INITIAL APPOINTMENTS AND CONTRACTS Clause Samples

INITIAL APPOINTMENTS AND CONTRACTS. 4 1. Initial appointments for a faculty member to a position covered by the 5 bargaining unit may be at any rank, subject to the minimum salaries set forth 6 in Article XI. 7 2. Department Chairpersons will submit requests with justification for full-time 8 faculty searches by July 1 of the year prior to the requested date of the initial 10 planning goals, enrollment, academic needs, and budget availability. To the 11 extent possible, searches shall be authorized by August 1 of the year preceding 12 the initial appointment date. 13 3. Initial Appointments and Contracts 14 a) Except for the School of Law, recommendations for hiring of new faculty 15 shall be made by the Chairperson of the appropriate department, after 16 consultation with the department faculty and after receipt of the 17 recommendation from the Chair of the appropriate Search and Screen 18 Committee. The department Chairperson shall forward a recommendation 19 along with the recommendation of the Search and Screen Committee to 20 the College ▇▇▇▇. 21 b) For School of Law appointments, the Law ▇▇▇▇, with the advice and 22 consent of the Law Faculty, shall appoint a Search and Screen Committee. 23 Based on the hiring needs specified by the ▇▇▇▇ and Law Faculty, the 24 Search and Screen Committee shall solicit candidates by using standards 25 and procedures to promote the goal of achieving quality and diversity on 26 and equal opportunity for the faculty. The Search and Screen Committee 27 shall screen the available candidates and produce a list of at least three (3) 28 finalists for each position for review by the Law ▇▇▇▇ and Faculty. The 29 finalists shall be made reasonably available to the ▇▇▇▇ and Faculty for 30 meetings and individual interviews. Faculty shall be given opportunity to 31 provide feedback to the Screening Committee on finalist candidates. 32 Consistent with standard University practice and EEO guidelines, the 33 search Committee will forward the names of recommended finalists with 34 strengths and weaknesses to the ▇▇▇▇. The ▇▇▇▇ makes the final 1 4. The principle of flexibility should govern the development of initial 2 appointments to positions in the bargaining unit. The following will serve as 3 guidelines: 4 a) Each appointment to an academic position shall be made by the 5 Chancellor or designee. Initial tenure-track appointments shall normally 6 be for a period of two (2) years. The precise terms and conditions of each 7 appointment including whether the appointee...