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Purpose

To ensure that Research Chairs:

• are established and administered through a rigorous and transparent process designed to optimize their effectiveness in advancing the University’s research strategy and institutional research priorities;
• are aligned with the goals and objectives of the University’s research frameworks and plans, as specified in the Related Documents section;
• and where applicable, are financially sustainable and viable based on the scope and objectives of the initiative

Scope

Applies in respect of Research Chairs, except Canada Research Chairs which are addressed in theCanadian Research Chairs (CRC) Administration and Management at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University policy.

Information on Teaching Chairs can be found in the Teaching and Learning Framework.

Definitions

Academic Unit — Refers to a centre, department, division, faculty, program or school, other than an administrative unit, as the context requires and as defined in the .

Canada Research Chairs — Refers to "Canada Research Chairs as administered by the

Chairholder — The incumbent Research Chair.

Endowment Funds — Consists of donated funds, endowed trusts or other funds of a permanent nature.

Host Academic Unit — The Academic Unit at the University where the holder of a Research Chair has their primary appointment as a faculty member and which therefore administers the Research Chair.

Non-Endowed Funds — Consist of expendable funds which are combined for investment purposes, where possible, until the funds are required for expenditure.

Research Chair — A Research Chair provides for the appointment of an established scholar or a research leader whose work contributes significantly to advancing research excellence and institutional priorities. A Research Chair may be a general University chair which may be identified as being in a particular field or discipline.

Research Chair Stipend — An amount paid to the Chairholder for the duration of the appointment as Chair, in addition to other compensation.

Tri-Agency — Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Canadian Institutes of Health Research (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

University — ÐÓ°É´«Ã½.

Policy

1.0 General

Research Chairs, separate and distinct from faculty positions, are established to enrich the intellectual environment, strengthen institutional research capacity, expand on the strong record of research engagement, acknowledge the Chairholder as an expert in the field of study, and bring prestige to the University.

Research Chairs assist universities in building existing strengths to achieve the critical mass required for major research; in emerging areas or areas of strategic importance to academic institutions; and in providing an enhanced training environment for students and, where appropriate, postdoctoral fellows by exposing them to important research challenges and opportunities.

2.0 Research Chairs

Research Chairs represent a significant scholarly achievement and recognize the Chairholder as a research leader and an expert in their field of study.

Research Chairs may be established on the authority of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Vice-President (Research and Innovation).

Funding for Research Chairs may originate from a variety of sources, including industry partnerships, individual donors, or other external funding bodies, and is administered in accordance with the University policies and applicable funding agreements. Funds may be provided through Endowed or Non-Endowed Funds and annual expendable gifts for a defined period, normally at least five- year. Arrangements for the disbursement of the Research Chairs fund are subject to the approval of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) and the Vice-President (Research and Innovation).

Research Chairs may be established in a particular academic unit or institutionally. Research Chairs that are established institutionally normally shall be assigned a Host Academic Unit. Accordingly, the goals of the Research Chair shall be consistent with the University’s strategic research priorities and with the research objectives of the Host Academic Unit.

Establishing a Research Chair is done in accordance with the procedure to Establish a Research Chair.

Appointing a Research Chair begins with conducting an academic search. Appointments shall be made in accordance with the ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University – ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Faculty Association Collective AgreementÐÓ°É´«Ã½. The following policies are also relevant in the search: Employing and Housing Foreign Nationals, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment, Travel-Pre-Employment Interview, Travel-Familiarization Visit, Travel-relocation and Removal, Indigenous Verification and Workplace Accommodation. University faculty members may apply and be considered during the search process. The search process will include the employment equity survey and be subject to Indigenous Verification where necessary.

The initial term of appointment of Research Chairs shall be in accordance with the terms of the funding agreement of the Research Chair . If the renewal of an appointment is permitted, such renewal is in accordance with Procedure for Renewal of a Research Chairholder.

Faculty appointments are independent of Chairholder appointments. Research Chair designations are institutional appointments held for a defined term. Upon completion of the appointment term, or where renewal is not granted, the designation reverts to the University and may be reallocated or revised in accordance with institutional research priorities and applicable procedures. When a Chairholder ceases to hold a Research Chair, that faculty member continues to be a faculty member subject only to the terms of their employment with the University.

In consultation with the donor(s) / funder(s)the research area of the Research Chair may be revised upon the conclusion of the research chair term.

Research Chairs may be discontinued by mutual agreement of the University and the donor(s) / funder(s) or in accordance with the terms of the funding agreement.

3.0 Funding / Budget

To ensure budgetary sustainability and avoid unfunded salary liabilities, Units must identify a base-funded position for Research Chairs and obtain explicit approval from the provost to allocate the position to this purpose. External funds may be invested in the Endowment Fund, including funds of partner organizations, where the funds invested are long-term in nature and significant in size and where the President of ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University has granted approval. Expenditures are controlled by the Guideline for Endowment Funds, Section 2 ( Guidelines for Endowment Funds)

Research Chair Stipend

When Research Chairs are appointed, a Research Chair stipend is added to the Chairholder’s existing salary for the duration of the appointment. This Research Chair Stipend is up to five salary steps for the duration of the appointment as Chairholder, as per the Salary Scale of the current ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ University-ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ faculty Association Collective Agreement. Some salary steps may be conditional upon criteria of the Host Academic Unit. When the Research Chair Stipend is not an eligible cost under the funding agreement, funding for the Research Chair Stipend is provided from the Host Academic Unit.

Related Documents

MUN-MUNFA Collective Agreement
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Research Strategy Framework

Indigenous Verification

Procedures: