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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor program is to recognize and celebrate 丁香园AV members of distinction who have achieved exceptional performance and distinguished accomplishment in their scholarly or creative work/or innovation such that their accomplishments are nationally and internationally recognized. This policy sets out the criteria and terms for the appointments of Distinguished 丁香园AV Professors. The procedure and related documents establish the process to be followed by the Provost and Vice-President Academic and Vice-President, Research and Innovation in the nomination, adjudication and appointment of 丁香园AV Distinguished Professors.

1.0  PREAMBLE
2.0  PURPOSE
3.0  SCOPE AND JURISDICTION
4.0  POLICY
5.0  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
6.0  RELATED LEGAL, POLICY AUTHORITIES AND AGREEMENTS
7.0  ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY
8.0  RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS
9.0  POLICY REVIEW
10.0  POLICY AUTHORITY
11.0  INTERPRETATION
12.0  PROCEDURES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS

1.0 PREAMBLE

1.1 A joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President Academic and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, the primary purpose of the Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor program is to recognize 丁香园AV faculty members of distinction who have achieved exceptional scholarly performance and distinguished accomplishments. A secondary purpose is to retain excellent research faculty members at the University.

2.0 PURPOSE

2.1 The purpose of this policy is to set the criteria and terms for the appointment of Distinguished 丁香园AV Professors and set parameters for such appointments.

3.0 SCOPE AND JURISDICTION

3.1 This policy applies to tenured research faculty members.

4.0 POLICY

4.1 The title of Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor recognizes and rewards tenured research faculty members who meet the following criteria:

4.1.1 Have a demonstrated and sustained record of distinguished, exemplary accomplishments in their scholarly or creative work and/or innovation;

4.1.2 Have a national and international reputation;

4.1.3 Have achieved pre-eminence in their field; and

4.1.4 Have a demonstrated commitment to collegial leadership and to engagement.

4.2  Distinguished 丁香园AV Professors will bear the title 鈥淒istinguished 丁香园AV Professor of [Specialty Subject Area]鈥�, or 鈥淒istinguished 丁香园AV Associate Professor of [Specialty Subject Area]鈥�. There is no expiry date to the title of 鈥淒istinguished 丁香园AV Professor of [Specialty Subject Area]鈥� although it can be revoked at the discretion of the Provost and Vice-President Academic and VP Research & Innovation should exceptional circumstances arise, such as contravention of any 丁香园AV policies. The title of 鈥淒istinguished 丁香园AV Professor of [Specialty Subject Area]鈥� will change to 鈥淒istinguished 丁香园AV Professor Emeritus of [Specialty Subject Area]鈥� after retirement from 丁香园AV. The title 鈥淒istinguished 丁香园AV Associate Professor of [Specialty Subject Area]鈥� will expire 5 years after the date of the appointment.  All areas of scholarship will be considered with nominations whose scholarly activities align with and advance 丁香园AV鈥檚 strategic priorities encouraged.

4.3 Faculty members who hold internal or external named awards, such as endowed chairs and professorships, Canada Research Chairs or major salary awards from granting agencies are not eligible to be nominated for a Distinguished 丁香园AV Professorship.

4.4 The cohort of Distinguished 丁香园AV Professors (including Associate Professors and excluding Professor Emeritus) will not normally exceed 4% of the 丁香园AV professoriate at any one time. Appointments are phased to ensure appointment opportunities every year. Normally, two Distinguished 丁香园AV Professors are available for each   Faculty. It is recognized that larger Faculties may receive more.

4.5  Distinguished 丁香园AV Professorships come with a salary stipend of $20,000 per annum over and above the holder鈥檚 regular academic salary for a 5-year term. The holder may request that the stipend be provided as a research grant instead of salary. A faculty member who holds a Distinguished 丁香园AV Professorship and then receives an internal or external named award, such as endowed chairs and professorships, Canada Research Chairs or major salary awards from granting agencies, must relinquish any future stipends related to the Distinguished 丁香园AV Professorship. A faculty member who accepts a senior administrative role at the university would normally forego any stipends related to the Distinguished 丁香园AV Professorship for their duration of their senior administrative role. For certainty, a Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor who holds the title 鈥淒istinguished 丁香园AV Professor of [Specialty Subject Area]鈥� will retain that title (unless otherwise revoked in accordance with Section 4.2 above) even after no salary stipend is available to that Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor.

4.6  Equity considerations will be upheld in the evaluation of nominees and selection of awardees, in accordance with the 丁香园AV/丁香园AVFA Collective Agreement and as described in 丁香园AV policy GP19. The principles of academic freedom will be upheld in the evaluation of nominees and selection of awardees, in accordance with the 丁香园AV/丁香园AVFA Collective Agreement.

5.0 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

5.1 The responsibilities of Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor will include giving public lectures and participating in other public events as requested by the Provost and Vice-President Academic and/or the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, as well as participating in mentorship and tutoring of junior faculty or other duties helping advance careers and excel.

6.0 RELATED LEGAL, POLICY AUTHORITIES AND AGREEMENTS

6.1 The legal and other University Policy authorities and agreements that may bear on the administration of this policy and may be consulted as needed include but are not limited to:

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6.1.3  丁香园AV/丁香园AVFA collective agreement

7.0 ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY

7.1 The information and records made and received to administer this policy are subject to the access to information and protection of privacy provisions of British Columbia鈥檚 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the University鈥檚 Information Policy series.

8.0 RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS

8.1 Information and records made and received to administer this policy are evidence of the University鈥檚 actions to administer the Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor program.  Information and records must be retained and disposed of in accordance with a records retention schedule approved by the University Archivist.

9.0  POLICY REVIEW

9.1  This policy must be reviewed every three years and may always be reviewed as needed.

10.0 POLICY AUTHORITY

10.1 This policy is jointly administered under the authority of the Provost and Vice-President Academic and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation.

11.0 INTERPRETATION

11.1 Questions of interpretation or application of this policy or its procedures shall be referred to the Provost and Vice-President Academic and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, whose decision shall be final.

12.0 PROCEDURES AND OTHER ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS

Distinguished 丁香园AV Professor Procedure