In accordance with article (3) of the regulations governing the affairs of Saudi university employees or those of equal rank, a permanent committee shall be formed in each university to manage the affairs of the teaching assistants, lecturers, language teachers, and research assistants. The Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research will chair the committee, and its members shall be composed and appointed in accordance with a decision issued by the University Council. The permanent committee shall submit its recommendations to the council, and its duties shall include the following:
(1) Proposing the general policy for the selection of teaching assistants, lecturers, language teachers, and research assistants, and overseeing the distribution of the new academic staff to the various colleges and departments.
(2) Commenting on the recommendations proposed by the different college councils regarding the appointment of the teaching assistants, lecturers, language teachers, and research assistants, in accordance with the following criteria:
a. The number of Saudi college members and their percentage of the total number of academic members in the department, the fields of their specific specializations, and the respective teaching loads.
b. The number of lecturers, teaching assistants, language teachers, and research assistants in the department.
c. The number of scholarship students at the department, the fields of their specific specializations, and the expected dates of their return.
(3) Proposing the distribution of the posts of teaching assistants, lecturers, language teachers, and research assistants, according to the needs of the current and future departments.
(4) Reviewing the recommendations for transferring lecturers and teaching assistants to administrative posts within the university, or referring them to the Civil Service Department.