How complex domination enables selection: Academic hiring conventions in a Pakistani university

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Table 1. Constituting members of official bodies involved in the hiring process at TEU.

The scrutiny committee	The selection board	The syndicate
The Dean of faculty concerned (Chairperson) The Chairperson of department concerned Two or three faculty members from department concerned	The Vice Chancellor (VC hereafter) (Chairperson) The Registrar (Secretary) One VC of another public sector university (as the Chancellor^a nominates) The Chairperson of PPSC^b (or his/her nominee) The Dean of the relevant faculty The Chairperson of the relevant department One nominee member from the syndicate Two persons of eminence, from outside the university, nominated by the syndicate Two subject experts (three in case of the selection of Associate Professors and Professors) nominated by the VC	The VC (Chairperson) The Registrar (Secretary) The Secretary Education Department, Government of Punjab (or his/her nominee) The Secretary Law Department, Government of Punjab (or his/her nominee) The Chairperson of HEC or his/her nominee) One VC of another public sector university (as the Chancellor nominates) Three deans of faculty (as the Chancellor nominates) Five eminent personalities (as the Chancellor nominates) Chairperson BISE^c Two Principles of University Colleges (as the Chancellor nominates) The EDO^d (Education) or his/her nominee Three members of the Provincial Assembly^e

Source: University Statutes.

^aGovernor of the province (Punjab in this case) is the chancellor of all universities in the province.

^bPunjab Public Service Commission, the authority for hiring of employees for all Punjab Government Departments.

^cBoard of Intermediate and Secondary Education of the concerned district/city.

^dExecutive District Officer of concerned city district.

^eThe supreme legislation body of the province, made up of politicians.

Table 2. Eligibility criteria for different faculty positions at TEU.

Position	Criteria as per university rules Qualification/experience/publications	Criteria recommended by HEC
		Qualification	Experience	Publications
Lecturer	M.Phil. 1st Class or MA/MSc 1st Class in the relevant subject from a recognised University/College	First Class Master’s Degree in the relevant field, with no third division in academic career, from HEC recognised University/Institution	No experience required	No publications required
Assistant Professor	Ph.D. with two years or M. Phil with four years teaching experience in the relevant subject	Ph.D. in the relevant field from HEC recognised University/Institution OR Master’s degree (foreign) or M. Phil (Pakistan) in the relevant field from HEC recognised University/Institution	No experience required Four years teaching/research experience in a recognised university or a post-graduation Institution OR Four years professional experience in the relevant field in a National or International organisation	No publications required
Associate Professor	Ph.D. in the relevant subject with 10-year experience of teaching/research in a recognised College or University, 5 research papers published in journals of international repute OR MPhil or a degree higher than MA/MSc requiring at least 12-year experience in a recognised College or University, 5 research papers published in journals of international repute	Ph.D. in the relevant field from HEC recognised University/Institution	Ten years teaching/research experience in a HEC recognised university or a post-graduation Institution or professional experience in the relevant field in a National or International organisation. OR Five-year post-Ph.D. teaching/research experience in a HEC recognised University or a post-graduate institution or professional experience in the relevant field in a National or International Organisation	Ten publications (with at least four publications in the last five years) in HEC recognised journals
Professor	Ph.D. in the relevant subject with 15-year teaching/research experience in a recognised College or University, 8 research papers published in journals of international repute	Ph.D. in the relevant field from HEC recognised University/Institution	Fifteen-year teaching/research experience in HEC recognised University or a post-graduate institution or professional experience in the relevant field in a National or International Organisation OR Ten-year post-Ph.D. teaching/research experience in a recognised University or a post-graduate institution or professional experience in the relevant field in a National or International Organisation	Fifteen research publications (with at least five publications in the last five years) in HEC recognised journals

Source: University statutes.