Renewal, Tenure, and Promotion

12.21 The external referees shall normally be full professors at a recognized university (or individuals with an equivalent academic record) recognized in the specific field of the candidate and shall be at arm’s length and have no conflict of interest with the candidate. They cannot be the former thesis supervisor of the candidate, have actively collaborated with the candidate within the last five (5) years, or be former students of the candidate. By 30 September, the Chair of the FRC in consultation with the members of the FRC and the candidate shall endeavor to agree upon the choice of the external referees. Failing agreement, two (2) shall be appointed by the FRC and one shall be appointed by the candidate. In either event the candidate shall provide a written statement of the degree of the candidate’s professional relationship with the chosen referees.
The candidate must not contact any potential referees with regard to the application for promotion.