Application for Promotion to Senior Lecturer
Notes on Completing the Application Form
1. Promotion to Senior Lecturer is based on merit. An assessment is made of staff performance in the areas of teaching, research, and administration. This application form has been designed to collect the information necessary for this assessment, in a standardized format which will facilitate the comparison of candidates. PLEASE DO NOT SEND A COVERING LETTER OR CV OR ATTACH ADDITIONAL PAGES. The form has been designed to allow sufficient space for the necessary information. Not all staff will be able to enter information in all sections – some are subject-specific. However, it is expected that candidates for promotion to Senior Lecturer will be able to provide information in most of the sections.
Having regard to the descriptors set out in the Guidelines for the Consideration of Applications for Senior Lectureship, candidates are asked to provide a self assessment based on available evidence of their performance in each area relevant to the promotion.
2. Applications are considered by the Staffing Committee at two special meetings, usually
in January and March each year. In the first meeting a short list of candidates is drawn up on the basis of the submitted applications and the references provided by referees nominated by candidates. For short listed candidates, research quality is assessed by independent external assessors and the quality of teaching by a Review Panel composed of a Pro Vice Chancellor, the Deans and an independent external assessor. These assessments are taken into account by the Staffing Committee in the second of the two meetings. In order to progress to the second round, candidates will normally be expected to demonstrate evidence of achievement at level one in each of the areas of teaching, research and administration, and level 3 in at least one, or, level 2 in all three (see Guidelines). In addition, the Committee expects evidence of a sustained performance or an upward trajectory.
3. Candidates who are not promoted may, on request, obtain feedback on their application from the Dean of the relevant Faculty.
4. Heads of Department are asked to countersign the application form to confirm the factual accuracy of the information supplied by the candidate. If the HoD is unable to provide such confirmation he/she must provide a short statement giving reasons. This statement must be seen and signed by the applicant, who shall have the right to add his/her own comments. The Head of Department will also be asked to comment separately on the work of the candidate in each area relevant to the promotion.
5. Heads of Department are also requested to submit with each application form the names of FOUR senior academics who would be able to offer an expert and independent opinion on the application.
6. Staff who are on probation will not normally be considered for promotion to Senior Lecturer.
7. Candidates should bear in mind when completing the form the need to provide only material relevant to the consideration of promotion to Senior Lecturer level. Extraneous material should be excised and major achievements stressed.
CONFIDENTIAL
APPLICATION FOR PROMOTION TO THESENIOR LECTURER GRADE FROM 1 OCTOBER 2010
Personal Details
Full name:
Department:
1. Curriculum Vitae
1.1 Current post:
Date of appointment/promotion to present post: Present grade (A,B):
Date of appointment to University:
1.2 Previous posts (state where held with dates, most recent first):
1.3 Degree qualifications (with date of award, degree class and awarding institution):
1.4 Other relevant academic distinctions:
1.5 Details of career breaks (if any):
Please provide information concerning any career breaks you may have had, what they were for (e.g. health, maternity leave) and for how long, and what impact such break(s) have had on your performance profile.
2. Supporting Statement:
Please state, in no more than 500 words, your particular strengths in teaching, research and administration, your aims in each area and how you believe you are achieving them. Please note that material over 500 words will not be considered.
3. Teaching
3.1 Teaching Load: Give details of:
(a) Number and names of research students that you are supervising or have supervised over the past three years:
(i) Primary Supervisor for …………………students
(ii) Joint Supervisor for …………………students
(iii) Secondary Supervisor for …………………students
Please estimate current annual contact hours for these students:
(b) Approximate number of contact hours per session for taught Master’s students in the following areas:
(i) / Lectures
(ii) / Seminars
(iii) / Practicals
(iv) / Other e.g. dissertations
(c) Number of contact hours per session for undergraduate students:
2008-2009 / 2007-2008 / 2006-2007(i) / Lectures
(ii) / Seminars
(iii) / Practicals
(iv) / Other e.g. projects or dissertations (please specify)
(d) Teaching responsibilities: please list modules and degree schemes for which you are/have been co-ordinator this session and over the last two sessions.
(e) Please give details of periods of research or job leave during your appointment at Aberystwyth.
(f) Please give details of any other substantial commitments e.g. supervising field trips, external teaching commitments, involvement with Continuing Education.
