Procedure For Academic Staff Members a. An Academic Staff Member seeking promotion to the rank of Associate Professor or above shall provide the appropriate Executive Officer with the name of one external referee at a level equal to or superior to the rank being sought, in the same discipline or profession, together with any supporting documentation the Staff Member wishes to have considered by the referees.
b. The Executive Officer shall select a second external referee of senior status in the same discipline or profession as the Staff Member.
c. Adjunct professors and individuals who have been employees or on contract with the University in the previous two (2) years are not considered external referees.
d. The Executive Officer shall contact both external referees by letter and provide them with any supporting documentation provided by the Staff Member requesting promotion, together with a copy of this Agreement, a copy of the Staff Member’s current role description, and a copy of the current Athabasca University Calendar. The Staff Member shall receive copies of these letters.
e. Concurrent with the process in 3.6.10 (d), the Executive Officer shall conduct an internal review in accordance with 3.6.10 (h).
f. Once assessments are received from both external referees the Executive Officer shall conduct an internal review in accordance with 3.6.10(h).
g. Where the current rank of the Staff Member is below Assistant Professor the Executive Officer shall conduct an internal review in accordance with 3.6.10(h).
h. For an internal review, the Executive Officer shall strike a Review Committee composed of three Staff Members of rank at least equivalent to the rank to which promotion is sought. One shall be chosen by the Staff Member seeking promotion, one by the Executive Officer, and the third by agreement of the two thus nominated. A Human Resources Officer shall convene the first meeting of the Review Committee and shall ensure that relevant information is provided, including supporting documentation from the Staff Member seeking promotion, and, where applicable, the assessments from the external referees. The Review Committee may request further information relevant to the promotion review, and shall proceed according to current Athabasca University policy.
i. The internal Review Committee shall communicate the results of its review in writing to the Executive Officer who shall then advise the President either for or against the promotion of the Staff Member. The Executive Officer shall at th...
Procedure For Academic Staff Members. ON PROBATION
