Current opportunities

FAUW appoints members to dozens of university committees and other roles to ensure that faculty members’ voices are well represented at all levels of the University. The Nominating and Elections Committee works to find the best-suited people to represent FAUW members in these roles. 

Elections for the Board of Directors take place in March each year. FAUW committees typically recruit new members in April/May. 

How it works

The Committee reviews all expressions of interest and/or nominations, and passes the list of candidates to the FAUW Board or president (depending on the role), who make the final decisions. The Committee may reach out to discuss the role with candidates during the process. The contents of all form submissions are confidential to the Committee, FAUW staff, and the FAUW Board. 

Select a committee or role below for more details about what's involved and any relevant qualifications. 

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Please note that you must be a voting member to be appointed as a FAUW representative.

How to recommend someone else

If you want to suggest someone who you think would be a good candidate, please contact a member of the Nominating and Elections Committee with a brief description of why you recommend them, or encourage that person to fill out the form.

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Current and upcoming vacancies

Opportunities

FAUW Board of Directors seat up for election:

  • 1 Environment director, for a 1-year term (until June 30, 2026)

The Teaching Stream Faculty (formerly Lecturers') Committee advises the FAUW Board on matters pertaining to the working conditions of teaching stream faculty.

Teaching stream faculty fill diverse roles within the University that are distinct from those of professorial-rank faculty and thus have distinct needs. The committee, which has representation from all faculties, is particularly concerned with the career paths of teaching stream faculty, including terms and conditions of employment, teaching loads, and progression. 

This committee is currently seeking 2 members for a 2-year term beginning July 1, 2025:

  • 2 members from Science

What's involved?

Chairing (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 2 hours long. The meeting dates for this term are December 4, 2025 and April 8, 2026.

GM chairs will need experience chairing large meetings effectively and efficiently, and an ability and willingness to enforce meeting rules in order to keep the meeting on time and on topic, and to ensure speaking time is distributed equitably. Familiarity with meeting procedures in general and Roberts Rules specifically is helpful.

The Nominating and Elections Committee oversees FAUW elections, and works to find the best-suited people to represent FAUW members on the Board and on University and joint committees.  We are seeking 2-5 members for a two-year term.

The Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee (AF&T) helps faculty members with workplace problems.

These problems range from the application of University policy or the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), to concerns about tenure, promotion, and performance reviews.

Applications for this committee will be considered as they're received.

FAUW is seeking 1 additional member to join a standing committee that will research issues related to salary and compensation, to support and inform the negotiating team. 

What's involved?

Providing procedural support at (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 2 hours long (sometimes two hours). The meeting dates for this term are December 4, 2025 and April 8, 2026.

Parliamentarians should have a strong understanding of meeting procedures in general and Roberts Rules, specifically.

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