Cross Appointments in the School of Nursing
An application for cross-appointment to the Department will follow, generally, the principles and regulations resulting from the Collective Agreement.
Application Procedure
Individuals interested in a cross-appointment in the School of Nursing should write to the Director stating the reasons for seeking the appointment, and enclosing an updated curriculum vitae describing education, related experience, publications, honours, and sources and amount of current research funding. Preferably, this CV should be in the format prescribed by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (FGPS) to facilitate review and possible consideration for simultaneous appointment to the School. In addition, the candidates are requested to obtain a brief letter of confirmation from the chairman of the department where they hold their primary appointment, supporting their appointment in this department. Those applicants who are considered to be appropriate will be invited to present a seminar, and to meet the members of the department.???
Conditions for Cross Appointment Status
Cross-appointees who have graduate students will be expected to make a defined contribution to academic services / programs in the School, proportional at least to their number of graduate students. The maximum contribution per student could be as follows: Teaching in undergraduate programs as required; Member of thesis advisory committees; Examiner on MSc. Thesis defences.
- 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, a cross-appointee will be expected to provide an annual update of activities as related to the School of Nursing, which will be included in the annual report of the School. The professor must acknowledge his/her affiliation with the School in scholarly publications and communications, where appropriate. 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:
- Cross-appointed professors are encouraged to participate in School Council and other School assemblies, whether they have full (voting) membership or not.
- Recommendations by the school on matters such as tenure and promotion will be based on same criteria as for regular full-time members.
- Cross-appointees will be included in all university and School publications listing research supervision and/or areas research.
- Students in the graduate program supervised by cross-appointed professors are subject to the same conditions and benefits as other students in the program, (e.g. admission procedures, supervisory committees, seminar attendance, course requirements, photocopy and other School privileges).
Renewal of appointments
- When an appointment is due for renewal, a cross-appointee should submit a written request to the Director, confirming that they would like to have their appointment renewed for a further term, along with an up-dated curriculum vitae, and copies of any research publications listing the applicant’s affiliation with the School. In addition, a brief letter of confirmation from the chairman of the primary department supporting the reappointment to this department should also be submitted. It will be the responsibility of the applicant to initiate this request at least three months prior to the expiry of a term of appointment, to facilitate the necessary reviews. The School TPC will then assess the appointment using the same criteria stipulated for initial appointment.
