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2.1 Transferees from other units of the University or from other government agencies or
instrumentalities.

3.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS
3.1 Faculty – refers to those who have faculty items who are primarily engaged in actual
teaching as well as in, or in combination with, research, extension or production.

3.2 New Entrants/Recruits – those who will be selected to join the faculty staff of the University
and who do not have any work experience in ISU in any capacity whatsoever.

3.3 Transferees – refers to those who are presently employed either in the University or other
government agencies or instrumentalities who wish to join the faculty staff of ISU.

3.4 Transfer – the lateral movement from other units of the University or from other government
agencies or instrumentalities to the faculty staff of the University, which is of equivalent rank,
level or salary without break in the service and involving the issuance of an appointment.

3.5 Meritorious Reason – a situation where the faculty applicant or transferee possesses
exceptional qualifications, which the University badly needs and there are no other applicants
with the same qualifications. Such applicant or transferee would not settle for the salary of the
lowest grade of a faculty rank, which may not be commensurate to his/her qualifications or to
his/her present salary in other agency or company.

3.6 Relevant Degree – refers to appropriate highest academic degree earned from academic
institutions of recognized standing.

3.7 Discrimination – refers to a situation where in a qualified applicant is not included in the
selection line-up on account of gender, civil status, pregnancy, disability, ethnicity, or political
affiliation.
3.8 Qualifications – refer to the relevant educational attainment, academic and related
experience as well as relevant professional development, achievements and honors of the
faculty applicant.

3.9 Selection – is the systematic method of determining the merit and fitness of an applicant
on the basis of qualifications and ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the
position.

4.0 RECRUITMENT POLICIES
4.1 All recruitment/s and subsequent appointment/s to the faculty shall be based strictly on
merit and fitness. There shall be no discrimination in the selection of faculty on account of
gender, civil status, disability, religion, ethnicity or political affiliation.

4.2 Exempt for every meritorious reasons, the entry level for original appointments shall be
the lowest grade of the faculty rank to which the applicant or transferee is qualified, i.e.,
Instructor I, Assistant Professor I, Associate Professor I and Professor I.

4.3 There shall be a Campus Evaluation Committee composed of members who are
knowledgeable about the Faculty Common Criteria for Evaluation (CCE) under National
Budget Circular (NBC) No. 561 and other issuances for faculty evaluation as well as other
evaluation instruments/tools which shall evaluate the qualifications of all applicants based on
documents submitted. The Campus Faculty Selection and Promotion Board shall, in turn,
screen all evaluated applicants and selects the best qualified.

4.4 Recruitment and appointment to a faculty position shall be based on the following factors: