The University community is encouraged to help shape the future of teaching-stream faculty by providing feedback about a new report concerning these positions.

The report prepared by a sub-committee of faculty members incorporates an analysis of the terms and conditions that apply to the role of teaching-stream faculty and makes several recommendations for changes.

“The report suggests answers to some questions about the role of teaching-stream faculty posed by the Senate Committee on Appointments,” says Joe Kim, associate professor in the department of psychology, neuroscience and behaviour and chair of the sub-committee. “The group is eager to learn the opinions of faculty and get feedback from across the University as we work to clarify the future role of teaching-stream faculty.”

Earlier this year, the Provost posted a personal perspective on teaching-stream faculty. He wrote that McMaster should increase the maximum number of teaching-stream faculty positions from current allocations. You can read his personal perspective here.

“I thank members of the sub-committee for their work and now encourage colleagues to review the recommendations and provide their feedback,” says Provost David Wilkinson. “Since our first teaching-stream faculty appointments in 2007, McMaster has been at the vanguard of this new approach to teaching and learning. With the progress we’ve made, this is a fitting time to consider important questions about teaching-stream faculty including the appropriate balance of pedagogical research, how we define educational excellence and the way we determine optimal teaching loads.”

You can find the sub-committee’s report here.

You can provide feedback by emailing the Provost at provost@mcmaster.ca or by sending suggestions  to the McMaster University Faculty Association at mufa@mcmaster.ca  before the end of March.