Faculty Information

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The Schulich Faculty Affairs website contains the information and resources you will need during your successful academic career and we encourage you to become familiar with all that it offers.

 

Faculty Policies and Agreements  

Faculty Collective Agreement

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association represents full-time professors of the University (other than clinical faculty) and also part-time faculty with duties equivalent to teaching at least 0.5 degree credit course in each of 2 of the last 3 fiscal years.

UWOFA Members, Full-time and Limited Duties

The Office of Faculty Relations and the Office of Recruitment for academic staff and is responsible for providing expert advice, support, and leadership on matters relating to Western’s faculty (unionized and non-unionized) and librarians and archivists.

Full-time and part-time Clinical Academics 

Physicians granted appointments to the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will normally be appointed as Clinical Academics. 

Conditions of Appointment for Physicians

In 2018 the Board of Governors of Western University approved a significantly revised Conditions of Appointment for Physicians (CAP).  This document provides processes and criteria for appointment, promotion and the granting of Continuing Appointment and other  appointment related conditions for physicians appointed to the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as Clinical Academics.

It would be valuable for Clinical Academics to review this process to gain an understanding of the appointments and promotions steps and processes.
Adjunct Appointees [formerly Casual Appointees]

Procedures for Adjunct Academic Appointments at Western (excluding physicians appointed in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry)

These policies and procedures apply to those individuals:
• Who have no other faculty appointment with the University other than outlined in this
document;
• Who ordinarily receive no remuneration from The University of Western Ontario through this
appointment, although in exceptional cases may receive a modest stipend; and
• Who are not, and will not be, eligible for Membership in the Bargaining Unit of The University of
Western Ontario in the fiscal year(s) (May 1 to April 30) of the appointment.
• Who are NOT physicians appointed in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

 
Affiliated Institute Scientists

Faculty Appointment and Promotion Procedures: Scientists Employed by Institutions Affiliated with Western University

The policies and procedures shall apply to those individuals defined herein as Scientists who:
• Are full-time employees of an institution or similar organization affiliated with the University
and who normally hold an earned doctorate or equivalent qualification;
• Are not full-time employees of the University;
• Are paid directly by the affiliated institution;
• Ordinarily receive no remuneration from The University of Western Ontario although in
exceptional cases may receive a small stipend;
• May hold a cross-appointment in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry or a casual appointment
elsewhere within The University of Western Ontario; and
• Are not eligible for Membership in the Bargaining Unit of The University of Western Ontario
University Secretariat – Academic Policies

Academic Policies - University Secretariat - Western University (uwo.ca)

 

Faculty Job Postings 

For Full-Time UWOFA Faculty positions, UWOFA Academic Administrative positions please visit Office of Faculty Relations web site: Academic Careers Faculty (UWOFA) https://www.uwo.ca/facultyrelations/careers/faculty.html
For Full-Time Clinical Faculty positions, and Academic Administrative positions for clinicians, please visit this web site:  Academic Careers Clinical Faculty  https://www.uwo.ca/facultyrelations/careers/clinical.html
For all UWOFA Limited Duties postings (excluding course authoring appointments) Visit Working at Western, Employment Opportunities.
For clinical part time faculty outside of London Schulich Distributed Education, Windsor Campus and Family Medicine community programs in this section: Clinical part time faculty Information - Human Resources - Western University (uwo.ca)
For part time Adjunct positions in London  Please contact our departments directly Departments - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University (uwo.ca)

Faculty Promotions

Most Clinical Academics will join the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry under the rank of Assistant Professor.  As outlined in the Conditions of Appointment for Physicians (CAP) document, Clinical Academics must achieve the career rank of Associate Professor within 7 years of their initial appointment. 

Clinical Faculty who are headed towards promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor can participate in a free learning experience through the CPD office.  The workshop is a combination of Asychronous and Synchronous learning organized in a “Flipped Classroom” format.  The workshop is entitled “How to Get Promoted - Clinical Academics from Assistant to Associate Professor” and  more information can be accessed here. 

Clinical Promotion Guide The Teaching Dossier - Guide for Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Faculty
UWOFA and Scientists Candidates Guide The Teaching Dossier - Guidelines for Organizing your Materials
UWOFA Promotions All other teaching dossier materials can be taken from the Centre for Teaching and Learning website

 Retirement 

Faculty (UWOFA)

The Faculty Collective Agreement contains important information regarding retirement for Faculty. Please see Faculty Relations web site for further information.
Clinical Faculty 

Acuity Star – for Clinical full time faculty only

Acuity Star is the platform used by the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry to help full time clinical  faculty members log and track their academic activity and performance.  It is vitally important that full time clinical faculty members become familiar with Acuity Star and it is highly recommended that information is kept up to date on a regular basis. Acuity Star is the software that is used to generate much of the materials that are included with your application to promotion.  These materials include your Professional CV and Teaching Dossier, among others.  By regularly entering your academic activities into Acuity Star your preparation for promotion will be significantly simplified

Please visit  the Acuity Star Portal. 

Western HR

Benefits Benefits - Human Resources - Western University (uwo.ca)
 
Retiring or Leaving Western		 Retiring or Leaving Western - Human Resources - Western University (uwo.ca)
Pregnancy, parental & Adoption  Leave  Pregnancy, Parental & Adoption Leave - Human Resources - Western University (uwo.ca)
Employee Well-being  Employee Well-being - Human Resources - Western University (uwo.ca)