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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt">>>> Constance Hewitt <<a href="mailto:hewitt@caut.ca">hewitt@caut.ca</a>> 11/30/2017 3:35 PM >>><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Hello,</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I am writing to you to ask for your help in reaching out to those who are teaching in this field on contract. </span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is undertaking the first ever national study on the experiences of Contract Academic Staff (CAS). The research
is led by Dr. Karen Foster, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University. This research will collect much needed data on the experiences of this growing and precarious academic workforce and help inform
policy to improve working conditions and job security . </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The survey closes on
<b>December 15, 2017</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">We are hoping you can forward an email to members to encourage as many CAS as possible to participate in this critical research.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Additional information on the study, data protection, confidentiality and risks of participation is accessible via a linked Informed Consent document in the survey’s</span><span lang="EN-US">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">introduction. The survey can be accessed at
</span><a href="https://caut.limequery.org/151696?lang=en"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana,sans-serif",serif;color:#1F497D">survey.caut.ca</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact Pam Foster, CAUT Directorof Research and Political Action,
<a href="mailto:foster@caut.ca">foster@caut.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana,sans-serif",serif;color:#1F497D"> .
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you.</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Email to Association Members:</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Are you teaching on contract? Please participate in a national survey on Contract AcademicStaff</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is undertaking the first ever</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">national study on the experiences of contract academic staff. If you taught in the 2016-</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">2017 academic year in a non-permanent position, please fill out the survey
<b>by December 15, 2017</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The survey will gather data on a range of objective qualities of contract positions, such as</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">wages, hours of work, office space, and teaching loads, as well as on the experiences of a</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">contract academic.</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The survey consists of approximately 60 questions—some multiple-choice and some openended—</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">that should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. The survey can be accessed at
</span><a href="https://survey.caut.ca"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana,sans-serif",serif;color:#1F497D">https://survey.caut.ca</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Additional information on the study, data protection, confidentiality, and risks ofparticipation is
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">accessible via a linked Informed Consent document in the survey’sintroduction.</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact Pam Foster, CAUT Directorof Research and Political Action,
</span><a href="mailto:foster@caut.ca"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana,sans-serif",serif;color:black">foster@caut.ca</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.</span><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">--------------</span><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Courriel aux membres de l’Association :</span></b><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Êtes-vous une professeure ou un professeur engagé sur la base d’un contrat temporaire?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">L’Association canadienne des professeures et professeurs d’université (ACPPU) réalise un tout premier sondage national sur
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">l’expérience de travail du personnel académique contractuel (PAC). Si vous avez eu un contrat d’enseignement durant l’année scolaire 2016-2017 et
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">votre poste n’est pas permanent, veuillez remplir le sondage en ligne d’ici le
<b>15 decembre 2017</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Le sondage permettra de recueillir des données sur les salaires, les heures de travail, l’espace de bureau alloué, les charges d’enseignement et autres
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">qualités objectives des postes à contrat, ainsi que sur votre expérience à titre de membre du personnel académique contractuel.</span><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Le questionnaire est composé de quelque 60 questions— certaines à choix multiples, d’autres, ouvertes.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Il vous faudra une trentaine de minutes pour y répondre. Il est accessible à
<a href="https://sondage.caut.ca">https://sondage.caut.ca</a>.</span><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Le Formulaire de consentement contient tous les renseignements importants sur l’objet du sondage, la protection des données, la confidentialité et
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">les risques d’y participer. Un lien pour y accéder figure dans l’introduction du sondage.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Veuillez adresser vos questions, s’il y a lieu, à Pam Foster, Directrice (Recherche et Action Politique),
</span><a href="mailto:foster@caut.ca"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana,sans-serif",serif;color:black">foster@caut.ca</span></a><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">.</span><span lang="FR-CA">
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