2015 PROMOTION TO PROFESSOR A APPLICATION FORM
1. APPLICANT DETAILS
Name (incl. title):
Staff Number:
Department:
Current Grade:
Date Appointed to
Current Grade:
Contact Number:
Email:
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Applicant Checklist
Have you completed Sections 1 through 10
Have you provided details of your nominated external reviewer
Have you signed and dated your application
Have you uploaded electronic copies of five of your peer-reviewed published works
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2. THIRD LEVEL EDUCATION & AWARDS
University
/Degree/Other Qualification
/Year of Award
3. OTHER ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
(Scholarships, Prizes & Distinctions)
Distinction
/Awarded By
/Year of Award
4. PROFESSIONAL COURSES TAKEN
Name of Course (include details if considered appropriate)
/Institution Providing the Course
/Duration (dates)
5. POSTS HELD PRIOR TO THIS APPLICATION
In each case give dates and state briefly the type of experience/training gained.
Dates of Appointment
/Title of Post & Experience Gained
From
/To
Before completing Sections 6 – 8, applicants are advised to consult Appendix A of the ‘2015 Promotion Scheme to the Grade of Professor A’ for guidance.
6. RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP & INNOVATION
Please provide details in respect of each of the criteria included under this benchmark.
R1. Publications (0-50 marks)
Please provide a list, by the categories provided, of all your publications, with full bibliographic details including page numbers, organised by publication date.
For each multi-authored publication please indicate an estimate of your personal contribution.
Books
Book Chapters
Refereed Journal Articles
R1. Publications /continued (0-50 marks)
Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Journal or Conference Proceedings (Editorship)
Publicly Accessible Commissioned Reports
Other, may include abstracts, poem(s), play(s), maps, recordings and compositions, catalogue entries, encyclopaedia entries, book reviews, etc.
In addition applicants are required to submit electronic copies of five examples of their peer-reviewed published work (journal articles, book chapters or chapters from monographs) which best represent the central themes and quality of their research and scholarship: these will be provided to the internal and external reviewers to assist in their evaluation of the quality of the candidate’s research.
R2. Impact on Field & Society - maximum 400 words (0-20 marks)
Identify how your work is making a significant and coherent contribution to the body of knowledge and scholarship within your discipline, and/or that through your research and scholarship, is contributing to innovation and development in technology, policy or practice more widely in society.
R3. Supervision of Postgraduate Research (0-15 marks)
Please list the names of all graduate research students supervised or co-supervised to date, thesis titles, and periods of registration. Please include current students as well as those who have already graduated.
In the case of co-supervised theses candidates will be required to specify in percentage terms their contribution to a student’s supervision.
Student Name
/Thesis Title
/Date of First Registration (MM/YY)
/Award Date of Degree (MM/YY)
/Percentage Contribution to Shared Supervision
Research Masters Students*
PhD Students*
Please indicate number of Taught Masters, Minor Research Theses/Projects supervised.
*You may expand this table to insert additional students supervised.
R4. Research Leadership Service - maximum 400 words (0-15 marks)
Please provide evidence of a leadership contribution to the development of research and scholarship within the University and establishment of an international reputation for leadership and service in research and scholarship.
7. TEACHING & EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Please provide details in respect of each of the criteria included under this benchmark.
Professors appointed as fulltime researchers or others (e.g. on secondment to research Institutes) who may have restricted opportunities for teaching and examining should provide a statement to that effect. Any previous relevant experience should be included in the application.
T1. Quality of Teaching - maximum 400 words (0-50 marks)
Please demonstrate a commitment to teaching, evidence of the quality of such teaching and evidence of ongoing commitment to professional development in teaching and learning.
T2. Education Leadership & Development - maximum 400 words (0-50 marks)
Please demonstrate leadership in education, developing or leading academic programmes, and/or leadership and innovation in teaching and learning which has had a significant impact on the practice of others.
8. LEADERSHIP & SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY & THE PROFESSION
S1. Leadership & Service to the University & the Profession - maximum 400 words (0-100 marks)
Please provide details in respect of the criteria included under this benchmark.
Please demonstrate how you have made major leadership contributions to the development of the University and/or the profession.
9. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL
There is no requirement for a teaching or research portfolio, however, you may provide appendices, not exceeding 10 additional pages in total, to allow submission of evidence (e.g. reviews of grant applications or published work, student or peer evaluations of teaching) to support your application.
10. INTERNAL REVIEWER
Your Internal Reviewer should be familiar with your research, teaching and service contribution. Your Internal Reviewer will normally be the Head of Department (or Institute Director), a former Head of the Department (or Institute Director) who held that office within the preceding five years, or a Professor within the Department/Institute. You may for stated reasons nominate the Dean of the Faculty, or another senior academic of Professorial rank as Internal Reviewer. The role of the Internal Reviewer is to comment on all aspects of your application over the three broad areas of assessment.
Where the Head of a Department (or Institute Director) is the candidate for promotion, you may nominate a former Head of Department (or Institute Director), a Professor within the Department (or Institute), a Professor or Head within a cognate department, or the Dean of the Faculty as Internal Reviewer.
Please provide full contact details (name, address, contact number and email) for your Internal Reviewer.
Type of Reviewer
/Name
/Address
/Contact Number
/Internal
11. EXTERNAL REVIEWER
You may also nominate one senior academic external to the University to serve as an External Reviewer.
Please provide full contact details (name, address, contact number and email) of your External Reviewer.
Type of Reviewer
/Name
/Address
/Contact Number
/External
12. DECLARATION
The information provided in this application is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and I hereby authorise the University to verify if necessary any or all of the evidence contained in this application.
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Signature of Applicant Date
Tá leagan Gaeilge den fhoirm seo ar fáil chomh maith
The Irish Language version of this form is available on request
Please send completed application to by 09/12/15
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