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Application Procedures

• Faculty Positions
• CUPE Positions
• Exempt Positions
• Administrative & Academic Professional Positions
• Specialist/Instructional Positions

FACULTY POSITIONS

IMPORTANT REMINDER: To be considered for a faculty position at the University of Victoria, please refer to current Faculty searches and follow the application procedures as specified in the individual faculty position description.

1. CUPE POSITIONS

The Application
Application forms were discontinued as of May 1, 2007, and were replaced by the uHire online application system. An application cover letter, resume and the name of three references must be submitted online, through uHire online application system.

Closing Date & Time
CUPE positions are posted online at http://uhire.uvic.ca, normally for seven calendar days. Positions are also posted at the Human Resources office. All competitions close at 4:30 p.m. on the closing date, and late submissions will not be accepted.

Internal Applicants
Only CUPE 951 and 917 Union employees may apply for internal-only postings. A casual (on-call) CUPE employee may also apply as an internal applicant if they have worked in a CUPE 951 or 917 position within the previous twenty working days.

The Selection Process
Applications are reviewed by Human Resources, then forwarded to the hiring departments for shortlisting, interviewing, and selection. This process normally takes a week to ten days.

The selection criteria for CUPE competitions are seniority, work performance and pertinent qualifications.

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2. EXEMPT POSITIONS

The University has a small number of secretarial and clerical positions which are exempt from Union (CUPE) membership under the provisions of the Labour Relations Code. Competitions for these positions follow the same procedures as for CUPE positions.

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3. ADMINISTRATIVE & ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL (PEA)

How to Apply
A cover letter, resume, and the names of three references must be submitted online, through the uHire online application system at http://uhire.uvic.ca, by 4:30 pm on the closing date. Administrative and Academic Professional (PEA) positions are usually posted for a minimum of two weeks. Late applications may be considered at the discretion of hiring departments.

The Selection Process
After the closing date, Human Resources reviews and forwards all applications to the iring department for shortlisting and interviewing. This process normally takes at least two weeks.

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4. SPECIALIST INSTRUCTIONAL POSITIONS

Most teaching and research support positions (specialist/instructional) are temporary, coinciding with the academic term. These positions are usually filled by graduate and undergraduate students recruited directly by individual departments.

There is also a small number of continuing Specialist/Instructional positions which are posted and filled following the same procedures outlined above for Administrative and Academic Professional staff.