Promotion and Progression – An Overview

Fiona Ford, Len Hall, Bridget Lumb

The Academic Career Pathways Objectives

• To recognise that we recruit very high quality staff

• To establish “Senior Lecturer” as the expected Career Grade for Pathway 1

• To provide clear career paths/options on all Pathways

• To provide clear expectations of employee/employer

Academic Staff Career PathwaysAcademic Staff Career Pathways

Teaching

Assistant

3a

Teaching

Associate

3b

Teaching

Fellow

3c

Senior

Teaching Fellow

3d1

Professorial

Teaching Fellow

3e

Reader in

Teaching & Learning

3d2

Pathway ThreePathway Three

Lecturer

1b

Senior

Lecturer

1d1

Reader

1d2

Pathway OnePathway OneProfileLevel

ProfileLevel

Progression when role available

Senior

Research Fellow

2d1

Research

Assistant

2a

Research

Associate

2b

Research

Fellow

2c

Professorial

Research Fellow

2e

Reader

in Research

2d2

Pathway TwoPathway Two

Promotion Progression

Academic Promotion

• Promotion to Reader or Professorial level

• Single Criterion of Excellence

• Available on all Pathways

• Annual exercise for those wishing to be considered

Academic Progression

• Recognises the three different career tracks• Progression mechanisms for b to c and c to d

(separate mechanisms for a to b)• Where role is deemed progressible, individual expected to develop in role

• Pathway 1 Roles automatically progessible• Pathway 2 & 3 Role profiles developed in

consultation with relevant staff

Academic Progression

• Assessment against the role profile• Are you clearly meeting requirements of current role

profile?• Have you demonstrated that you are ready to fulfil

requirements of the next role profile?• Judged in the context of what is relevant to the particular

role• Balanced view of individuals performance, expectations

of the role and opportunities available• Importance of a well-prepared cv!!

Academic Progression

• Annual process, initiated by Personnel Services early October

• Cv submitted to your Head of Department within one month

• DProgC considers case late November• Recommendations to FProgC in February

(progress; not progress; deferred; “on track”; not “on track”)

• Faculty Progression Committee decisions notified in March/April

Accelerated Progression

• Exceptional - those seeking it must already be demonstrating competencies commensurate with the next profile.

• Staff in progressible roles eligible from all points on level b or c.

• Individual (or HoD) to make their “case”.

• 2 external assessors’ reports to be sought for those seeking accelerated progression to level d.

Academic Progression

• Appeals – from decision of FProgC to panel of two PVCs

• Normal Progression – on grounds of procedures not followed; or decision perverse

• Accelerated Progression – on grounds of procedures not followed only

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