ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS

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ACADEMIC PROMOTIONS
Tuesday, 11th July 2006
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The Process Steps

• Executive Officer calls for applications and
  advises closing date
• Applicants submit application to the Dean
• Dean provides report and recommends Assessors
• Committee decides on suitable Assessors
• Applications sent to Referees and Assessors
  requesting reports
• Once all reports are received the Committee meets
  to decide on Promotions
• Applicants are notified of the outcome

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Promotion Process Committee
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Applications

• Onus on Applicants to provide evidence supporting
  their claim of sustained excellence and
  leadership.
• Applicants nominate three Referees (not to
  include their Dean/Director). Only two Referees
  will be approached.
• Applicants must contact Referees and ensure they
  are available to provide a report. Applicants
  must provide full contact details within their
  application.

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Criterion Indicators

• Experience or Achievement in Teaching Learning
• Achievement in Research Scholarship
• Achievement in Business Development, Professional
  Consultancy and Industry Links
• Community Access
• Corporate Services

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Criteria for Demonstrated Merit

• Level B/Category II
• Make a quality contribution to the teaching
  effort of the institution, to carry out
  activities to maintain and develop his/her
  scholarly research, and/or professional
  activities relevant to the profession, discipline
  or industry sector. .
• Demonstrate a quality contribution in relation
  to at least one of the other Core Business Areas
  of Community and Access, Business Development or
  Corporate Service
• Level C/Category III
• Make significant contribution to the teaching
  and learning effort of a school, faculty or other
  organisational unit or an interdisciplinary area.
  .
• Demonstrate significant competence in
  Scholarship and Research and/or professional
  activity relevant to professional/industry sector
  or discipline
• Demonstrate contribution to at least one of the
  other Core Business Areas of Community and
  Access, Business Development or Corporate
  Services.

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Criteria for Demonstrated Merit

• Level D/Category IV
• Make a significant contribution to all
  activities of the organisational unit or
  interdisciplinary area and play a significant
  role within the profession or discipline.
  Academics at this level may be appointed in
  recognition of distinction in their disciplinary
  area.
• Provide leadership in at least one of the Core
  Business Areas, Teaching and Learning, Research
  and Scholarship, Business Development, Community
  and Access or Corporate Service
• Demonstrate significant competence in at least
  three of the other Core Business Areas.
• Level E
• Provide leadership recognised within a
  significant community of peers either, nationally
  or internationally within one Core Business Area
• Provide leadership within three other Core
  Business Areas.

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Reports

• Deans Report
• A report will be sought from your Dean.
• Assessors Reports
• Your Dean will nominate 5 external Assessors.
• The Committee chooses three to provide reports.
• Referees Reports
• Applicants are asked to provide the names of
  three Referees.
• The Committee chooses two to provide reports.

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Consideration of Applications

• The Promotions Committee considers
• The documentation provided by the Applicant
• Comments from the applicants Dean, Referees
  and Assessors
• Copy of letter to unsuccessful applicant from
  previous promotion application
• Any other relevant information
• The interview, if one was held

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Notification of Outcomes

• Notification of outcome by letter signed by the
  chair of the Committee.
• Unsuccessful applicants will be notified
  personally by their Dean.

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Appeals Process

• The only ground for an appeal is a breach of the
  process.
• The appeal must be in writing and lodged with the
  Executive Officer, Academic Promotions Committee.
  
• The appeal must specify grounds for appeal.

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Timeline for 2006 Academic Promotions
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Info Available on the Web

• Outline of the new process
• http//www.cdu.edu.au/governance/documents/Promoti
  onProcessAcademicStaff.pdf
• Timeline
• http//www.cdu.edu.au/pmd/documents/Timetable_HRG-
  08-0-03.pdf
• Frequently asked questions
• http//www.cdu.edu.au/pmd/documents/ai-08-02-02.pd
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• Also online
• Guide for Completing an Application for
  Promotion
• http//www.cdu.edu.au/pmd/documents/Application
  Guide_HRG-08-0-01.pdf
• Application for Promotion Academic Staff
• http//www.cdu.edu.au/pmd/documents/Application
  _HRF-08-02-01.doc

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