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50. Ranking Faculty Member – refers to a senior faculty member with a Salary Grade
ranging from 22-27 and who has been chosen by the President to sit as member
of the University Faculty Selection and Promotions Board based on his/her
qualifications, experience, proven probity and objectivity.

51. Reassignment – movement of a faculty member across the organizational
structure within the same SUC, which does not involve a reduction in rank,
status or salary, and does not require issuance of an appointment but an office
order by duly authorized official.

52. Recognized and reputable institution – refers to a college or university that has national
and international reputation for the quality and diversity of its programs and duly

accredited by authorized accrediting agencies.

53. Recruitment - the process of searching for and attracting potential applicants
through announcements, assessments and related procedures to select the most
qualified applicant for appointment to an appropriate position in the faculty.

54. Reclassification – involves a change in the classification of a position either as a
result of a change in its duties and responsibilities sufficient to warrant placing
the position in a different class, or as a result of a reevaluation of a position
without a significant change in its duties and responsibilities.

55. Relevant degree – refers to appropriate academic degree which is related to
his/her present assignment, functions and duties, earned from academic
institutions of recognized standing.

56. Relevant training - refers to formal or non-formal training courses such as seminars
and workshops that enhance employee skills and capabilities.

57. Secondment – movement of a faculty member from one department or institution
to another which is temporary and which may or may not require the issuance of
an appointment which may involve either reduction or increase in compensation

and benefits.

58. Second Level Position – involve professional, technical and scientific work in a
non-supervisory or supervisory capacity up to Division Chief or its equivalent.

59. Selection - the process of thoroughly screening qualified applicants for certain
positions to determine the most qualified among them or to rank them based on
their qualifications and professional potentials.