Common use of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows Clause in Contracts

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows. (a) The parties agree that both graduate student teaching experience and job security of Continuing Sessional Lecturers are important. With this in mind, the University will provide four (4) months’ notice to the Union when it anticipates a reduction of course offerings in that unit to Continuing Sessional Lecturer due to: (i) an increase in the historical proportion of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, or (ii) the introduction of a new graduate program. The University commits that such change will be done in a manner that gives due consideration to the job security of Continuing Sessional Lecturers and that such change will not be made solely for the reason of any wage differential which may exist between Continuing Sessionals and Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellows. (b) Postdoctoral Fellows will not be given priority assignment over Continuing Sessionals for more than three (3) units per year, but may be assigned additional units prior to posting of positions under article 13.01 (b).

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows. (a) The parties agree that both graduate student teaching experience and job security of Continuing Sessional Lecturers are important. With this in mind, the University will provide four (4) months’ notice to the Union when it anticipates a reduction of course offerings in that unit to Continuing Sessional Lecturer Sessionals due to: (i) an increase in the historical proportion of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, or (ii) the introduction of a new graduate program. The University commits that such change will be done in a manner that gives due consideration to the job security of Continuing Sessional Lecturers and that such change will not be made solely for the reason of any wage differential which may exist between Continuing Sessionals and Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellows. (b) Postdoctoral Fellows will not be given priority assignment over Continuing Sessionals for more than three (3) units per year, but may be assigned additional units prior to posting of positions under article 13.01 (b).

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows. (a) The parties agree that both graduate student teaching experience and job security of Continuing Sessional Lecturers are important. With this in mind, the University will provide four (4) months’ notice to the Union when it anticipates a reduction of course offerings in that unit to Continuing Sessional Lecturer due to: (i) an increase in the historical proportion of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, or (ii) the introduction of a new graduate program. The University commits that such change will be done in a manner that gives due consideration to the job security of Continuing Sessional Lecturers and that such change will not be made solely for the reason of any wage differential which may exist between Continuing Sessionals and Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellows. (b) Postdoctoral Fellows will not be given priority assignment over Continuing Sessionals for more than three (3) units per year, year but may be assigned additional units prior to posting of positions under article 13.01 (b)Article 14.03.