Article 4: Vacancies

4.1

Vacancies for employee positions in the part-time faculty bargaining unit shall be posted on the Human Resources website for at least ten (10) days prior to the final date for the submission of position applications and/or letters of intent unless an operational need dictates otherwise.

4.1.1

Each vacancy posting shall contain at least the name of the position, the major responsibilities of the position, the school, the academic discipline, and applicant qualifications needed for the position. Applicant qualifications will include minimum requirements and preferences.

4.1.2

Each vacancy will be filled with the applicant the College determines to be most competent. The College recognizes the positive contribution that faculty members make to the interview and selection process for faculty positions. During the term of this Agreement, the Academic Schools will continue to use faculty, which may include part-time faculty, to assist with the interview and selection process as they determine it to be in the best interests of the College. First consideration for selection will be given to current employees when qualifications and experience are equal in the judgment of the hiring committee who make the recommendation. Consideration will be given to internal applicants’ performance records contained in the applicant’s official personnel files. The final authority for all hiring decisions rests with the dean or the dean’s designee.

4.2

Part-time faculty members can become a full-time faculty member only if they apply and are officially selected into a full-time position. Selection into a full time faculty position is the exclusive determination of the College and shall not be subject to grievance or review.

4.2.1

Part-time faculty who apply but are not chosen for a full-time position may request a meeting with the Dean, or Dean’s designee, in order to discuss how to better prepare for consideration for a full-time position.

4.2.2

Part-time faculty, who through their participation in the College’s Framework Professional Development Program that is referenced in Article 18, earn a program credential from that program, will, all other things being equal, be given preference as identified by the hiring committee, when applying for a full-time faculty position at CNM.   

4.2.3

Veteran part-time faculty, as defined in articles 15.2 and 15.3, who meet the following criteria shall, upon application to the next available full-time faculty position in a discipline for which the part-time faculty member is qualified, as determined by the Dean or the Dean’s designee, be granted an interview for the open full-time faculty position. Additional criteria that must be met in order to be granted an interview is as follows:

• The veteran part-time faculty member must be in good standing with their Dean and Associate Deans.
• The veteran part-time faculty member must meet all requirements in that department for part-time veteran status.
• The veteran part-time faculty member must have completed the Campus Resource Ambassador Badge plus any other two badges offered by the college’s Framework for Faculty Development Program.
• The veteran part-time faculty member must have participated in college service outside their part-time faculty position in at least three (3) of their most recent six (6) terms with a class assignment.
• The veteran part-time faculty member must have attended the most recent CNM Convocation, Faculty Focus Day, and CTL conference.

4.3

The College retains the right to reassign qualified employees based upon the needs of the College. This includes but is not limited to reassignment to different campuses as deemed necessary by the College.