receive a teaching appointment within twenty four (24) months of the end date of their most recent appointment;