Leave for Professional Advancement. A leave of absence may be granted, by the Director, to a professional staff member when, in the opinion of the Directorate, such a leave would be to the advantage of the Contractor. For the purpose of the application of these leave of absence practices, a professional staff member is typically defined to be a scientist, an engineer or a person with major administrative responsibility. The types of leave which may be granted include assignment to other institutions for teaching, for research and for otherwise furthering professional capability. Such leaves may coincide with a fellowship or other similar award.
Leave for Professional Advancement. 1. A faculty member may receive leave to attend professional academic conferences upon recommendation by the department head and approval by the appropriate Academic Xxxx, or his designee, or in the case of library faculty, by the Xxxx of the Learning Resources Center.
