APPLICATION FOR ACADEMIC PROMOTION
RESEARCH & TEACHING - READER
2017 - 2018
APPLICANT DETAILS
Forename Surname Title Staff Number
College / University Services School / Research Institute / Service
Current Track (e.g. R&T, R-Only, LTS, Clin, etc) Current Grade FTE
Current Designation (Job Title) Date appointed to current position:
Date appointed to the University: PgCAP Completion Date
Have you applied for promotion before? If yes, 2016/2017 PDR Outcome in which year?
Please note that visa rules for Tier 2 sponsored workers limit the extent to which roles can be changed without requiring new visa processes. Advice on potential changes impacted by a positive promotion outcome, should be sought from the relevant College or University Services HR team at an early stage.
When considering the promotion criteria, are there any personal circumstances that may have had an impact on your ability to achieve the required standard in one or more areas on which your application will be assessed. If yes, please provide details below:
(Examples: Parental leave; disability; long-term absence due to ill health; time off to care for dependants etc.)
PROMOTION CRITERIA
Your application will be assessed against the promotion criteria relevant to your chosen career track, on the basis of the documentation submitted, including your spreadsheets, curriculum vitae and publication listing. Outline how you have met, or exceeded, the University’s criteria for promotion.
In addition to satisfying the Grade 9 criteria applicable to Senior Lecturer applicants applying for Readership must meet 3 of Professorial Zone 1 criteria from A1, A2, A3 and B.
Applications will be based on academic activity in the recent six-year period SECTION A: RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP
OUTPUTS
A report of all publications, sourced from Enlighten, should be included with this application. Please detail below your top (4-6) outputs, specifying the justification (in accordance with your subject discipline) for the inclusion of the outputs that you have selected.
Title: Type (e.g. journal article, book chapter etc.): Year of Publication: % Contribution (if joint authorship): Author(s): Justification for Inclusion/Impact Factors:
Title: Type (e.g. journal article, book chapter etc.): Year of Publication: % Contribution (if joint authorship): Author(s): Justification for Inclusion/Impact Factors:
Title: Type (e.g. journal article, book chapter etc.): Year of Publication: % Contribution (if joint authorship): Author(s): Justification for Inclusion/Impact Factors:
Title: Type (e.g. journal article, book chapter etc.): Year of Publication: % Contribution (if joint authorship): Author(s): Justification for Inclusion/Impact Factors:
Title: Type (e.g. journal article, book chapter etc.): Year of Publication: % Contribution (if joint authorship):
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Title: Type(e.g. journal article, book chapter etc.): Year of Publication: % Contribution (if joint authorship): Author(s): Justification for Inclusion/Impact Factors:
AWARD GENERATION
Complete Appendix 1: Grant Calculation spreadsheet. Copy to be returned with promotion application form.
PGR/RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Complete Appendix 2: PGR Calculation spreadsheet. Copy to be returned with promotion application form.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
Please provide a statement supporting the information that you have provided in section A which demonstrates your capacity to perform at the level which you are seeking. This statement should be no more than 250 words.
Page 3 of 8 SECTION B: KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE & IMPACT
You may wish to consider your involvement with: industrial connectivity; partnership with private or public sector agencies or companies; influencing public policy; public engagement.
This statement should be no more than 250 words and be evidence based listing up to four examples.
SECTION C: LEARNING & TEACHING PRACTICE
Consider your recent (six-year) record of substantive contribution to Learning and Teaching Practice, including normal routine activity. For example, external examination of UG and PG level, contribution/leadership of PGT growth. Leadership and innovation in improving the student experience. Roles in education policy development at local, national or international levels.
This statement should be no more than 250 words.
SECTION D: LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT & CITIZENSHIP
Page 4 of 8 Consider your record of substantive contribution to Leadership, Management & Citizenship. For example, leadership of strategic initiative and/or policy at school, college, national or international level; leadership in the shaping of school/discipline in the University; leadership in shaping the discipline nationally and/or internationally; membership of key external committee(s) at both national and international level.
This statement should be no more than 250 words.
SECTION E: ESTEEM
Consider your record of external esteem indicators. For example, winner of prizes and medals at national and international levels; memberships/fellowships of learned societies and committee membership/chairmanship; press/public profile; invited/plenary talks at international conferences; reviewing of grant applications and appointments both nationally and internationally.
This statement should be no more than 250 words.
APPLICANT’S STATEMENT
Please detail any other information regarding career highlights which you would wish to include as key to your role within the University that has not been provided for elsewhere in this form. This statement should be no more than 500 words.
Page 5 of 8 HEAD OF SCHOOL / DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH INSTITUTE’S STATEMENT
Do you support this application for promotion? Yes ☐ No ☐
Please provide a statement that supports your decision specifically addressing the merits of the case for promotion when assessed against the relevant promotion criteria..
REFEREES
It is the responsibility of the applicant to identify two external referees and to ensure that each referee cited is available and willing to respond to a request from the University for a reference. Please see the Academic Promotion Policy for guidance on nominating referees. A copy of this application, along with the promotion criteria, will be sent to each referee to allow them to comment and make an objective assessment of your suitability for promotion.
APPLICANT NOMINATED - REFEREE ONE Title
Page 6 of 8 Forename Surname Name of Institute Email Telephone No. Relationship with Referee:
APPLICANT NOMINATED - REFEREE TWO Title Forename Surname Name of Institute Email Telephone No. Relationship with Referee:
College nominated referees will be sought after the College Promotion Committee.
Do you consent for your full application to be circulated to external referees? Yes ☐ No ☐
CONSENT & SIGNATURES
For your application to be assessed it will be necessary for this form to be shared with members of the College Promotion Committee and Principal’s Board of Review. By submitting your application you are consenting to your information being shared with others involved with this process.
Signature of Applicant Date
Head of School / Director of Research Institute’s Signature Date
Applications should be signed (typed signatures will not be accepted) and completed applications should be returned, together with the following documentation, by the deadline date noted within the Academic Promotion Policy to [email protected]:
- Spreadsheet appendices (1 & 2)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Enlighten Publication Report (create from the author browse view page in Enlighten and export as HTML Citation (option at the top of the page) and then cut and paste into a word document)
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