At the University of Waterloo, our Research Data Management (RDM) Institutional Strategy responds to the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy, which mandates that all institutions must have an institutional RDM strategy by March 2023. The “agencies believe that research data collected through the use of public funds should be responsibly and securely managed and be, where ethical, legal and commercial obligations allow, available for reuse by others.” There is one FAUW seat open on the RDM Institutional Strategy Working Group for 1 year beginning January 1, 2025.
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FAUW is seeking 3 members to establish a standing committee that will research issues related to salary and compensation, to support and inform the negotiating team. The first task of the committee will be to name the committee and draft Terms of Reference for approval at the Board. The initial term for this committee will be 12 months, beginning September 2024.
Applications for this committee will be considered as they're received.
What's involved?
Chairing (at least) two annual general meetings, one in April and one in December. Each meeting is about 90 minutes long (sometimes two hours). The meeting dates for this term are December 5, 2024 and April 8, 2025.
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.
Applications for this role will be considered as they're received.
Graduate student supervision requires complex interaction between graduate students and the graduate supervisor. Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA), in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association (GSA), established this award to recognize exemplary faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in graduate student supervision, through being a mentor, advisor, role model, humanist and a strategist who exemplifies a high level of energy and ingenuity. Normally, three faculty members will be recognized annually.
We are looking for someone to serve as a BACK-UP committee member, in case there is a conflict of interest.
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, on an ongoing basis.
The Equity Committee engages in education and advocacy activities to promote equity on campus, maintains a watching brief on equity issues, and makes recommendations to the Faculty Association Board of Directors about policy changes to pursue.
Applications for this committee will be considered as they're received.
The Hagey Lectures Committee has one representative from each faculty and one from the Affiliated & Federated Institutions (AFIW), selected by the provost and the president of FAUW. There are currently vacancies for: Engineering, Health and AFIW.
Each year, this committee selects an eminent speaker who will present to both the university community and the public.
Applications for this committee will be considered as they're received.