Common use of Fixed-Term Faculty Clause in Contracts

Fixed-Term Faculty. Bargaining unit members in the Fixed-Term classification are not eligible for indefinite tenure, but are eligible for promotion within their category. The fact that a candidate’s promotion review was unsuccessful will not impact the candidate’s continued employment, and they may choose, in consultation with their unit head, to reapply for promotion at a later date. Unless granted credit for prior service, bargaining unit members in the Fixed-Term Instructional and Fixed-Term Research categories are eligible for promotion when both of the following conditions are met: at least four years have elapsed since their initial hire date or last promotion, and they have accumulated a minimum of 3.0 FTE years in service since their initial hire date or last promotion. Unless granted credit for prior service, bargaining unit members in the Fixed-Term Professorial categories are eligible for promotion when both of the following conditions are met: at least six years have elapsed since their initial hire date or last promotion, and they have accumulated a minimum of 4.5 FTE years in service since their initial hire date or last promotion. Eligible bargaining unit members under these minimum time-of-service definitions may initiate the review when they believe their performance in the role meets the expectations for promotion. Typically, this judgment is made in consultation with the unit head, but the final decision to proceed rests with the bargaining unit member. The unit head is responsible for providing the bargaining unit members with instructions for preparing the dossier by the end of the Spring term of the year prior to the one in which the review is requested. For bargaining unit members in the Fixed-Term Instructional and Fixed-Term Research categories, this date could be, at the earliest, the Spring term of the third year in rank so that the promotion review occurs during their fourth year in rank and they may be promoted at the end of their fourth year in rank, unless prior credit towards years in rank was specified at the time of hire. For bargaining unit members in Fixed- Term Professorial categories, this date could be, at the earliest, the Spring term of the fifth year in rank so that their promotion review occurs during their sixth year in rank and they may be promoted at the end of their sixth year in rank, unless prior credit towards years in rank was specified at the time of hire.