Common use of Selection of Faculty Clause in Contracts

Selection of Faculty. A. Full-Time Faculty 1. Full-time tenured faculty will have the opportunity to be significantly involved in the development of the advertised job description qualifications. Except under unusual circumstances, a new full-time faculty position shall be advertised for at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the position is to be filled. Only the campus vice chancellor/president or the District Chancellor may, after consultation with the AFT President, waive this requirement. 2. College administrators, with the assistance of HR Employee Services, shall arrange a review of the applicants' qualifications, credentials and other pertinent materials by a candidate selection committee comprised of the following voting members: the unit administrator and three (3) faculty (selected by the tenured faculty of the division). The appropriate affirmative action officer will be an ex-officio member of the candidate selection committee. Interviews of at least five (5) qualified applicants will be held by the candidate selection committee. The committee may interview fewer than five (5) applicants if acceptable to the appropriate vice president. If the committee cannot interview at least five (5) applicants and the vice-president does not concur with the number of applicants the committee has selected to interview, the position will be re- advertised for at least thirty (30) days unless a shorter period of time is mutually agreed to between the committee and the appropriate vice president. Qualified candidates who are on the part-time priority-hiring list of the appropriate campus unit and who apply for the position will be interviewed. A candidate search committee of more than 3 faculty or a committee of the whole may be established when: a. Faculty in the division make such a request; b. A majority of faculty in the division support the request and; c. Notification is sent by the college to the AFT President 3. Based on the candidate selection committee's review of the applicants' qualifications and interviews, the committee will recommend three (3) candidates but may recommend additional candidates. If the committee cannot recommend three (3) candidates and the vice president does not concur with a recommendation of at least two (2), the position will be re-advertised for at least thirty (30) days unless a shorter period of time is mutually agreed to between the committee and the appropriate vice president. The candidates will be recommended by the candidate selection committee via the unit administrator to the appropriate vice president who shall forward his or her recommendations and those submitted by the committee to the campus vice chancellor/president for the final selection. 4. If the campus vice chancellor/president does not select any of the recommended candidates, he or she shall meet with the appropriate faculty for discussion of the matter and review of selection criteria, after which the selection process will be repeated. 5. In the event a new or vacant full-time position is opened, current Tenured or Core full-time faculty shall have first priority for such positions. Any such faculty member requesting a transfer will submit a transfer request to the HR Employee Services Administrator and the hiring Unit Administrator within fifteen (15) calendar days. Within the next fifteen (15) calendar days, the faculty member requesting transfer will meet with the candidate selection committee to determine the faculty member's match with the qualifications of the position, the interests of the faculty member and the quality of fit between them and the department. Within five (5) calendar days of this meeting, the candidate selection committee will make a decision regarding the transfer, and the unit administrator will notify the faculty member of the decision. If the decision is to refuse the transfer, the faculty member will be provided with a letter specifying the rationale for the decision. The faculty member will have the option of making a written request for a review of the process by the Vice President for Instruction within five (5) calendar days of the receipt of the letter; the VPI will provide a written response within five (5) calendar days of receiving the request from the faculty member. If the process was followed completely, the decision by the candidate selection committee will stand. If it was violated by the candidate selection committee, the faculty member will be granted an interview at the executive level before any other interviews are conducted for the vacant position. When two (2) or more present faculty are equally qualified based on the above criteria, then the most senior will be selected. If a faculty member applies after that fifteen (15) calendar day period then that person will be considered on the same basis as other applicants. 6. A full-time instructor who intends to vacate a full-time position through transfer, retirement, approved leave, or resignation will notify the unit administrator in writing. When the Administration receives official notification that a full- time faculty position will be vacated, the AFT will be informed of the vacancy within 30 working days after official notification is received. When a full-time vacancy occurs because of retirement, resignation, or unpaid leave, the position will normally be filled with a temporary full-time faculty member in accordance with Article 4.3 by the end of the following quarter. In the event that the vice president for instruction (or equivalent) determines that budgetary constraints or program reductions make replacement with a full-time faculty member inadvisable, the appropriate vice president (or equivalent) will meet with the involved faculty, the unit administrator, and an AFT representative, no later than the end of the quarter following the vacancy (fall, winter, spring, excluding summer) before making a decision. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss program staffing needs. B. Part-Time Faculty Any interested faculty in each department/division in conjunction with the unit administrator shall develop a registry of qualified available candidates to be considered for part-time positions as the need occurs, except in cases of emergency. Faculty shall have the opportunity to be involved in the development of the

