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Unranked Contract Academic Staff Classification Table
Refer to the听Regulations Relating to the Employment of Contract Academic Staff.
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Description |
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Academic Associate / Senior Academic Associate |
Person who has obtained a doctorate or equivalent in a relevant discipline and is appointed in their professional capacity to support the academic unit to which they are appointed and who engages in academic activities within that unit. As per 4.3.2 of the regulations, teaching is possible;听an MCLIU contract and job posting are required. Please refer to MCLIU collective agreement. |
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Adjunct Professor |
Person employed by or associated with a university other than 91社区, a government, industry, or a profession, whose professional qualifications and/or the experience allow them to participate in the teaching*听and/or research activities of the Department or Faculty to which they are appointed. *with an MCLIU contract - possible that posting is not required. Please refer to MCLIU collective agreement. |
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Affiliate Member |
Person holding an appointment external to the University and who is appointed as an Affiliate Member to participate in the academic activities of a unit of the University. This is a nil-salary position. |
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Associate Member |
Person holding an appointment within the University and who is appointed as an Associate Member to participate in the academic activities of another unit of the University. |
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Professor of Practice |
Professional, business, industry or government leader who has made major contributions to their field or discipline who is engaged primarily in academic activities related to the appointee's practice, methods and values of the appointee's field, discipline or vocation in the Department or Faculty to which they are appointed. As per 4.3.2 of the regulations, teaching is possible; an MCLIU contract and job posting are required. Please refer to MCLIU collective agreement. |
Recruiting and Hiring
Non-unionized CAS are governed by the Regulations Relating to the Employment of Contract Academic Staff.
Course Lecturers, Instructors, Research Assistants and Research Associates are unionized academic staff. For unionized staff, please email the hr.hr [at] mcgill.ca (HR Service Centre) or academicapprovals.hr [at] mcgill.ca (Academic Approvals HR) for assistance with recruitment.
Advertising an Unranked Contract Academic Staff position
Advertising is mandatory only for new Academic Associate positions. Advertising should appear in venues appropriate to the job requirements. If the minimum education requirements for the position differ from the Regulation stipulations (section 6.2), the job description must be approved by the Acting Associate Provost (Academic Policies & Faculty Affairs) prior to advertising (if applicable) and hiring.
Procedure
Once a recruit has been identified, the hiring department must assemble the Recruitment Dossier and submit it to the Dean for approval.听
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The Department or Faculty submits a complete dossier in Workday with the required documents, listed below:
Required Documents
Template and/or Description
CV - Curriculum Vitae The candidate鈥檚 current CV OL- Offer Letter Template听Chair鈥檚 Offer Letter for unranked CAS available听in Workday AL 鈥� Acceptance Letter 听 ADS 鈥� Advertisements For Academic Associate positions only IMM-WP or IMM-PR 鈥� Immigration papers If applicable, immigration documentation is required.
HR will require a valid temporary work permit for non-Canadians and non-Permanent Residents of Canada.
Reappointment
The conditions for reappointment of Unranked CAS shall be determined by the Departmental Chair in accordance with the Regulations Relating to the Employment of Contract Academic Staff.
Unranked CAS members may be reappointed for additional Definite Term Appointments of not more than three years. Recommendations for the reappointment of Unranked CAS shall be submitted, with reasons, by the Department Chair to the Dean. Reappointment decisions are made at the Faculty level.
An Adjunct Professor, a Professor of Practice, an Associate Member, and an Affiliate Member may be reappointed for additional Definite Term Appointments of not more than three years at a time.
An Academic Associates or Senior Academic Associate may be reappointed for an additional Definite Term Appointment of not more than three years. However, an Academic Associate or Senior Academic Associate who is continuously employed for six years shall be recommended for reappointment for an Indefinite Term.
Procedure
- The department submits the reappointment dossier in Workday for Adjunct Professors, Professors of Practice, Academic Associates, and Senior Academic Associates.听
Required Documents
Template and/or Description
Recommendation memo Memo from Department Chair, outlining length of term, salary, and source of salary. Must be approved/seconded by Dean CV - Curriculum Vitae The candidate鈥檚 current CV OL- Offer Letter Offer letters for reappointment of unranked CAS are done outside of Workday AL 鈥� Acceptance Letter 听
Indefinite Appointment
An Academic Associate or Senior Academic Associate continuously employed for 6 years shall be recommended for an Indefinite Term. Indefinite term appointments do not apply to the following CAS unranked positions: Adjunct Professor, Professor of Practice, Associate Member and Affiliate Member.
Promotions
Academic Associate may be promoted to a Senior Academic Associate upon the recommendation of the Department Chair, after a minimum of six continuous years in the same department.
If a CAS member鈥檚 performance is outstanding, the Department Chair may, with the consent of the CAS member, recommend a promotion at any point.
