12.02 Definitions
“Academic year” shall mean the period commencing and ending with each university’s academic calendar.
“Appointment” means appointment for a period as specified in a notice of appointment or offer letter. The term refers to the initial appointment and all subsequent appointments, reappointments or renewals of appointments.
"Board" shall mean the Arizona Board of Regents.
“Day" shall mean calendar day, except that where the last day of any time period set forth in this document falls on a Saturday, a Sunday or a university-recognized holiday, then the time period shall run until 5:00 p.m. of the next day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a university recognized holiday.
“Discriminatory action” means an action that constitutes discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, sexual orientation or qualified handicapped status or any other discrimination prohibited by state or federal law.
“Fiscal year” shall mean a period of twelve (12) months commencing on July 1.
"Notice of appointment" shall mean the document by which an appointment is made and which is signed by the president or the president’s designee.
“Offer letter” shall mean the document through which a postdoctoral scholar is offered a position and which is signed by the supervising faculty member.
“Postdoctoral scholar” shall mean an individual who has recently completed his/her doctoral studies and who holds short-term university appointments working under the guidance and direction of a faculty mentor as the individual prepares for a career as an independent scientist and researcher.
"President" shall mean the president of the appropriate university or the president's designated representative, and the president of the Board of Regents.
“Principal investigator” or “PI” means a faculty member who has been awarded external funding and who may appoint postdoctoral scholars to participate in the project for which the funding was awarded.
"Professional and intellectual freedom" shall mean the right and responsibility to exercise judgment within the standards of the postdoctoral scholar’s discipline. Professional and intellectual freedom is defined as "academic freedom" for those employees involved in teaching and/or research.
“Renewal” means the process by which an appointment is extended for an additional period.
“Rule” means a written standard of general applicability that implements, interprets or prescribes law or policy, or describes the procedure to be utilized in implementing law or policy.
“Supervising faculty member” means the individual faculty member of a university who appoints, provides funding, and serves as the mentor for a postdoctoral scholar.
“University” means the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, or any other university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents.