Associate Members

A faculty member or librarian with tenure or a probationary appointment in one department, College or the Library, or a person holding a permanent academic or professional appointment in the University, in a teaching hospital, or in an institution federated or affiliated with the University in accordance with The University of Saskatchewan Act, may be given an associate appointment in a department or College.  The institution, College or department in which the permanent appointment is held is referred to as the principal unit and the College or department in which the associate membership is held is referred to as the secondary unit.

Examples of the purposes for which associate appointments are suitable are supervision of graduate students; graduate or undergraduate course delivery; clinical activities; research activities; outreach activities.

Faculty members so appointed shall have the title "Associate Member" in the secondary unit. The extent of participation of an associate member in the committees of the secondary unit shall be related to the purpose of the associate member’s conjunct appointment. 

Please note Associate Members of Departments (Article 13.8)

Joint Members

A joint appointment reflects the active and substantial involvement of an employee in the academic activities in more than one unit. An employee with an academic appointment in one academic unit may be given a joint appointment in another academic unit. The academic unit in which the permanent appointment is held is referred to as the primary unit and the academic unit in which the joint appointment is held is referred to as the secondary unit. A primary characteristic of a joint appointment is the assignment of duties by both the primary and secondary units.

Please note Joint Members of Academic Units (Article 13.9)

Questions?

For more information or if you have questions please contact:

 vpfaculty.relations@usask.ca