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Please note: This guidance has been retained for reference only. Guidance for the Academic Career Pathways (Teaching and Research) 2022 scheme is available here.

 

The Senior Academic Promotions procedure and guidance is available as a PDF file for ease of printing.

Forms below are available as a series of separate files in PDF, Word and Rich Text Format. Word and PDF documents should be completed electronically before being printed and signed. If you prefer to print the forms and complete them manually, please use the Rich Text Format (RTF) versions.

Application Checklists

The following checklists are provided to assist applicants in checking they have completed all the sections of their application (Part 1) and for FCs and HR in checking applications as they receive them (Parts 1 and 2). Their use is optional; however, if they are used it is helpful if they are included with the application documents when sending them to the FC and then to HR.

1: Part 1 - Applicant, FC & HR use

2: Part 2 - FC & HR use

Forms for Applicant Use

1: Application (coversheet)

2: Applicant's personal statement (coversheet)

3: Form for nominating referees

Note - Applicants should complete either section (i) (a) or (ii) (a) of form 3

Forms for Faculty Committee Use

3: Form for nominating referees

Note - FC should complete either section (i) (b), (ii) (b) and/or (iii) of form 3

3a: Standard letter to request references

3b: Standard letter to request updated references

4: The faculty/departmental case for promotion

5: Statement of Senior Tutor

6: Statement by NHS Representative

6v: Statement by Clinical Manager

Assessment Forms for Committee Use

7a: Evaluation sheet (professorship)

Part 1: Faculty committee evaluation

Part 2: School committee evaluation

Part 3: Vice-Chancellor's committee evaluation

7b: Evaluation sheet (readership)

Part 1: Faculty committee evaluation

Part 2: School committee evaluation

Part 3: Vice-Chancellor's committee evaluation

7c: Evaluation sheet (university senior lectureship)

Part 1: Faculty committee evaluation

Part 2: School committee evaluation

Part 3: Vice-Chancellor's committee evaluation

8: Documentation checklist for each applicant

Part 1: Faculty committee 

Part 2: School committee meeting

Part 3: Vice-Chancellor's main committee evaluation

9: Pro forma faculty committee minutes

​9: Faculty Committee coversheet 

​9 Annex 1: Faculty Committee assessment

9 Annex 2: Faculty Committee assessment - USL Contribution Reward Scheme

9 Annex 3: Faculty Committee - List of candidates by Office

10: Contribution Reward Scheme for Senior Lecturers

Previous year documentation - Senior Academic Promotions Procedure and Guidance 2019