35.35 A term appointment may be made where there is a need for the temporary employment of a teaching faculty member and/or where only temporary or contingent funding for the position is available. Term appointments will end on the date specified in the appointment letter and no further notice is required.

35.36 Term appointments will normally be at least 50% of full-time. In exceptional circumstances where an appointment is made below 50%, the Association will be informed and a rationale for the exceptional appointment provided.

35.37 In the event that a term Lab Instructor or Lecturer is appointed to a continuing position, continuous years of service immediately preceding the continuing appointment will count toward years of service needed to apply for promotion.

35.38 A person who is a candidate for a degree at Simon Fraser University may not be appointed as a term teaching faculty member with an appointment longer than 12 months until the degree requirements have been fulfilled. In exceptional cases, the VicePresident, Academic may grant an exemption to this rule after consultation with the Dean, Graduate Studies.

35.39 Term appointments will be evaluated using the same performance review procedures as continuing Members. 

38.1 The typical faculty appointment is and will continue to be one that leads to tenure. A short-term need for staff to undertake specific teaching tasks will normally be met by term lecturer appointments.

38.2 Term research appointments may only be made where one or more of the following conditions are satisfied:

• 38.2.1 Where there is a need for the employment of a research faculty member for a specific term only
• 38.2.2 Where contingent or term specific funding has been made available
• 38.2.3 A tenure-track position is vacant on a temporary basis
• 38.2.4 A term position is created to replace a regular faculty member on leave or for the partial replacement of a faculty member whose appointment has been modified from full-time to part-time on a temporary basis

38.3 The initial term of a term research faculty appointment will not exceed three years or the funded term where this does not exceed five years, whichever is longer. A term appointment may be renewed but the cumulative term of the appointment will normally not exceed a term of five years. Renewals beyond five years may be made only in exceptional circumstances, and require the agreement of the Member and the Association. 

38.4 Term appointments will end on the date specified in the appointment letter and no notice will be required. Such termination of appointment is not considered dismissal.

37.18 A Term Appointment may be made where there is need for the temporary employment of a Practitioner Faculty member and/or where only temporary or contingent funding is available. The term of appointment will be up to five years. Term appointments may be renewed for a further term of at least two years, but renewals beyond five years or successive appointments totaling more than five years (with no breaks in service of over four months) require approval of the Association.

37.19 Where a term appointment is below 50% of full time or more than 50% externally funded, approval of the Association as per Article 37.18 is not required, but the Association will be provided notice of the extension.

37.20 Where a Term Practitioner Faculty Member will have been employed in a term position of at least 50% for four years (subject to Article 37.19 above), the Department will, prior to the end of the fourth year, determine whether there is a continuing need for the position. If a continuing need is identified, a position will be created (subject to budgetary approval).

37.21 If a continuing need is not identified, or if budgetary approval for a continuing position is denied, the Department may not appoint any new Term Practitioner Faculty with the same substantive specialty for a period of two years.

37.22 If a continuing position is created, the Department will make a recommendation to the Dean as to whether the search should be non-advertised and targeted to the incumbent Member or open as per Article 23: Academic Appointments. The search process will be initiated within six months.

37.23 If a contract is not renewed for any reason, the appointment will end. Such termination of appointment is not considered dismissal.