Common use of Position Assignment Process Clause in Contracts

Position Assignment Process. (a) A Department, Faculty or Supervisor may establish reasonable prerequisites which an employee must meet in order to work in a particular course or job and determine whether those prerequisites have been met before the employee becomes eligible to work in the course. (b) Qualified applicants who are full-time Carleton students will be given preference over applicants who are not full-time student applicants for teaching assistant, research assistant, and marking positions. Notwithstanding the above, the parties acknowledge that there may be occasions where hiring must be completed on an emergency basis, and where there may be insufficient time to search for full-time students. (c) It is understood that, for the purposes of this Article, Carleton students include prospective students who have been extended an offer of admission to a degree program at Carleton with priority. (d) For the purposes of this Article, qualifications shall include competence, experience and ability to perform the duties of the position. Academic standing shall not be used as the sole criterion for selection of candidates for positions.