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CONFIDENTIAL

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY

APPLICATION FOR PROMOTION TO

PROFESSOR (LEVEL E)Name of Applicant:

Guidelines for completion of the pro-forma

Please read the following instructions carefully before completing the application.

1. In completing this application, it is important to consult the following documents: Academic Promotions Policy; Academic Promotions: Application Procedures; Guidelines on the Criteria and Evidence Requirements for Level E; Academic Performance Matrices and Evidence (APME) Framework; ACU Capability Development Framework (CDF), and Academic Promotions – Guide for Applicants.

2. This application pro-forma is in FOUR parts:

Part 1 is to be completed by the applicant (9 pages plus list of publications) Part 2 is to be completed by the applicant’s nominated supervisor (4 pages) Part 3 allows the applicant to address the promotion criteria (16 pages), including:

a one page statement on what the applicant would contribute to the University on promotion to Professor

Part 4 is a checklist to be completed by the applicant.

3. The page limit does not include the printouts of the University’s Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT), Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET)/ Student Evaluation of Unit (SEU) surveys, Orion ACU Research Profile Report, additional information regarding research contributions and the higher degree research supervisor’s report (if applicable), which are to be attached to the application.

4. The application is to be produced using the current version of the online pro-forma.

5. Applicants should use 12 Times New Roman font and allow single spacing.

6. When completing Part 3, applicants should consult and closely follow the guidelines for promotion as set out in the Guidelines on the Criteria and Evidence Requirements for Promotion to Level E.

7. After the nominated supervisor completes Part 2, both the applicant and nominated supervisor sign the application and the applicant sends the completed application to the email address [email protected].

8. Where your application does not meet the criteria and evidence for promotion , the Committee may discontinue consideration of your application at any stage.

PART 1: To be completed by the applicantAcademic Promotions 2018 Pro-forma Level E 1

Personal Details Title: First Name:Surname:Faculty:School/Institute:Campus:Date joined ACU or predecessor College: Number of years’ service since last promotion at ACU if, applicable:Employment Type: ☐ Continuing ☐ Fixed term Nature of Employment: ☐ Full-time ☐ Part-time ☐ Fractional

Insert fraction_______Current Substantive Level and Increment:Date advanced to current Increment:Please indicate if your current appointment is subject to probation:

☐ Yes ☐ No

Current agreed Academic Career Pathway (ACP):

☐ Academic Leadership/Service ☐ Research-focussed ☐ Research-only☐ Teaching-focussed ☐ Teaching and Research

My application for promotion is made under the following ACP:

☐ Academic Leadership/Service ☐ Research-focussed ☐ Research-only☐ Teaching-focussed ☐ Teaching and Research

Phone Extension:It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that if he/she is to be absent from campus, arrangements are made for communications to the above address/telephone extension to be forwarded promptly.Email Address:Applicants are requested to provide an email address for all correspondence. If not provided, the University will use the applicant’s personal address details recorded in the University’s HR system for all correspondence.

Privacy StatementAustralian Catholic University is committed to ensuring the privacy of all information it collects. Personal information supplied in this application form will only be used for administrative and educational purposes of the institution. Personal information collected by the University will only be disclosed to third parties with the written consent of the person concerned, unless otherwise prescribed by law. For further information, please see the University’s Privacy Statement.

Qualifications - See Guidelines on the Criteria and Evidence Requirements for Promotion to Levels DFor promotion to Professor (Level E), ‘Qualifications’ is a necessary requirement but does not constitute one of the promotion criteria.

Academic Qualifications and Professional Accreditation/StandingAcademic Promotions 2018 Pro-forma Level E 2

Year Qualifications and name of institution/professional recognition. Note that an applicant seeking promotion to Level E in a Research-focussed or Research-only ACP is required to hold a doctoral qualification.

If applicable, state title(s) of doctoral thesis and discipline area(s):Title: Discipline Area:

If a qualification is incomplete, indicate stage achieved, date of enrolment and whether: ☐ full-time or ☐ part-time

and/orProfessional Experience and Other Measures of Recognition - - See Guidelines on the Criteria and Evidence Requirements for Promotion to Level E.Applicants should provide professional experience or other measures of recognition proposed as comparable to or substituting for formal qualifications at the appropriate level. Only applicants who have not completed a doctorate should complete this section. This section should include dates, details of appointments, awards, etc and evidence which shows equivalence to a doctorate. If necessary, cross-reference to subsequent sections of the application.

Note: Involvement in appropriate professional bodies or learned societies is to be included under ‘Academic Leadership/Service’Significant Career InterruptionsAn applicant is invited to provide the Promotions Committee with brief advice on any relevant career interruptions. This can include carer’s responsibilities; disruptions due to international relocation for international post-doctoral studies not exceeding more than three months; illness; maternity or parental leave; and/or unemployment or non-research employment where the work is predominantly non–research, not exceeding three years.

