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Preparing yourself for promotion ›Read the Academic Promotions policy, procedures and guidelines for applicants ›Overtly incorporate promotion criteria into your application ›Focus on achievements since appointment or last promotion ›Provide independently verifiable evidence ›Don't double-dip in the use of evidence 3
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Academic PromotionsApplicant Information SessionThursday 6 February 2014
Provost and Deputy Vice-ChancellorProfessor Stephen Garton
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Academic promotion policy
› Promotion is one strategy to reward and support retention of high performing staff – other options exist
› Applicants must provide current evidence of their ability to perform at the level for which promotion is sought (i.e. promotion is not a reward for lifetime achievement, or time served)
› Teaching and research are core activities› Service – University, discipline/profession, community› Assessment is by a committee of peers with ability to “benchmark”
promotion across the University› You must have completed a formal performance review (AP&D or
equivalent) in the previous 15 months, or complete one by 30 June to be eligible for promotion
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Preparing yourself for promotion
› Read the Academic Promotions policy, procedures and guidelines for applicants
› Overtly incorporate promotion criteria into your application
› Focus on achievements since appointment or last promotion
› Provide independently verifiable evidence
› Don't double-dip in the use of evidence
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Preparing yourself for promotion
› No interviews for Levels B – D
› Familiarize yourself with the criteria required for promotion particularly via the Education and Research-focused streams
› LPC can change stream in which an applicant has applied (but only where they would otherwise be unsuccessful)
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Three Promotion streams
The University of Sydney recognises three streams for promotion:
› Teaching and Research
› Education-focused
› Research-focused
Minimum Required Standards for Promotion
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TEACHING AND RESEARCH STREAM – Minimum required standardsPromotion sought
Teachingstandard
Researchstandard
Servicestandard
Comment
Level A to Level B;Level B to Level C;Level C to Level D
Superior or Outstanding
Superior or Outstanding
Superior At least one Outstanding is required
Level D to Level E Outstanding Outstanding Superior N/A
Promotion sought
Teachingstandard
Researchstandard
Servicestandard
Comment
All Exceptional Superior orSatisfactory
Superior orSatisfactory
At least one Superior is required, in either Research or Service
EDUCATION FOCUSSED STREAM – Minimum required standards
RESEARCH FOCUSSED STREAM – Minimum required standardsPromotion sought
Teachingstandard
Researchstandard
Servicestandard
Comment
All Superior orSatisfactory
Exceptional Superior orSatisfactory
At least one Superior is required, in either Teaching or Service
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Regardless of Pathway Promotion does not change the type of role to which you have been appointed – either
teaching and research, research or teaching intensive
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Preparing the case for promotion
› Providing verifiable evidence – USE information, grants, awards, publications,
› Focus on personal achievement and development since appointment or last promotion
- lifetime record a factor, but not as important
› Resist the temptation to overstate achievement, for example
- carefully document your part in shared activities - don’t recycle achievements
› Relative to opportunity
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Preparing the case for promotion
›Get help!
- Seek advice from your mentor/discipline head
- Get someone to read through the application
- Reflect honestly on your competitive position
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Academic Promotions – Historical Statistics
Number of applicants and promotions 2004-2013
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130
102030405060708090
100110120130140150160170180190200210220230240
Total applicantsTotal successfulFemale applicantsSuccessful female applicantsMale applicantsSuccessful male applicants
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Points to Remember
› Build Relationships:- Mentor, supervisor, the Dean, referees (international)
› Communication: - Written application - Get someone else to read it
› All three promotion criteria are valued- Balanced approach to performance- You will not succeed on any one criterion alone
› If you’re unsuccessful in applying for Promotion- Discuss with your supervisor, Dean, Chair of LPC