Appointment Promotion Processess for FullTime and Clinical Faculty

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Appointments, Promotion Tenure
Susan Langland ? Director, Faculty Affairs

• Processes for Full-Time and Clinical Faculty

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Academic Appointment Definitions

• Full -Time Faculty
• employees of UBC
• salary UBC budget or externally funded
• all or portion of salary supports academic
  activity
• members of the UBC Faculty Association
• either
• Tenure Track (i.e., career progress to achieving
  tenure)
• Grant Tenure Track (i.e., externally
  funded)
• Tenure (committed appointments full time
  ongoing as per future funding availability)
• Grant Tenure (externally funded full or portion
  of)

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Academic Appointment Definitions

• Full Time Faculty continued
• must meet criteria in research, teaching
  service
• ongoing appointments no term associated with
• total 541 (June 2005)

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Academic Appointment Definitions

• Clinical Faculty
• not employees of UBC
• independent contractors or employees of other
  institutions
• may /not receive stipend or payment from UBC
• not members of UBC Faculty Association
• Medical or Health Practitioner
• primarily for teaching role
• Total 2871 (June 2005)

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Academic Appointment Definitions

• Part - Time Faculty
• less than a FT appointment with duties in
  teaching, research, or service
• generally involved in clinical pursuits
• a one year, renewable term appointment

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Academic Appointment Definitions

• Adjunct Appointments
• not employees of UBC but have some special skill
  or learning of value to the University
• primarily engaged in practice outside UBC

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Academic Appointment Definitions

• Joint Appointments
• full time faculty members
• appointed in receive salary from more than one
  dept.

• Emeritus Appointments
• appointments are recommended for retired faculty
  members

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Academic Appointment Definitions

• Affiliate Appointments
• faculty members holding full-time appointments at
  collaborating universities (UVic UNBC)
• provide educational services to MD Undergrad
  Program
• are appointed as affiliate within relevant
  department
• not employees of UBC

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Schedule of Review

• Different review schedules for
• Full -Time Faculty
• Clinical Faculty

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Full-Time Faculty

• Reference criteria for Appointments,
  ReAppointments, Promotion Tenure the
  Agreement on Conditions of Appointment for
  Faculty
• Reference the Senior Appointments Committee
  Guide to Promotion Tenure Procedures at UBC
• 3 criteria to be met Research, Teaching and
  Service
• See www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty_relations/tenure/

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Schedule of Review

• Basic process
• Appointment ? ReAppointment ? Promotion / Tenure
• the schedule is determined according to appointed
  rank
• Examples
• Schedule for Instructor I (Tenure Track) ?
• Schedule for Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) ?

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Example 1 P T Schedule for Instructor 1 (TT)
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Example 2 P T Schedule for Assistant
Professor (TT)
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Clinical Faculty

• reference document Academic Ranks, Appointment,
  Reappointment and Promotion for Clinical Faculty
• available _at_ www.clinfac.med.ubc.ca
• review committee at the relevant Department/
  School level for Clinical Faculty appointments
• may be a Joint Review Committee for both FT and
  Clinical appointments)
• excel in a minimum of one of three criteria
  research, teaching, or service)

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Clinical Faculty Promotion Review Schedule

• Clinical Instructor
• Appointment term 1, 2, or 3 years, renewable
  review for promotion occurs anytime
• Clinical Assistant Professor
• Appointment term 3 years, renewable review
  occurs every 3 years
• Clinical Associate Professor
• Appointment term 5 years, renewable review
  occurs every 5 years
• Clinical Professor
• Appointment term 10 years, renewable

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Teaching Documentation required for Review

• in each field of teaching (i.e. Undergrad MD,
  Residents, Graduate Students, CME, etc.)
• a summary of student ratings, with comparison to
  departmental means and explanations of ratings
  scales used
• a summary of peer ratings, comparisons to
  departmental means, and explanations of rating
  scales
• brief narrative comments on quality and scope of
  teaching. Comments on time trends of improvement
  or explanations of any low ratings are very
  helpful.

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Contact / Support Mechanisms

• Full-Time Faculty Clinical Faculty
• Department Heads or School Directors offices
• Other Contacts
• Office of Faculty Affairs
• (Deans Office - IRC Room 317 - Point Grey
  Campus)
• Office of Clinical Faculty Affairs
• (Room 333 - Jim Pattison Pavilion North)

www.med.ubc.ca/facultyaffairs
www.clinfac.med.ubc.ca
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Contact / Support Mechanisms

• UBC Faculty Relations _at_ www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty_rel
  ations
• Promotion Tenure workshop for new faculty
• Tuesday, November 8, 2005
• 3 6pm
• St. Johns College (Point Grey Campus site)
• details _at_ www.hr.ubc.ca/faculty_relations/orientat
  ion