Tenure

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Tenure Promotion Procedures

• April 12, 2005

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Our Objective

• To give you the tools to conduct smooth, fair and
  equitable tenure and promotion processes for our
  faculty members

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Tenure Promotion

• Tenure Streams
• Tenure Clocks
• Periodic Review for Promotion
• Schedules
• Criteria
• Procedures
• For Assistance

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The Tenure Streams
The Professor Stream Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor Instructor II
The Instructor Stream Instructor I
Senior Instructor
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The Tenure Clock

• The tenure clock for faculty always begins on
  July 1 of the calendar year in which they were
  hired
• Extensions are granted for maternity parental
  leaves and sick leaves (on a case by case basis)
• There is only one shot at tenure
• An Assistant Professor cannot be reviewed early
  for tenure unless linked to a promotion review

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The Tenure Clock
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The Periodic Review for Promotion
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Tenure, Promotion and Reappointment Schedule for
tenure track Assistant Professors
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Promotion Schedule for Assistant Professors with
tenure
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Promotion Schedule for Associate Professors with
tenure
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Sample Departmental Schedule
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The Procedures

• The Map (see handout 1)
• The Checklist (see handout 2)
• Changes in the Last Agreement (see handout 3)

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The Criteria

• Criteria Chart (see handout 4)
• See Article 4 for complete description
• Teaching
• Scholarly Activity
• Service

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The Criteria Tenure
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The Criteria Assistant Professor
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The Criteria Associate Professor
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The Criteria Associate Professor

• willingness to participate and participation in
  the affairs of the Department and the University
• promotion is not automatic or based on years of
  service

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The Criteria Professor
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The Criteria Professor
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For Assistance

• The Collective Agreement, in particular Articles
  4 5 of the Agreement on Conditions of
  Appointment for Faculty for the procedures on
  tenure and promotion
• Guide to Tenure and Promotion at UBC
• Faculty Relations updated website
  www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty_relations/
• Call us!