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An overview of Academic Promotion and Recognition and Reward

Elaine Reid, College of Social SciencesDavid Tedman, College of Medical, VeterinaryAnd Life Sciences

Academic Career Track

Supporting Career Development

• Early Careers Development Programme• Concordat for Career Development of Researchers• Principal’s Early Career Mobility Fund• Erasmus Mobility Funding• Mentoring • Aurora

Before applying for promotion

• Consider your career plan – is the timing right?• Look at the promotion criteria – what evidence do you

have of meeting a preponderance of the criteria?• Discuss with your reviewer at your P&DR meeting• Do you have the support of your Line Manager/Director of

RI/Head of School?

Making an Application

• Review the criteria for promotion • Review the Russell Group Benchmarking Information

http://www.gla.ac.uk/services/humanresources/staff/all/pay/zonebasedpay/rgbenchmarkinfo/

• Fully complete the application form and provide evidence as to how you meet the promotion criteria (adhere to any word count)

• Ensure your CV is up to date using the CV template• Ensure your publication list is up to date on Enlighten

Promotion Criteria

This section asks for specific information:•What are your top 4-6 outputs? •What grants/contracts have you been awarded?•How many PGR students?•Ensure your supporting statement is focussed on the information you have provided, highlight any achievement(s) you are particularly proud of

Research and Scholarship

Knowledge Exchange & ImpactTeaching & LearningLeadership & ManagementEsteem Indicators

• The application form gives guidance on what could be included in your statement evidencing how you meet the criteria for these areas

Helpful Tips• Applicant’s Statement - try not to repeat information

already provided• Ensure you have time to fully prepare – don’t wait until

close to the deadline• Use ‘I’ rather than ‘we’• Be explicit about your achievements• Remember decisions are based on the content of your

application form • Ask a ‘critical friend’ to comment on your application and give you feedback

Special Circumstances

An opportunity to highlight any circumstances which you

wish to be considered, for example:• Part-time working• Maternity/adoption leave or long term illness absence • Reduced performance due to ill health or other significant

reason

In general the required performance level remains the same

however the volume should reflect the % contribution during

the period – each case is considered individually

Application Process

Promotion Timetable 2015

• Deadline for completed applications to be received by Human Resources – 9 January 2015

• College Promotion Committees – by 20 February 2015• Initial Principal's Board of Review – by 27 March 2015• Notification of outcome grades 7 & 8 – by 17 April 2015• Final Principal's Board of Review – by 29 May 2015• Notification of outcome grades 9 & professorship – by 12

June 2015

Recognition and Reward

• For staff up to and including Grade 9• Either self or manager application and for individual or

team• To recognise and reward performance in supporting

individual/College/University objectives above, or in addition to, the normal requirements of the role

Recognition and Reward Process

Questions