Academic Promotions 2018 Pro-forma Level E 3

Material Evidence for Assessment See Academic Promotions: Application Procedures, Section 2.3.3Applicants should list the material evidence for assessment below. In determining the most relevant material evidence, please consult Section 2.3.3 of the Academic Promotions: Application Procedures.

The items presented as material evidence for assessment must be supplied at the same time that the application is lodged. An electronic copy in PDF or equivalent should be provided for distribution to the assessors. Hard copies of the material evidence may be provided where appropriate due to the nature of the material evidence provided.

Where it is not practical to submit non-traditional research outputs in hard or electronic copy, an applicant should provide the Promotions Committee with copies of high quality recordings, photographs or DVDs.

If any material evidence for assessment has joint authorship, the applicant’s contribution (percentage) should be identified. Material evidence for assessment item 1

Material evidence for assessment item 2


Material evidence for assessment item 3

Details of Assessors See Academic Promotions: Application Procedures, Section 2.3.2

Applicants are required to consult their Nominated Supervisor, who will provide details of seven assessors in accordance with Section 2.3.2 of the Procedures. The nominated supervisor may seek input from an appropriate senior academic staff member to assist in identifying suitable assessors.

Assessor 1

Title First name Surname

Position Institution

Address

e-mail Phone


Assessor 2



Address

e-mail Phone

Assessor 3



Address

e-mail Phone

Assessor 4



Address

e-mail Phone

Assessor 5



Address

e-mail Phone

Assessor 6



Address

e-mail Phone

Assessor 7




Address

e-mail Phone

Details of Referees - See Academic Promotions: Application Procedures, Section 2.3.1.

Referee 1Title First name Surname


Address

e-mail Phone

Referee 2Title First name Surname


Address

e-mail Phone

Referee 3 (for promotion to Level C)Title First name Surname


Address

e-mail Phone

PART 2: To be completed by the applicants nominated supervisorGuidelines for the supervisor


This part is to be completed by the applicant's nominated supervisor (normally the Deputy Head of School, State Head of School, National Head of School, Research Institute Director, Research Centre Director or Research Program Director). Where the staff member and supervisor are applying for promotion to the same level, the staff member approaches the next level supervisor for the nominated supervisor’s report.

After the nominated supervisor has completed the comments and the applicant has seen them and signed that they have sighted them, the applicant forwards both the comments and the application by email to [email protected] by the closing date.

Applicant Name:

Promotion to Level E ☐Comments of nominated supervisor- refer to Academic Promotions Supervisor checklist

The nominated supervisor should provide an assessment of the applicant's professional activities while employed by ACU relevant to the promotion criteria and ACP that the applicant is applying under.

The nominated supervisor’s comments should be factual and objective, and should not: advocate on behalf of the applicant; comment as to whether the applicant has made a major or outstanding contribution for any of the

promotion criteria; or, express an opinion about the application in general.

The report may be up to four pages in length.

Approvals

This applicant has sought advice from me to prepare for promotion YES ☐ NO ☐

(Name of nominated supervisor) (Signature of nominated supervisor) (Date)Applicant to complete

I have worked with my nominated supervisor to complete this application YES ☐ NO ☐

I have read the above comments written by my nominated supervisor YES ☐ NO ☐I declare that the information contained within this application is accurate at the time of submission:

(Name of applicant) (Signature of Applicant) (Date)


Supervisor Report - The report may be up to four pages in length.

Teaching, Curriculum Development and Scholarship of Teaching

Research and Creative Works (the nominated supervisor does not complete for Teaching- focussed applicants)


Academic Leadership/Service


PART 3: Promotion criteria to be addressed by the applicantGuidelines for the Applicant1. In completing Part 3, applicants are advised to refer to the University’s Guidelines on the Criteria and

Evidence Requirements for Promotions to Levels D, as well as the Guidelines on Page 1 of this pro-forma.

2. Applicants must respond to all the promotion criteria relevant to the ACP they are applying under and divide their application into clearly headed sections relevant to the ACP the applicant is applying under. The promotion criteria include:

ii Research and Creative Works iii Teaching, Curriculum Development and Scholarship of Teachingiv Academic Leadership/Service

In addition, applicants need to include a one page statement on what they would contribute to the University on promotion to Professor.

3. Applicants should: consider devoting a minimum of one page to each criterion that is addressed in their response,

relevant to the ACP the applicant is applying under. focus content on work completed in the period since appointment, or the period from the last

promotion at ACU for up to five years. include evidence that demonstrates their commitment to Catholic Identity and Mission for each

promotion criterion. refer to APME Framework Evidence document for examples of activities that will demonstrate

activity, quality, impact and esteem.use the ACU Capability Development Framework to articulate how you have developed or are developing the CDF Core Competencies relevant to your case for promotion.