3.2 Examinations and Assessment: please describe and quantify your examination marking load over this and the past two sessions
3.3 External Examining: please give details of any external examining commitments on taught or research degrees with dates
3.4 Self Assessment of Teaching
Having regard to the descriptors set out in the Guidelines for the Consideration of Applications for Senior Lectureship, please indicate the level (1 ,2 or 3) at which you consider you are performing in relation to teaching and why.
Applicants claiming level 1 performance in teaching should present their case in no
more than 200 words.
Applicants claiming performance at level 2 or 3 in teaching should present their case
in no more than 500 words. The information provided should substantiate the claim
for level 2 or 3 and must be capable of being supported by reliable and auditable
evidence. Following the first round, such evidence may be requested by the Review
Panel which assesses the teaching claims of short listed applications. Please note that
material over 500 words will not be considered.
3.5 Higher Education Academy: are you a member of the Higher Education Academy or other professional organisation concerned with the teaching of your subject?
4. Research and Scholarship
4.1 Publication Record:
Please list only those publications that have actually appeared or been accepted for publication.
Please list your publications with full bibliographical details, including pagination and the names of any co-authors, under each of the following headings:
Within each category, list in chronological order with the most recent publication first.
If your list of publications contains multi-authored, co-authored or co-edited works please provide a brief statement on the nature of your own contribution to such work.
(a) Authored books (including scholarly critical editions).
(b) Edited books
(c) Articles in refereed journals
(d) Chapters in Edited books
(e) Review Articles (not book reviews)
(f) Papers in published conference proceedings
(g) Publications in electronic media
(h) Exhibitions and performances (where relevant)
(i) Other publications, reports or outcomes
4.2 Forthcoming Publications
Please list those publications which have been accepted for publication subject to revision, are under contract or in review, or are in preparation.
(a) Authored books (including scholarly critical editions).
(b) Edited books
(c) Articles in refereed journals
(d) Chapters in Edited books
(e) Review Articles (not book reviews)
(f) Papers in published conference proceedings
(g) Publications in electronic media
(h) Exhibitions and performances (where relevant)
(i) Other publications, reports or outcomes
4.3 Research Grants/Fellowships/Contracts
Please list research grants, contracts or fellowships obtained, indicating the source, project title, value and duration and, where applicable, names of joint grant holders. Please indicate whether you are the P.I, Co-applicant or Manager.
4.4 Contribution to Collaborative Research Projects
4.5 Papers given to Learned Societies/Professional bodies
(indicate whether plenary sessions)
4.6 Invited lectures or seminars: please give the total number and list the most significant
4.7 Membership of Editorial Boards, etc.
4.8 Contribution to Learned Societies/professional bodies
4.9 Links with industry/consultancies/patents held
4.10 Refereeing: please give details of refereeing done for Research Councils, major journals, etc.
4.11 Other public output: please give details of press, radio and TV work or other public output
4.12 Self Assessment of Research and Scholarship
Having regard to the descriptors set out in the Guidelines for the Consideration of Applications for Senior Lectureship, please indicate, in no more than 500 words, the level (Level 1, 2 or 3) at which you consider you are performing in relation to Research and Scholarship and why. Please note that material over 500 words will not be considered.
5. Administration/Management/Wider Contribution
Please provide details in the categories below of your major administrative tasks over the past three sessions, over and above those directly related to your teaching and research.
5.1 Other departmental administrative responsibilities, e.g. Director of Teaching, Director of Research, Timetable Officer, Examination Officer, etc.
5.2 University administrative responsibilities: please list dates, memberships of committees, etc.
5.3 Please list any other contributions to the community, the University or the Academic world which are relevant to your application for promotion
5.4 Self Assessment of Administration/Management/Wider Contribution
Having regard to the descriptors set out in the Guidelines for the Consideration of Applications for Senior Lectureship, please indicate, in no more than 500 words, the level (Level 1, 2 or 3) at which you consider you are performing in relation to Administration/Management/Wider Contribution and why. Please note that material over 500 words will not be considered.
6. External Referees:
Please provide the names and addresses of three external referees who may be asked to comment on your application, indicating briefly why you think that they are appropriate.
Referee 1:
Referee 2:
Referee 3:
Signature of member of staff ………………………………………………… Date: ……………………………
Signature of Head of Department ………………………………………………… Date: ……………………………
The Head of Department’s signature confirms the factual accuracy of the information supplied on this form. If the HoD is unable to provide such confirmation he/she must provide a short statement giving reasons. This statement must be seen and signed by the applicant, who shall have the right to add his/her own comments.
The Head of Department will also be asked to comment separately on each of the areas of the application.
Last amended December 2008