No member of the bargaining unit will be assigned out of unit work without his or her consent. Faculty members from other bargaining units may not be transferred into the IFO bargaining unit without going through the established search process. A faculty member may request to be transferred under the following conditions:
Section
A. Within a University
. A faculty member
may be transferred to another department/program
within a university
by agreement
of the faculty member
and the President
,
after consultation with the affected departments.
Section
B. Between
Universities
. A request for the transfer from one
university
to another within the IFO
bargaining unit
shall be considered when vacancies
are advertised. Faculty
members must apply for the vacancy and go
through the normal search process. Applicants for transfer who have applied for the vacancy in the
bargaining unit at another university shall have their applications reviewed
before other applications are reviewed for that vacancy. Faculty members
seeking transfer under
this Section shall clearly state the same in the faculty member
’s letter of
application. The
final hiring decision shall be made by the President
/designee
and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.
Section C. Transferred Rights
.
Subd. 1.
Benefits
. For purposes of this Article, faculty members
may waive certain faculty rights, salary and benefits by agreement
of the faculty member
, the IFO
and the President
/designee
.
Subd. 2.
Seniority. Seniority calculation shall be in accordance
with the provisions of Article 29. The names of transferred individual faculty
members shall be added to the seniority roste
r of an existing or new department
or program one (1) year after such changes are posted in accordance with
Article 20, Section A., Subd. 1.
Subd. 3.
Tenure. The President
of the hiring university
may grant tenure, upon employment, to a faculty
member
transferring from a tenured position at a MnSCU
state university. Before granting tenure pursuant to this Subdivision,
and in a manner that is consistent with Article 20, the President shall first
consult with the affected department and review its recommendation
, if any.