Adjunct appointments in the School of Nursing
The School will follow the terms stipulated in the Collective Agreement between the University of Ottawa and the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa.
Application Procedures:
Individuals interested in an adjunct professorship in the School of Nursing should:
- write to the Director stating the reasons for seeking the appointment
- provide a brief statement about their proposed involvement in School programs and activities (e.g. teaching, supervision of students, committee membership etc.)
- submit an up-dated curriculum vitae (prepared in the OCGS format) describing education, academic and teaching experience, publications, honours, and sources and amounts of current research funding.
- those applicants who are considered by the School Teaching Personnel Committee to be appropriate will be invited to present a seminar and to meet with members of the School.??
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants for adjunct appointment who also wish to supervise graduate students must submit a separate application for membership in the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS).
Conditions for Adjunct Professor Status:
- Adjunct professors who have graduate students will be expected to make a defined contribution to academic services/programs in the School. The contribution could be in any one or more of the following activities: teaching in undergraduate or graduate programs, as required; member of thesis advisory committees; examiner on thesis defences.
- Adjunct professors will be requested to submit an Annual Report of activities as related to the School of Nursing.
- The performance of teaching and academic service to the School will provide a basis for requested assessments and for re-appointment after each three year term. For this purpose, an adjunct professor will be requested to submit an Annual Report of Activities as related to the School of Nursing.
- The candidate must acknowledge his/her affiliation with the School in scholarly publications and communications. Contributions to scholarly publications or other communications by students registered in the School will be identified as coming from the School of Nursing.
Relation to the School:
- Adjunct professors are encouraged to participate in School Council and other assemblies.
- Adjunct Professors will be included in any university or School publications listing research supervisors and/or areas of research.
- Adjunct faculty who are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies will have equal access to information, and are eligible for membership on committees dealing with Graduate Studies and Research.
Renewal of Appointments:
- When an appointment is due for renewal, an adjunct professor should submit a written request to the Director confirming that he/she would like to have the appointment renewed for another term, along with an up-dated curriculum vitae, and copies of any research publications listing the applicant's affiliation with the School. The School Teaching Personnel Committee will then re-assess the appointment, using the same criteria stipulated for initial appointments as well as Annual Reports received during the past term.
