General Information

51.33 Department Chairs and School Directors will be granted research leave at full academic salary for two semesters after a three-year term and three semesters after a five-year term. Other academic-administrative appointments may receive research leave depending on the administrative complexity of the unit as determined by the Dean. 

51.40 Associate Chairs/Directors may receive reduction in their teaching assignment, internal research grants, and/or research leave depending on the administrative complexity of the unit as determined by the Dean. These terms will be included in the letter of appointment to the administrative position.

51.34 Chairs who are given teaching reduction will accrue eligibility for study leave at half the normal rate.

51.53 The terms of OAA appointments, including remuneration, will vary with the scope and administrative complexity of the duties assigned, and will be decided by the Dean. OAA appointments may receive reduction in their teaching assignment, internal research grants, and/or research leave. All terms will be clearly outlined in the letter of appointment to the administrative position.

Collective Agreement Article:

Article 51: Academic-Administrative Appointments within the Bargaining Unit

Contact your Chair's/Director's or Dean's office for further information or clarification.