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  Assistant Professor Appointment (Can be changed according to the appointment rank)

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(To be confirmed from FERM WG) For the progression from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and tenure promotion to Professor should be captured in the section 'Renewal, Tenure & Promotion (RTP) instead.


For joint appointment, the folder should be labelled with the appointment position with brackets of "Joint Appointment".  Will the process of joint appointment be different from single appointment e.g. recommendation letter from both Deans and etc?  

 Professor (Joint Appointment)



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RRSDA Reference

1996-004 Personnel Files: Academic Employees (Continuing)

Normal Retention: CY  CY employment terminated + 60 years


Tenure Track Faculty Appointments

http://www.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/faculty-relations/appointments/continuing-academic-appointments/Checklist%20for%20Teaching-Research%20Faculty.pdf


 or

Documents Checklist

Document Retention

Document Type in eTRACS

Office of Responsibility (for viewing)

Package to Faculty Relations

Recommendation for Appointment Form

Retained

  •  Recommendation for Appointment Form


Dean's Appointment Recommendation

including:

  • Confirmation of salary, market differential, and research start-up grant

  • Details of external funding (if applicable)

Retained

  •  Recommendation Letter for Appointment 


Appointment recommendation (Chair/Director/Search Committee Chair to Dean

or Dean to VPA)

Retained

  •  Recommendation Letter for Appointment 


Formal recommendation from TPC on the granting of tenure, with reasons (if applicable)

Retained

  •  Recommendation Letter for granting tenure ?


Copy of "Provisional Offer" (if applicable)

From Associate Dean

From Associate Dean or Recruitment Chair to Candidate. In FAS, this is typically sent by the School Director (or Search Committee Chair).

Retained

  •  Provisional Offer

Faculties/Departments

Non-advertised Positions - Request for Approval Form (if applicable)

Retained

  •  Non Advertised Position Request Form


Funding agreement (if external funding)

Retained

Funding Agreement


Candidate application (CV, application letter, research and teaching statements)

Retained

  •  CV

/ Research and Teaching Statements


Reference letters - a minimum of 3 letters

Retained

  •  Reference Letter

Referee Information


Non-original signature written confirmation (if applicable)

Retained

Written Confirmation for non-original signature


Proof of Highest Degree (required for new hire)

Retained

  •  Proof of Degree 
  •  Transcript


Copy of most recent Permanent Residence card (if appointee is a Canadian Permanent Resident) or Work Permit/SIN (if applicable)

Retained

  •  Proof of Permanent Residency
  •  Work Permit


For Appointments Where Search Involved:

Copy of advertisement(s) and documentation of distribution/length of posting (where search is involved)

Retained

  •  Advertisement for recruitment 


Application documents received from short-listed candidates (where search is involved)

Retained

  •  Applications of short-listed candidates


Documentation (e.g. a spreadsheet) of why each Canadian/PR did not meet the advertised requirements (where search is involved and if applicable)

Retained

  •  Documentation of failed Canadian or PR Candidates 


Others

New Position Request Form

Retained

  •  New Position Request Form 


Memo for recruitment (to summarize all advertisement expenses)

Retained

  •  Recruitment Memo


Invoice of the advertisement

Retained

  •  Advertisement Invoice


Supporting document of degree completion

Retained

  •  Proof of Degree 


Written confirmation to confirm the reference
letters are authentic

Retained

  •  Reference Letter Authentication


Offer letter from President to Applicant

Retained

  •  Final Offer


Mortgage verification for confirming employment, income, and the mortgage subsidy policy

Retained

  •  Mortgage Subsidy


Banking information – void cheque/direct deposit information

Retained

  •  Banking information

Only FR 

New Personal

form 

form 

Retained

  •  New Personal Form


SFUFA Membership Form

Retained

  •  SFUFA Membership Form



Access Control Questions

  • Who should have access to employee files if the employee is under joint appointment (i.e., History and Hellenic Study)?  What if the appointment is a cross faculty appointment