Applicants are reminded that the Committee makes its assessment on the basis of the written material presented. This includes information contained in Parts 1-3 of this pro-forma and the comments from referees.

4. Applicants should refer to the Guidelines on the Criteria and Evidence Requirements for Promotion to Levels D (Sections 4 and 5) for information regarding the expectations of the role and the evidence requirements, including mandatory evidence requirements. Note that mandatory evidence includes an Orion printout for Research and Creative Works and SELT/SET/SEU survey printouts for Teaching, Curriculum Development and Scholarship of Teaching.


Name of Applicant:(ii) Research and Creative Works (Do not complete if applying in the Teaching-focussed ACP)

Name of Applicant:


(iii) Teaching, Curriculum Development and Scholarship of Teaching

Name of Applicant:


(iv) Academic Leadership/Service

Name of Applicant:


1 page statement outlining what you would contribute to the University on promotion to Professor

PART 4: Checklist for Applicants Before submitting your application, please complete the following checklist by ticking the boxes, as appropriate.


General Presentation☐ Throughout the application have you used font type Times New Roman?☐ Throughout the application have you used a font size of 12 with single spacing? Part 1 – to be completed by the applicant ☐ Have you provided an email address for all correspondence and /or checked your recorded personal address details

through Staff Connect?☐ Have you filled in your qualifications correctly, including the name of the institution awarding the degree?☐ Where relevant, have you included the title of your doctoral thesis and its discipline area?☐ If you are enrolled in a higher degree, have you included the progress report from your higher degree research

supervisor?☐ Have you worked in consultation with your nominated supervisor regarding selection of nominated independent

assessors and checked that your nomination of assessors is consistent with the guidance provided in section 2.3.2 of the Academic Promotions: Application Procedures?

☐ Have you discussed your referee selection with your nominated supervisor and checked that your nomination of referees is consistent with the guidance provided in Section 2.3.1 of the Academic Promotions: Application Procedures?

Part 2 - To be completed by the applicants nominated supervisor☐ Have you seen and signed your nominated supervisor’s comments?☐ If applicable, have you ensured that your nominated supervisor is not seeking promotion to the same level as

yourself?☐ If YES to the question above, have you sought a report from your next most senior supervisor?Part 3 - Promotion criteria to be addressed by the applicant☐ Have you ensured that Part 3 is no longer than 16 pages in length?☐ Have you provided content that addresses all the criteria relevant to the ACP of your application?☐ Have you attached printouts of two SELT/SET/SEU surveys (if applicable)?☐ Have you attached a printout of the Orion ACU Research Profile Report and any relevant supporting documents

regarding research (if applicable)?☐ Have you ensured only allowable material is attached to this pro forma.☐ Have you incorporated relevant CDF Core Competencies that you have developed or are developing in your

application?☐ Have you included percentages indicating your contribution in any joint publications, non-traditional outputs and

research projects listed in Appendix 1 of this pro-forma?☐ Have you provided a concise list of publications and research projects that have been accepted but do not yet

appear on the Orion ACU Research Profile Report (such as publications ‘in press’) using the template at Appendix 2 of this pro-forma?

☐ Have you ensured that material used in support of any one section has not been repeated in support of any other section(s) and has been used in the most appropriate section?

☐ Have you ensured that the content in this section focusses on work completed in the period since appointment, or the period from the last promotion at ACU for up to five years?

☐ After critically re-reading Part 3, are you sure that the layout and presentation is clear to the reader?☐ Have you completed your application with all required attachments including material evidence for assessment

and submitted by email to [email protected] by the due date? This includes allowing sufficient time for your nominated supervisor to complete Part 2, and for you to read and sign off on the nominated supervisor’s report before the application date closes. Please ensure you attach the application pro forma to your email separately to your other attachments.

Where your application does not meet the criteria and evidence for promotion, the Committee may discontinue consideration of your application at any stage.

APPENDIX 1Applicant Contributions to Joint Research Endeavours


Please complete the attached table for all joint research publications and projects indicating your percentage contributions. Where the same authors/funding recipients appear more than once, use the second column to provide further information that will assist the Committee to identify the work on the Orion ACU Research Profile Report.

Contributions to Research Listed in the Orion Research Profile Report

Publication/ Non-traditional Outputs Authors/ Funding Recipients

Other identifying information such as date, publication title

Percentage Contribution of Applicant

APPENDIX 2List of Publications and Research Projects accepted/approved but not yet recorded on ORION

Please complete the attached table for research outputs that have been accepted/approved but are not appearing on the ORION ACU Research Profile Report (such as publications “in press”).

Research Publications and/or Projects not yet recorded on the Orion Research Profile Report

Publications/ Non-traditional Output Authors/ Funding Recipients

Date Accepted/

Approved

Other identifying information such as date, publication title

Percentage Contribution of Applicant


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