Promotion & Regrading

Pro Forma for Promotion to Level 6(Associate Professor/Principal Research Fellow)Version 1.0Last amended: August 2017

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

PRO FORMA FOR PROMOTION TO R&T LEVEL 6

SECTION A(To be completed by applicant)Name: School:

Current Post and Job Title:

Current R&T Job Family Level:

CV attached ( )(please tick)Primary focus of the role you are applying for promotion to

Please tick the appropriate box to indicate the main focus of your role

1. Research and Teaching* (e.g. Lecturer/Assistant Professor) ( )or2. Teaching and Learning* (e.g. Lecturer/Assistant Professor) ( )or3. Research (e.g. Senior Research Fellow) ( ) (to be used by research only staff)

It is a requirement for staff appointed or promoted to Level 5 (research & teaching and teaching & learning pathway) with effect from 1 January 2011 to have completed 30 credits of PGCHE (or equivalent) before any promotion application will be considered.

*Do you have 30 credits or more towards a PGCHE (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 ( )

SECTION B(To be completed by applicant)

1. The Promotions Committee in assessing promotion applications to Level 6 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 reach – 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. 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.

4. Please describe 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)

5. 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)

6. Personally nominated External AdviserAll applicants must personally nominate an adviser who may be external to the University or from another School within the University and are asked to complete the details below.

Applicants should contact their nominated external adviser informally to establish that they are willing to act in this capacity prior to submitting their application to HR.

( ) I confirm that my nominated external adviser has agreed to act in this capacity.

Name:Job Title:Contact Address: (including telephone number, fax and e-mail if known)

Please give details of any declared interest (please see paragraph 7.1).

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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).

Once completed a copy of Section C should be given to the applicant by the Head of School.

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

2. Please comment briefly 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 activity (please also confirm or otherwise comment on the applicant’s statement of teaching duties under Section B1 of the standard form of CV).

University and Academic Service

3. 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.

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

Name:……………………………………………………………………….

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

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

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