Appointments as Graduate Faculty are made in one of three categories: Full members may: Act as Principal Advisor of a master’s thesis or Major Research Paper/Project (MRP), and as a member of thesis or MRP committees; Serve as chair or voting member of a final oral examination committee, where such examinations are required, and perform all associated duties; and Teach, set, and mark examinations for a graduate course and give such other graduate direction as may be required. Associate members shall be permitted to undertake all the duties of a full member but shall not serve as a Principal Advisor or chair a final oral examination committee. Senior Scholar Graduate Faculty Appointees shall be permitted to: Chair a final oral examination Serve as a member of a thesis or MRP committee and as a voting member of a final oral examination; Teach, set, and mark examinations for a graduate course; Continue to act as Principal Advisor master’s thesis or MRP; Take on new master’s supervision with the approval of the Graduate Program Director; and Assume additional responsibilities only if he or she remains actively engaged in research and is accessible to graduate students. The General Criteria for Membership in the Graduate Faculty are: Full Membership Nomination by an OCAD U graduate program; Highest degree in their field (such as Ph.D., MFA or M. Arch) or equivalent qualification appropriate to the discipline; Tenured, tenure-track, or continuing appointment or retired professor; A track record of peer-reviewed research publications or other evidence of reviewed scholarly, professional and/or creative productivity appropriate to the discipline; An established program of research, performance, creative or design practice and, where appropriate, research funding from an external source and/or publication of at least one externally refereed article or book, or peer reviewed/curated exhibition of artistic work in the past five years; and A record of successful participation in graduate education (such as teaching a graduate course, serving on a supervisory committee or thesis examining committee.) Associate Membership Nomination by an OCAD U graduate program; Highest degree in their field (such as Ph.D., MFA or M. Arch) or equivalent qualification appropriate to the discipline; Tenured, tenure-track, or continuing appointment or appointment as Adjunct Professor;
Appointments as Graduate Faculty are made in one of three categories: Full members may: Act as Principal Advisor of a master’s thesis or Major Research Paper/Project (MRP), and as a member of thesis or MRP committees; Serve as chair or voting member of a final oral examination committee, where such examinations are required, and perform all associated duties; and Teach, set, and mark examinations for a graduate course and give such other graduate direction as may be required. Associate members shall be permitted to undertake all the duties of a full member but shall not serve as a Principal Advisor or chair a final oral examination committee. Senior Scholar Graduate Faculty Appointees shall be permitted to: Chair a final oral examination Serve as a member of a thesis or MRP committee and as a voting member of a final oral examination; Teach, set, and mark examinations for a graduate course; Continue to act as Principal Advisor master’s thesis or MRP; Take on new master’s supervision with the approval of the Graduate Program Director; and Assume additional responsibilities only if he or she remains actively engaged in research and is accessible to graduate students. The General Criteria for Membership in the Graduate Faculty are: Full Membership Nomination by an OCAD U graduate program; Highest degree in their field (such as Ph.D., MFA or M. Arch) or equivalent qualification appropriate to the discipline; Tenured, tenure-track, or continuing appointment or retired professor; A track record of peer-reviewed research publications or other evidence of scholarly, professional and/or creative productivity appropriate to the discipline; An established program of research, performance, creative or design practice and, where appropriate, research funding from an external source and/or publication of at least one externally refereed article or book, or peer reviewed/curated exhibition of artistic work in the past five years; and A record of successful participation in graduate education (such as teaching a graduate course, serving on a supervisory committee or thesis examining committee.) Associate Membership Nomination by an OCAD U graduate program; Highest degree in their field (such as Ph.D., MFA or M. Arch) or equivalent qualification appropriate to the discipline; Tenured, tenure-track, or continuing appointment or appointment as Adjunct Professor; reviewed
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