Common use of PROMOTION APPLICATIONS Clause in Contracts

PROMOTION APPLICATIONS. 11.4.1. The application will be made by October 1 through the Academic ▇▇▇▇, who will solicit opinion on the applicant’s suitability for promotion from the Chair and/or Program Coordinator of the department. 11.4.2. It is vital that an applicant’s scholarly work be evaluated by those familiar with the subject and methodology of the applicant’s field or discipline. Applications for promotion shall have their scholarly achievement assessed by a minimum of three arms-length referees who are external to the University and recognized experts in the applicant’s discipline and who shall receive the application dossier and the relevant sections of the collective agreement on workload. The referees may be selected from another affiliated university college of Western University, from the constituent university, or from some other university. Soliciting letters of reference from faculty members at Brescia, including retired faculty members, or other members of the University community is not acceptable. Letters from the referees shall be solicited by the ▇▇▇▇. If the candidate and the Division can agree on a list of five (5) appropriate external referees, they shall provide that list to the Academic ▇▇▇▇, by October 1st, who shall select three (3) from the list. If the Division and the candidate cannot agree, both shall submit a list of three (3) names from which the Academic ▇▇▇▇ shall select four (4) referees, two (2) from the candidate’s list and two (2) from the Division’s. The list of names supplied by the candidate and the Division shall include a description of the qualifications of each referee, and of any relevant previous interactions they have had with the candidate. The candidate will declare the existence of any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest when submitting names as possible external referees. The Guidelines for External Referees as found in Article 11.3.3.2 will be followed. 11.4.3. Members of the Tenure, Promotion and Leave Committee may attend up to two of the applicant’s classes for the purpose of evaluating the applicant’s teaching in accordance with the criteria established by the Joint Committee. In no case will these evaluations be used unless every member of the committee submits an evaluation. After observing the applicant’s teaching, each committee member will provide written comments to the Academic ▇▇▇▇. The Academic ▇▇▇▇ will collate the evaluations from all committee members and remove identifying features and then provide the collated material to the applicant. The applicant will have two weeks to review the comments and respond to them in writing to the Academic ▇▇▇▇. The collated comments will only be shared with and considered by the committee once the applicant has had the opportunity to review and respond to them. Attendance in class does not require the approval of the applicant; however, the applicant will be consulted respecting the scheduling of any visits. 11.4.4. Specific requirements by rank are: 11.4.4.1. Promotion to Lecturer requires a Master’s Degree. 11.4.4.2. Promotion from Lecturer to Assistant Professor normally requires the completion of a PhD degree, as evidenced by official notification that he/she has completed all degree requirements, including thesis defence. In the absence of a doctoral degree, a Lecturer may be promoted to Assistant Professor if the applicant has made a substantial scholarly contribution to the field and has a minimum of five years full-time experience as a Lecturer at Brescia University College (though appropriate professional experience or teaching experience at other institutions in lieu of the years at Brescia will be considered on a case-by-case basis). 11.4.4.3. Promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor normally requires: a) a PhD and a minimum of five years full-time experience at the Assistant Professor level at Brescia University College (although teaching experience at other institutions will be considered on a case-by-case basis); the PhD requirement may be waived for those faculty in a professional field in which PhDs are less commonly sought or granted. Promotion to the rank of Associate Professor will be awarded to candidates who, during the period of Assistant Professorship, demonstrate clear evidence of continued growth, sustained commitment and ongoing performance at a level of distinction appropriate to their rank in at least two of the three criteria of teaching, research and scholarly activity, and service, and are satisfactory in the third. While a candidate must achieve a satisfactory record of performance in Service, the meritorious performance of these duties shall not compensate for an insufficiently strong performance in Teaching or Scholarly Activity.