Promotion & Regrading

Pro Forma for Promotion to R&T Level 4 or Level 5Version 1.0Last amended: August 2017

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

PRO FORMA FOR PROMOTION TO R&T LEVEL 4 OR LEVEL 5 SECTION A(To be completed by applicant)Name: School:

Current Post and Job Title:

Current R&T Job Family Level (please tick) Level 4a ( ) or Level 4 ( )Requested R&T Job Family Level (please tick) Level 4 ( ) or Level 5 ( )CV attached ( )(please tick)Primary focus of your role

Please tick the appropriate box to indicate the main focus of the role you are applying for promotion to

1. Research and Teaching (e.g. Assistant Professor (previously known as Lecturer))* ( )

Or2. Teaching and Learning (e.g. Teaching Associate)* ( )Or3. Research (e.g. Research Associate) ( )

* It is a requirement for staff appointed or promoted to Level 4 (Teaching & Learning focus) with effect from 1 January 2011 to have completed ATP (Associate Teacher’s Programme) (or equivalent) before applying for promotion to Level 5 (through the research & teaching and teaching & learning pathway).

Do you have ATP (or equivalent) Yes/No?

If yes, please give date awarded ..................................................

Do you have membership of the HEA (Higher Education Academy)? Yes/No

If yes, please indicate below which level:

Associate Fellow ( )Fellow ( )Senior Fellow ( )Principal Fellow ( )

Staff following the research and teaching or teaching and learning route who are successful in being promoted will be promoted to Extended Lecturer Level 5 (minimum point 36 for those with PGCHE or equivalent). Staff promoted through the research route will be promoted to Level 5.

SECTION B

(To be completed by applicant)

1. The Promotions Committee in assessing promotion applications will normally seek evidence of a high level of contribution and attainment in the three main areas below (but to different extents depending on the focus of your role). Please therefore describe below the evidence and balance of your contribution to the area or areas of activity relevant to your role and to your promotion application (no more than 200 words).

Research and Scholarship; } including engaging with business/external} stakeholders – knowledge exchange and

Teaching and Learning activity; } global research – international

University and Academic Service (whether by offering e.g. leadership, management, administration, collegiality, knowledge exchange or pastoral care within the University, or by engaging on behalf of the University with the wider community).

Enter word count ( /200)

2. Please provide citation and h-index details in the table below and specify source data – ISI Web of Science (preferred source data for applications from Science), Google Scholar or Elsevier.

All Since 2012Citationsh-indexi10-index

Source:

3. By making reference to the R&T Job Family, please briefly describe below (no more than 200 words) in what ways your role has developed and changed since either being recruited to your post or since your last promotion, articulating in what ways you consider your role now best fits the appropriate higher R&T Job Family level (both in terms of work activities and indicative criteria).

Enter word count ( /200)

4. If you have previously applied for promotion to this Level and were unsuccessful please summarise below what has changed in your application since the last time you applied.

5. Please describe briefly in what ways you have contributed towards the successful achievement of your School’s aims and objectives (no more than 100 words).

Enter word count ( /100)

6. Please briefly describe below any other information (less than 50 words) which you wish to draw to the attention of the Promotions Committee.

Enter word count ( /50)

SECTION C(To be completed by Head of School and if the applicant is from UNMC or UNNC should be completed by the most relevant person within the overseas Division/School)

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1. Please indicate clearly and with reasons whether the application is supported.

2. With reference to the relevant R&T Job Family level, please comment on the potential of the applicant or in what ways the applicant is actually contributing and working at the higher R&T job family level, as described through this application.

3. Please comment on the applicant’s contribution to and level of achievement in each of the

three main areas, as is applicable, taking into account the focus of the role.

Research and Scholarship Teaching and Learning activities (please also confirm or otherwise comment on the

applicant’s statement of teaching duties under Section B1 of the standard format for CV submission)

University and Academic Service

4. Where an application is being made through either the research and teaching or the teaching and learning pathway please describe the teaching and learning activities of the applicant, confirming if this reference is informed by observation of the applicant in a classroom.

5. Please comment in what ways the applicant has contributed towards the successful achievement of the School’s aims and objectives.

6. Please propose, if applicable, a new job title and the reason for this recommendation.

Name:……………………………………………………………………….

Date completed:………………………………………………………….

Please remember to give the applicant a copy of the completed SECTION C.

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