STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

PRO FORMA FOR PROMOTION TO LEVEL 7

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 your role
Please tick the appropriate box to indicate the main focus of your role
  1. Research and Teaching* (e.g. Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor) ( )
or
  1. Teaching and Learning (e.g. Associate Professor) ( )
or
  1. Research (e.g. Principal Research Fellow) ( )
It is a requirement for staff appointed or promoted to Level 6 (research & teaching and teaching & learning pathway) with effect from 1 January 2017 to have gained a qualification or recognition by a professional body as accepted by HESA1.
Do you have a teaching qualification that is recognised by HESA? 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 ( )
Please describe in what ways you consider that you have achieved and sustained an outstanding record of excellence and recognition, of both national and international repute, in either research and scholarship and/or teaching and learning, in your chosen field (no more than 200 words).
Enter word count ( /200)
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SECTION B

(To be completed by applicant)

  1. The Promotions Committee in assessing promotion applications to Level 7 will not only seek evidence of a distinguished, internationally recognised level of excellence in either research and scholarship or teaching and learning but will also normally seek evidence of a high quality of contribution in the remaining area or areas of activity relevant to the focus of your role. Please therefore describe below your contribution, as appropriate, to the remaining two areas (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)

  1. 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 2012
Citations
h-index
i10-index

Source:

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

Enter word count ( /100)

  1. 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.
  1. 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)

  1. Personally nominated External Adviser

All applicants must personally nominate one external adviser 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 of Academic Promotion Process).

SECTION C

(To be completed by Head of School/FacultyPVC and if the applicant is from UNMC or UNNC should be completed by the most relevant person). Once completed a copy of SECTION C should be given to the applicant by the Head of School/FacultyPVC.

  1. Please indicate your recommendation for promotion or otherwise.
  1. In particular, please comment on the applicant’s contribution to and level of achievement in each of the three main areas as appropriate, taking into account the focus of the role.
  • Research and Scholarship.
  • Teaching and Learning activity (please also confirm or otherwise comment on the candidate’s statement of teaching duties under Section B1 of the standard format for CV submission).
  • University and Academic Service.
  1. 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.
  1. Please comment in what ways the applicant has contributed towards the successful achievement of the School’s aims and to that of the overall success of the University.
  1. Please propose 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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