Applying for courses

Current and potential part-time members apply for courses during the three periods in which courses are posted by filling out Appendix H of the Collective Agreement. Applicants may also wish to indicate their course preferences using the Faculty Resource Information System, FRIS (http://fris.concordia.ca). This is acceptable, but a paper submission of the Appendix H form is mandatory, and in cases where the information entered in FRIS differs from Appendix H, the paper form shall be considered to be the official application.

Download the part-time faculty application form (PDF).

Please bear in mind that if an individual appears on the classification list by virtue of the fact that they taught a reserved course as a graduate student, they make a request in writing to CUPFA to be reclassified as a regular part time member in order to be considered in the regular hiring process. This can only be done once the student graduates. (See Article 10.24 of the CUPFA Collective Agreement for more details on Graduate Student teaching)

The deadlines to apply for the posted courses are the following:

• March 2 (summer) (Please note recent change of date effective June 15, 2011.)
• May 15 (fall/winter)
• October 15 (remaining winter courses).

Part-time faculty must adhere to the following guidelines:

• A hard copy submission is mandatory, per article 10.10 d) of the CUPFA collective agreement (CA). 
• A hard copy of the Appendix H Application Form must also be submitted to the Association, per article 10.10 b) of the CUPFA CA.
• Only one Appendix H Application form, copied to each relevant Department/Unit, shall be used when applying to teach in multiple Departments/Units, otherwise the application shall be considered null and void, per article 10.18 c) of the CUPFA CA.

Recommendations from the Part-Time Hiring Committees are now submitted through FRIS.  The deadlines for submission to the Dean (via FRIS) are the following:

• March 23 (summer) (Please note recent change of date effective June 15, 2011.)
• June 1 (fall/winter)
• November 1 (winter)

It should be noted that the Office of the Provost is now responsible for providing a copy of the PTHC recommendations to CUPFA as of the deadline dates.  For late recommendations or changes in course assignments, departments shall inform CUPFA and the Office of the Provost via email.

Contracts are to be signed by Part Time faculty members in the Office of the Dean in the following delays:

• July 1 to 15 for Fall, Winter and Fall/Winter courses,
• December 1 to 15 for remaining Winter courses
• April 4 to 16 for Summer courses