kim gingerich, office of the vice-president, academic & provost
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Vice President Academic & Provost’s Lunch & Learn Session on Faculty Appointment Forms October 27, 2011. Kim Gingerich, Office of the Vice-President, Academic & Provost. Agenda. Overview Process - Department Level - Faculty Level - University Level Important Web Addresses. Overview. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vice President Academic & Provost’s
Lunch & Learn Sessionon
Faculty Appointment FormsOctober 27, 2011
Kim Gingerich, Office of the Vice-President, Academic & Provost
Agenda
Overview Process
- Department Level- Faculty Level- University Level
Important Web Addresses
Overview
Before appointment forms can be completed, the following steps must have occurred in the department:
The advertising process has been completed and applications have been received
Department Advisory Committee on Appointments (DACA) will meet to discuss files and create a short list of applicants
If the department is looking to hire at a senior rank, the Dean should have the approval of the Provost prior to candidates being invited for an interview. The Provost will want to see the CV and letters of reference
Short listed applicants are invited for an interview
After interviews have been conducted, the DACA will decide on a candidate, the Chair will seek approval from the Dean to go ahead with an offer and prepare the package for UARC
Department LevelA candidate has now been decided on, the following information is put together to create a package which is forwarded to the Dean’s office:
Faculty Identification/Mission Critical Form- this is the form that was returned to the Dean’s Office at the time the authorization to advertise was approved. At this stage you will include the candidates name
Full-Time Faculty Appointment Form- for regular, definite term, full-time lecturer appointments
Copies of CV’s for the candidate and the top two contenders Copies of letters of reference for all of the above
- if all of the top contenders are of the same gender, be sure to add the CV and letters of reference for the strongest candidate of the opposite gender.
- if sending by courier, please provide the shipping code to the Dean’s office Summary of Recruiting Efforts Chair’s memo to the Dean Copies of all ads - can be copies of published ads copied from the web
Faculty Identification/Mission Critical Form
Full-Time Faculty Appointment Approval Form
Summary of Recruiting Efforts for UW Faculty Positions
Faculty (Dean) Level
The completed forms have now been forwarded from the Department to the Faculty.
The Dean’s office is responsible for sending the package off to UARC along with a supporting memo from the Dean.
DEAN’S OFFICE(from Department)
Appointment Form
Faculty Identification/Mission Critical Form
Summary of Recruitment Form
Copy of Chair’s memo to Dean
Copies of Ads
Curriculum Vitae
Letters of reference
Files of other candidates
Who Gets Which Forms
UARC(from Faculty)
Memo from Dean to UARC
Summary of Recruitment Form
Copy of Chair’s memo to Dean
Copies of Ads
Curriculum Vitae
Letters of reference
Files of other candidates
VP’S Office(from Faculty)
Appointment Form
Faculty Identification/Mission Critial Form
Summary of Recruitment Form
Curriculum Vitae
Letters of reference
Appointment Letter (+ any other correspondence to the candidate)
Files of other candidates are returned to the Department along with the job ads. The faculty does not keep this information on file in the Dean’s office.
Appointment Letters
While the package is at UARC, the letter to the candidate is completed. The appointment form provides the basis for the letter Does the person have their PhD (if not needs special paragraph) Canadian or non-Canadian (if non-Cdn needs special paragraph) Are the academic credentials verified Are there moving expenses (if so needs special paragraph) Teaching relief (if so needs special sentence) Is there sabbatical credit (if so needs special sentence) *No appointments can start with an unpaid leave*
There are four types of letters:1. tenured2. probationary term3. definite term4. visiting scholar/researcher/professor
If you are hiring a faculty member as a tenured Associate or Full Professor a package is prepared and sent to the Faculty Tenure & Promotion Committee at the same time as the UARC package is sent. When both packages come back, they are forwarded to the VP’s office
In the case of a non-Canadian applicant a package goes to HRSDC (Human Resources and Social Development Canada)
Tenured Position
Package to VP’s OfficeIn the package to the VP’s office is an information folder from HR which has:
CD of benefits and information on health care, dental, insurance, retirement Support services offered by Frances Hannigan in WatPort Pension plan application Bank deposit authorization Spouse and/or dependents for benefits form Instructions to myHRinfo
I add to this: Policy 77 (Tenure & Promotion) Policy 76 (Faculty Appointments) Policy 28 (Moving Expenses) Moving expenses form to be forwarded to Purchasing Faculty Association letter and sign up sheet Memorandum of Agreement
University Level
When the appointment and the package are received, we look for the following documentation:
Faculty Appointment Form Two copies of the letter to the candidate Faculty Identification/Mission Critical Form Copy of a CV Copies of letters of reference Summary of Recruiting Efforts Additional letter to the candidate If a tenured appointment, report of the Faculty Tenure &
Promotion Committee (FTPC)
University Level
Appointment form is checked for the following information: Does the candidate have their PhD? If not, make sure that the
additional statement is included in the letter “This offer is conditional upon completion of the requirements for your PhD degree and upon receipt of evidence from _____ (granting institution). Please note that if all requirements for the PhD have not been met by (date), your initial appointment will be that of a definite term lecturer. Upon receipt of written confirmation from ___ (granting institution), that your PhD requirements have been fulfilled, your appointment will revert to “Assistant Professor”.
Have the academic credentials been verified
Are the dates correct (see Policy 76 #3, B. 2nd paragraph) “A first probationary-term appointment shall have an end-date of June 30th, and its duration shall be at least two years and ten months, but less than three years and ten months.”
Appointment type is checked
After the file has been checked:
Given to the Vice-President for final approval
Once approved, the package is double checked to ensure that both copies of the letter are in the package and then sent out
What do we keep:
The Appointment Form is kept in the VP’s file, the original is returned to the Dean’s office
A copy of the letter is kept for the file, a copy is given to Frances Hannigan in WatPort
A copy of the Faculty Identification/Mission Critical form is kept, one copy is sent back to the Faculty and the original is sent to Finance
CV and letters of reference are kept for the file
Summary of Recruiting Efforts
When the applicant accepts:
The Dean’s office will forward a copy of the signed acceptance to the VP’s office
A copy of the letter is given to Frances Hannigan in WatPort
A faculty file is then created in the VP’s office Should a candidate decline our offer, the Dean’s
office is responsible for informing the VP’s office
There are two other forms that are used for the purpose of faculty appointments:
Part Time Faculty Appointmentsadjunct and sessional
Non-Faculty Appointmentsvisiting scholars, researchers, postdoctoral fellows
Both forms are similar to the full-time forms, if you have questions please contact the Dean’s assistant
Forms are available on the Human Resources website, please remember to only use these three forms
Other Appointment Forms
Important WebsitesSummary of Recruiting Effortshttp://www.secretariat.uwaterloo.ca/forms/facultyappts.htm
Policy 28 – Payment of Moving Expenses and Travel Allowances to Newly-Appointed Faculty and Staff Members
http://www.secretariat.uwaterloo.ca/Policies/policy28.htm
Policy 76 – Faculty Appointmentshttp://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy76.htm
Policy 77 – Tenure & Promotion of Faculty Membershttp://www.secretariat.uwaterloo.ca/Policies/policy77.htm
Human Resources Websitehttp://www.hr.uwaterloo.ca/forms/forms.html#Faculty
Formshttp://provost.uwaterloo.ca/forms.html
Upcoming L&L Sessions
November 24, 2011Hiring of Foreign Faculty Members & WatPortFrancis Hannigan
January 26, 2012Faculty SabbaticalsKim Gingerich
March 22, 2012Tenure & Promotion Marie Armstrong
May 24, 2012 (tentative)UARC ProcessEllsworth LeDrew and Marie Armstrong
* * *Please RSVP to Lucas Mason for upcoming sessions ([email protected])