Teaching Reductions Sample Clauses

Teaching Reductions. (a) Teaching reductions of three (3) hours in each of the fall and winter term will be made for employees: i) selected as the Chair of a Department; ii) where it is determined by the ▇▇▇▇ of Research and Graduate Studies and approved by the employee’s School ▇▇▇▇ that such Instructor is engaged in major research requiring relief from some of her/his teaching responsibilities. (b) Any other teaching reduction shall be as agreed among an individual employee, his/her Department Chair, and his/her School ▇▇▇▇. The Union shall be notified of any such reduction.

Teaching Reductions. (a) Members holding the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor shall be eligible to apply to the VPAD for one (1) course reduction every academic year. A course reduction will normally be granted when the Member provides substantive evidence of a robust research agenda. Evidence of this research may include, but is not limited to: i. externally funded research grants or fellowships; ii. internally funded research grants or fellowships; iii. non-funded research in progress with a peer-reviewed publication commitment; or, iv. community-based research/scholarly engagement that requires substantial time commitment. (b) Members holding the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor may be granted more than one (1) course reduction in an academic year, with a multi-year grant valued in excess of $100,000. The number of course reductions shall be determined by the VPAD and the Member at the time the grant application is submitted. (c) Members holding the rank of Lecturer, excluding Definite-Term Lecturer Appointments, who provide substantive evidence of research that informs teaching practice, may apply to the VPAD with the support of their Chair, to request that their service component be fulfilled as research. Evidence of this research may include but is not limited to: i. externally funded research grants or fellowships that pertain to teaching and learning; ii. internally funded research grants or fellowships that pertain to teaching and learning; iii. non-funded research in progress with peer-reviewed publication commitments that pertain to teaching and learning; or, iv. community-based research/scholarly engagements that require substantial time commitment and pertain to teaching and learning. (d) Course reductions shall count as matching funds for external grant applications, where appropriate, on the part of the University College.

Teaching Reductions. 27.2.3.1 Teaching reductions will be made for Members in the following positions: (a) the Chair of a Department (6 credits over the Academic Year); (b) the President of CBUFA (6 credits over the Academic Year for Faculty, delivery of two (2) lab sections per term or one lab section and one prep per term for Lab Instructors, one (1) assignment from Group B activities in the fall and winter terms for Nursing Practice Educators); and (c) where it is determined by the ▇▇▇▇ of Research and the faculty Member’s School ▇▇▇▇ that such Member is engaged in major research (e.g. holding external research grants awarded from SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR, or comparable body) warranting relief from some of her/his teaching responsibilities (up to 6 credits during the Academic Year). A research grant applicant who intends to seek this teaching reduction is to make application for such teaching reduction to the Vice-President, Academic and Research with notification forwarded to her/his Department Chair, School ▇▇▇▇ and the ▇▇▇▇ of Research. When applying for the grant, he/she shall apply for a Release Time Stipend or similar reimbursement of teaching costs whenever possible. The Employer will conduct an annual review of the above requests for such teaching reduction and a fund will be established with a set quantum which will be re-evaluated on an annual basis. Requests for teaching reduction are subject to the approval of the Vice-President, Academic and Research and to budgetary and staffing restraints of the University. For the Chair of PP&T, either a teaching load reduction of three credits or the equivalent stipend will be granted as determined by the ▇▇▇▇ in consultation with the member and department. The Association may purchase additional units of course relief at staff replacement cost for one or more of its members. Course relief will be granted by the ▇▇▇▇/Director of Library Services subject to the department’s ability to provide release coverage. In the case of a Librarian who assumes the position of President of CBUFA, the workload reduction will be equivalent to one day per week. Any other teaching reductions shall be as agreed among an individual faculty Member, his/her Department Chair, and his/her School ▇▇▇▇. The Association shall be consulted on any such reduction.