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Qualifications for Renewal, Tenure and Promotion (Professors)

Assistant Professor The qualifications for promotion to Assistant Professor shall be possession of an earned doctorate or its equivalent as specified in Article 12.83 (a). According to whether all degree requirements are successfully completed before or after 31 December, such promotion shall become effective either the previous 1 July or the following 1 July. (Art. […]

Leaves, Absences, Vacations and Exchanges

Employees shall be notified by 1 December whether or not leave is to be granted and Employees shall confirm acceptance of an offered leave by 31 December. The Academic Unit shall be notified on the same date. Once an Employee’s plan for Sabbatical Leave has been accepted, they are expected to carry it out. Employees […]

Leave of Absence

The Employee shall normally submit their application to the Dean, with a copy to the Head, by 1 September of the year preceding that for which leave is being sought. The Dean, after consultation with the Head and Academic Unit, shall recommend to the Provost with written reasons whether or not the leave should be […]

End of Director’s Term

By 31 December of the penultimate year of the Director’s term, the Dean shall inquire of the Director whether they wish to be considered for reappointment. (Art. 37.40(a))

Conversion to Half Time Appointments

An application by a full-time Librarian or Archivist with a continuing or probationary appointment must be made to the President, with copies to the Research Services Head, Dean and Provost by the 31 December prior to the 1 July on which the change of status shall become effective. The Research Services Head, Dean and Provost […]

Conversion to Half-time Appointments

An application by a full-time tenured or probationary Professor must be made to the President, with copies to the Head, Dean and Provost by the 31 December prior to the 1 July of which the change of status shall become effective. The Head, Dean and Provost must all be in agreement with the change. This […]

Faculty Review Committee Procedures

12.20 The FRCs shall review all applications for renewal, tenure and promotion and forward their decisions to the URC according to the following schedule: (a) Renewal: no later than 15 November of the academic year in which the appointment terminates.

Professional and Personal Development Allowances

25.55 University Research Fund (c) There shall be two deadlines per year for the receipt of applications, namely: (i) 15 October Decisions shall be announced by 15 November and 28 February respectively.

Per Course Position Hiring Procedures

58.11 Procedures for Appointment (d) Offers of Employment Except in circumstances described in 58.10 (d), the Employer shall e-mail Offers of Employment by the following dates: 15 July for the Fall term, 15 November for the Winter term, 15 March for the Spring Intersession, and 15 April for the Summer Intersession. The Offer of Employment […]

Appointment and Review of Heads or Interdisciplinary Program Coordinators

16.09 Dean Seeks Nominations Where a search is to be internal only, by 30 November of the last year of the Head’s term, the Dean shall call for nominations, then hold an election in which all eligible members of the Academic Unit may vote. Successive rounds of voting shall be held, if necessary, until one […]