Athena Swan/Gender Equality Charter Mark

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Athena Swan/Gender Equality Charter Mark

• An overview of Academic Promotion and Recognition
  and Reward
• Elaine Reid, College of Social Sciences
• David Tedman, College of Medical, Veterinary
• And Life Sciences

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Academic Career Track
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Supporting Career Development

• Early Careers Development Programme
• Concordat for Career Development of Researchers
• Principals Early Career Mobility Fund
• Erasmus Mobility Funding
• Mentoring
• Aurora

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Before applying for promotion

• Consider your career plan is the timing right?
• Look at the promotion criteria what evidence do
  you have of meeting a preponderance of the
  criteria?
• Discuss with your reviewer at your PDR meeting
• Do you have the support of your Line
  Manager/Director of RI/Head of School?

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Making an Application

• Review the criteria for promotion
• Review the Russell Group Benchmarking Information
  http//www.gla.ac.uk/services/humanresources/staff
  /all/pay/zonebasedpay/rgbenchmarkinfo/
• Fully complete the application form and provide
  evidence as to how you meet the promotion
  criteria (adhere to any word count)
• Ensure your CV is up to date using the CV
  template
• Ensure your publication list is up to date on
  Enlighten

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Promotion Criteria
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Research and Scholarship

• This section asks for specific information
• What are your top 4-6 outputs?
• What grants/contracts have you been awarded?
• How many PGR students?
• Ensure your supporting statement is focussed on
  the information you have provided, highlight any
  achievement(s) you are particularly proud of

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Knowledge Exchange ImpactTeaching
LearningLeadership ManagementEsteem Indicators

• The application form gives guidance on what could
  be included in your statement evidencing how you
  meet the criteria for these areas

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Helpful Tips

• Applicants Statement - try not to repeat
  information already provided
• Ensure you have time to fully prepare dont
  wait until close to the deadline
• Use I rather than we
• Be explicit about your achievements
• Remember decisions are based on the content of
  your application form
• Ask a critical friend to comment on your
• application and give you feedback

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Special Circumstances

• An opportunity to highlight any circumstances
  which you
• wish to be considered, for example
• Part-time working
• Maternity/adoption leave or long term illness
  absence
• Reduced performance due to ill health or other
  significant
• reason
• In general the required performance level remains
  the same
• however the volume should reflect the
  contribution during
• the period each case is considered individually

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Application Process
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Promotion Timetable 2015

• Deadline for completed applications to be
  received by Human Resources 9 January 2015
• College Promotion Committees by 20 February
  2015
• Initial Principal's Board of Review by 27 March
  2015
• Notification of outcome grades 7 8 by 17
  April 2015
• Final Principal's Board of Review by 29 May
  2015
• Notification of outcome grades 9 professorship
  by 12 June 2015

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Recognition and Reward

• For staff up to and including Grade 9
• Either self or manager application and for
  individual or team
• To recognise and reward performance in supporting
  individual/College/University objectives above,
  or in addition to, the normal requirements of the
  role

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Recognition and Reward Process
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Questions