Common use of Tenure Track Appointment Clause in Contracts

Tenure Track Appointment. i) Normally, Members will apply for tenure in the penultimate year of the tenure-track appointment. ii) Members in the penultimate year of their tenure-track appointment do not need to send written notification to their Xxxx that they will be applying for tenure. Instead, between February 1 and February 28 of the penultimate year of a tenure-track appointment, the Xxxx will send written notification to Members that during the following academic year they will be automatically considered for tenure. Members must follow the submission deadlines in this Article. iii) Members may withdraw their applications for tenure at any time by sending written notification to the Member’s Xxxx. However, should a Member do this, the Member’s employment at the University will cease at the end of the tenure-track appointment. iv) Notwithstanding 26.2 (a) (i) and (ii), Members are eligible to apply for early tenure and promotion in the third year of a tenure-track appointment or any year thereafter until their penultimate year. Members may only apply for early tenure once. v) If a Member who applies for early tenure receives a deferral of the decision on tenure, or sends written notice to the Xxxx to withdraw the application after June 10, the Member will next be considered for tenure in the final year of the Member’s tenure-track appointment per Article 26.2(a) (i) and (ii). An application withdrawn on or before June 10 will not count as an application for early tenure. vi) Notwithstanding 26.2(a) (i) and (ii), a Member on a tenure-track appointment may apply to the Member’s Xxxx by May 31 of the penultimate year of the tenure-track appointment for an extension of no more than two years. An extension will not be unreasonably denied. Unless the circumstances are exceptional, a Member on a tenure-track appointment will not be granted an extension more than once. vii) In the first year of a tenure-track appointment: 1. Within the first two (2) months of the first year, the Member will have an orientation meeting with the Chair or Director of the Member’s academic unit. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the rights and responsibilities of the Member per Article 18, provide guidance to the Member of the expectations in the areas of teaching; research, scholarly work and creative activities; and service. The Chair or Director will provide information on the support structures and services available to the Member. 2. Within the first six (6) months of the appointment, the Member will have a mentorship meeting with the Member’s Xxxx. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the rights and responsibilities of the Member per Article 18, provide guidance to the Member of the expectations in the areas of teaching; research, scholarly work and creative activities; and service. The Xxxx will explain the tenure and promotion timelines as well as the procedures for tenure and promotion to the Member. The Xxxx will also explain the role the Xxxx will have in mentoring and providing formative feedback as the Member progresses through the tenure and promotion pathway. The Xxxx will encourage the Member to start collating all relevant documentation for the dossier, as provided for in Article 26.15. 3. Within the first year, the Member will have a mentorship meeting with the Xxxxxxx. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the rights and responsibilities of the Member per Article 18, provide guidance to the Member of the expectations in the areas of teaching; research, scholarly work and creative activities; and service. The Xxxxxxx will explain the tenure and promotion timelines and the procedures for tenure and promotion to the Member. The Xxxxxxx will also explain the Xxxxxxx’x role in mentoring and providing feedback as the Member progresses through the tenure and promotion pathway. The Xxxxxxx will encourage the Member to start

Tenure Track Appointment. i) Normally, Members will apply for tenure in the penultimate year of the tenure-track appointment. ii) Members in the penultimate year of their tenure-track appointment do not need to send written notification to their Xxxx that they will be applying for tenure. Instead, between February 1 and February 28 of the penultimate year of a tenure-track appointment, the Xxxx will send written notification to Members that during the following academic year they will be automatically considered for tenure. Members must follow the submission deadlines in this Article. iii) Members may withdraw their applications for tenure at any time by sending written notification to the Member’s Xxxx. However, should a Member do this, the Member’s employment at the University will cease at the end of the tenure-track appointment. iv) Notwithstanding 26.2 (a) (i) and (ii), Members are eligible to apply for early tenure and promotion in the third year of a tenure-track appointment or any year thereafter until their penultimate year. Members may only apply for early tenure once. v) If a Member who applies for early tenure receives a deferral of the decision on tenure, or sends written notice to the Xxxx to withdraw the application after June 10, the Member will next be considered for tenure in the final year of the Member’s tenure-track appointment per Article 26.2(a) (i) and (ii). An application withdrawn on or before June 10 will not count as an application for early tenure. vi) Notwithstanding 26.2(a) (i) and (ii), a Member on a tenure-track appointment may apply to the Member’s Xxxx by May 31 of the penultimate year of the tenure-track appointment for an extension of no more than two years. An extension will not be unreasonably denied. Unless the circumstances are exceptional, a Member on a tenure-track appointment will not be granted an extension more than once. vii) In the first year of a tenure-track appointment: 1. Within the first two (2) months of the first year, the Member will have an orientation meeting with the Chair or Director of the Member’s academic unit. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the rights and responsibilities of the Member per Article 18, provide guidance to the Member of the expectations in the areas of teaching; research, scholarly work and creative activities; and service. The Chair or Director will provide information on the support structures and services available to the Member. 2. Within the first six (6) months of the appointment, the Member will have a mentorship meeting with the Member’s Xxxx. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the rights and responsibilities of the Member per Article 18, provide guidance to the Member of the expectations in the areas of teaching; research, scholarly work and creative activities; and service. The Xxxx will explain the tenure and promotion timelines as well as the procedures for tenure and promotion to the Member. The Xxxx will also explain the role the Xxxx will have in mentoring and providing formative feedback as the Member progresses through the tenure and promotion pathway. The Xxxx will encourage the Member to start collating all relevant documentation for the dossier, as provided for in Article 26.15. 3. Within the first year, the Member will have a mentorship meeting with the Xxxxxxx. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the rights and responsibilities of the Member per Article 18, provide guidance to the Member of the expectations in the areas of teaching; research, scholarly work and creative activities; and service. The Xxxxxxx will explain the tenure and promotion timelines and the procedures for tenure and promotion to the Member. The Xxxxxxx will also explain the Xxxxxxx’x role in mentoring and providing feedback as the Member progresses through the tenure and promotion pathway. The Xxxxxxx will encourage the Member to startstart collating all relevant documentation for the dossier, as provided for in Article 26.15. The Xxxxxxx will explain the tenure and promotion committee structure and the evaluation criteria for tenure and promotion. 4. By June 30 of the Member’s first year of a tenure-track appointment, the Member will submit an Annual Report per Article