Selection of Faculty. A. Full-Time Faculty 1. Full-time tenured faculty will have the opportunity to be significantly involved in the development of the advertised job description qualifications. Except under unusual circumstances, a new full-time faculty position shall be advertised for at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the position is to be filled. Only the campus vice chancellor/president or the District Chancellor may, after consultation with the AFT President, waive this requirement. 2. College administrators, with the assistance of HR Employee Services, shall arrange a review of the applicants' qualifications, credentials and other pertinent materials by a candidate selection committee comprised of the following voting members: the unit administrator and three (3) faculty (selected by the tenured faculty of the division). The appropriate affirmative action officer will be an ex-officio member of the candidate selection committee. Interviews of at least five (5) qualified applicants will be held by the candidate selection committee. The committee may interview fewer than five (5) applicants if acceptable to the appropriate vice president. If the committee cannot interview at least five (5) applicants and the vice-president does not concur with the number of applicants the committee has selected to interview, the position will be re- advertised for at least thirty (30) days unless a shorter period of time is mutually agreed to between the committee and the appropriate vice president. Qualified candidates who are on the part-time priority-hiring list of the appropriate campus unit and who apply for the position will be interviewed. A candidate search committee of more than 3 faculty or a committee of the whole may be established when: a. Faculty in the division make such a request; b. A majority of faculty in the division support the request and; c. Notification is sent by the college to the AFT President 3. Based on the candidate selection committee's review of the applicants' qualifications and interviews, the committee will recommend three (3) candidates but may recommend additional candidates. If the committee cannot recommend three (3) candidates and the vice president does not concur with a recommendation of at least two (2), the position will be re-advertised for at least thirty (30) days unless a shorter period of time is mutually agreed to between the committee and the appropriate vice president. The candidates will be recommended by the candidate selection committee via the unit administrator to the appropriate vice president who shall forward his or her recommendations and those submitted by the committee to the campus vice chancellor/president for the final selection. 4. If the campus vice chancellor/president does not select any of the recommended candidates, he or she shall meet with the appropriate faculty for discussion of the matter and review of selection criteria, after which the selection process will be repeated. 5. In the event a new or vacant full-time position is opened, current Tenured or Core tenured full-time faculty shall have first priority for such positions. Any such faculty member requesting a transfer will submit a transfer request to the HR Employee Services Administrator and the hiring Unit Administrator within fifteen (15) calendar days. Within the next fifteen (15) calendar days, the faculty member requesting transfer will meet with the candidate selection committee to determine the faculty member's match with the qualifications of the position, the interests of the faculty member and the quality of fit between them and the department. Within five (5) calendar days of this meeting, the candidate selection committee will make a decision regarding the transfer, and the unit administrator will notify the faculty member of the decision. If the decision is to refuse the transfer, the faculty member will be provided with a letter specifying the rationale for the decision. The faculty member will have the option of making a written request for a review of the process by the Vice President for Instruction within five (5) calendar days of the receipt of the letter; the VPI will provide a written response within five (5) calendar days of receiving the request from the faculty member. If the process was followed completely, the decision by the candidate selection committee will stand. If it was violated by the candidate selection committee, the faculty member will be granted an interview at the executive level before any other interviews are conducted for the vacant position. When two (2) or more present faculty are equally qualified based on the above criteria, then the most senior will be selected. If a faculty member applies after that fifteen (15) calendar day period then that person will be considered on the same basis as other applicants. 6. A full-time instructor who intends to vacate a full-time position through transfer, retirement, approved leave, or resignation will notify the unit administrator in writing. When the Administration receives official notification that a full- time faculty position will be vacated, the AFT will be informed of the vacancy within 30 working days after official notification is received. When a full-time vacancy occurs because of retirement, resignation, or unpaid leave, the position will normally be filled with a temporary full-time faculty member in accordance with Article 4.3 by the end of the following quarter. In the event that the vice president for instruction (or equivalent) determines that budgetary constraints or program reductions make replacement with a full-time faculty member inadvisable, the appropriate vice president (or equivalent) will meet with the involved faculty, the unit administrator, and an AFT representative, no later than the end of the quarter following the vacancy (fall, winter, spring, excluding summer) before making a decision. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss program staffing needs. B. Part-Time Faculty Any interested faculty in each department/division in conjunction with the unit administrator shall develop a registry of qualified available candidates to be considered for part-time positions as the need occurs, except in cases of emergency. Faculty shall have the opportunity to be involved in the development of thefifteen