Common use of Tenure and Promotion for Faculty Employees Clause in Contracts

Tenure and Promotion for Faculty Employees. (a) Appointments without Tenure (i) An appointment without tenure shall be made as a term appointment, or a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor. (ii) A faculty term appointment is one made without expectation of renewal (subject to Article 37). A term appointment may, however, be renewed and a faculty member employed under successive term appointments must in the fifth year of such employment be considered for tenure. In any case successive term appointments must not exceed a period of six years. (iii) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Lecturer is one made where there is a specific requirement to complete the doctoral degree or the terminal degree for the discipline. Such requirements will be clearly stated in the letter of appointment. The length of a preliminary appointment as a lecturer shall normally be for three (3) years. If the requirement is successfully met, the appointment will be converted to the rank of Assistant Professor, and the appointee may choose to start the time to tenure from her/his initial appointment or his/her date of conversion to the new rank. (iv) Members being offered employment within disciplines where professional accreditation is necessary for the viability of the program may be required to, within 5 years of the commencement of employment, obtain the required credentials and shall maintain these credentials during their employment. When a member is required to achieve and maintain this credential, this requirement shall be outlined in the letter of appointment and any subsequent renewal. (v) The employer shall refund the employees in programs where professional accreditation is necessary for the fees incurred to initially obtain these credentials. (vi) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor is one made with the expectation that, subject to successful reviews, it will be renewed and at some point succeeded by an appointment with tenure. The purpose of a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment is to allow sufficient time to successfully transition to a tenured appointment. Normally, an initial preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall be for three years and renewal of a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall be for three (3) years. The maximum time in a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall not be for more than a total of seven (7) years, including any years served on a preliminary appointment at the rank of Lecturer, but exclusive of extensions granted for other reasons, such as parental leave and pursuant to relevant legislation (see Article 5), and not counting periods of unpaid leave, from the date of the preliminary (tenure-track) appointment. (vii) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor is one made with the expectation that, subject to successful reviews, it will result in consideration for tenure within three years exclusive of extensions granted for other reasons, such as parental leave, periods of unpaid leave, and pursuant to relevant legislation (see Article 5). Normally, a preliminary (tenure- track) appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor shall not be renewable. However, a short extension of not more than six (6) months may be granted by the Xxxxxxx and Vice-President (Academic) on recommendation of the Xxxx. (viii) Each faculty member in a preliminary appointment shall receive a half-credit course release from the unit teaching load in their first year of appointment. (ix) On commencing a preliminary (tenure track) appointment candidates will be provided a startup research grant as appropriate to the faculty member’s discipline.

Tenure and Promotion for Faculty Employees. (a) Appointments without Tenure (i) An appointment without tenure shall be made as a term appointment, or a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor. (ii) A faculty term appointment is one made without expectation of renewal (subject to Article 37). A term appointment may, however, be renewed and a faculty member employed under successive term appointments must in the fifth year of such employment be considered for tenure. In any case successive term appointments must not exceed a period of six years. (iii) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Lecturer is one made where there is a specific requirement to complete the doctoral degree or the terminal degree for the discipline. Such requirements will be clearly stated in the letter of appointment. The length of a preliminary appointment as a lecturer shall normally be for three (3) years. If the requirement is successfully met, the appointment will be converted to the rank of Assistant Professor, and the appointee may choose to start the time to tenure from her/his their initial appointment or his/her their date of conversion to the new rank. (iv) Members being offered employment within disciplines where professional accreditation is necessary for the viability of the program may be required to, within 5 five (5) years of the commencement of employment, obtain the required credentials and shall maintain these credentials during their employment. When a member is required to achieve and maintain this credential, this requirement shall be outlined in the letter of appointment and any subsequent renewal. (v) The employer Employer shall refund the employees in programs where professional accreditation is necessary for the fees incurred to initially obtain these credentials. (vi) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor is one made with the expectation that, subject to successful reviews, it will be renewed and at some point succeeded by an appointment with tenure. The purpose of a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment is to allow sufficient time to successfully transition to a tenured appointment. Normally, an initial preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall be for three (3) years and renewal of a preliminary (tenure-tenure- track) appointment shall be for three (3) years. The maximum time in a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall not be for more than a total of seven (7) years, including any years served on a preliminary appointment at the rank of Lecturer, but exclusive of extensions granted for other reasons, such as parental leave and pursuant to relevant legislation (see Article 5), and not counting periods of unpaid leave, from the date of the preliminary (tenure-track) appointment. (vii) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor is one made with the expectation that, subject to successful reviews, it will result in consideration for tenure within three years exclusive of extensions granted for other reasons, such as parental leave, periods of unpaid leave, and pursuant to relevant legislation (see Article 5). Normally, a preliminary (tenure- track) appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor shall not be renewable. However, a short extension of not more than six (6) months may be granted by the Xxxxxxx and Vice-President (Academic) on recommendation of the Xxxx. (viii) Each faculty member in a preliminary appointment shall receive a half-credit course release from the unit teaching load in their first year of appointment. (ix) On commencing a preliminary (tenure track) appointment candidates will be provided a startup research grant as appropriate to the faculty member’s discipline.seven

Tenure and Promotion for Faculty Employees. (a) Appointments without Tenure (i) An appointment without tenure shall be made as a term appointment, or a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor. (ii) A faculty term appointment is one made without expectation of renewal (subject to Article 3736). A term appointment may, however, be renewed and a faculty member employed under successive term appointments must in the fifth year of such employment be considered for tenure. In any case successive term appointments must not exceed a period of six years. (iii) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Lecturer is one made where there is a specific requirement to complete the doctoral degree or the terminal degree for the discipline. Such requirements will be clearly stated in the letter of appointment. The length of a preliminary appointment as a lecturer shall normally be for three (3) years. If the requirement is successfully met, the appointment will be converted to the rank of Assistant Professor, and the appointee may choose to start the time to tenure from her/his their initial appointment or his/her their date of conversion to the new rank. (iv) Members being offered employment within disciplines where professional accreditation is necessary for the viability of the program may be required to, within 5 five (5) years of the commencement of employment, obtain the required credentials and shall maintain these credentials during their employment. When a member is required to achieve and maintain this credential, this requirement shall be outlined in the letter of appointment and any subsequent renewal. (v) The employer Employer shall refund the employees in programs where professional accreditation is necessary for the fees incurred to initially obtain these credentials. (vi) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor is one made with the expectation that, subject to successful reviewspre-tenure annual reviews as per Article 10.1(c), it will be renewed and at some point succeeded by an appointment with tenure. The purpose of a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment is to allow sufficient time to successfully transition to a tenured appointment. Normally, an initial preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall be for three (3) years and renewal of a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall be for three (3) years. The maximum time in a preliminary (tenure-track) appointment shall not be for more than a total of seven (7) years, including any years served on a preliminary appointment at the rank of Lecturer, but exclusive of extensions granted for other reasons, such as parental leave and pursuant to relevant legislation (see Article 5), and not counting periods of unpaid leave, from the date of the preliminary (tenure-track) appointment. (vii) A preliminary (tenure-track) appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor is one made with the expectation that, subject to successful reviews, it will result in consideration for tenure within three years exclusive of extensions granted for other reasons, such as parental leave, periods of unpaid leave, and pursuant to relevant legislation (see Article 5). Normally, a preliminary (tenure- track) appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor shall not be renewable. However, a short extension of not more than six (6) months may be granted by the Xxxxxxx and Vice-President (Academic) on recommendation of the Xxxx. (viii) Each faculty member in a preliminary appointment shall receive a half-credit course release from the unit teaching load in their first year of appointment. (ix) On commencing a preliminary (tenure track) appointment candidates will be provided a startup research grant as appropriate to the faculty member’s discipline.three