Promotion of Academic Staff

Promotion at The University of Western Australia

As an internationally competitive research-intensive institution, The University of Western Australia encourages its academic staff to seek promotion, and in a timely manner. The prime objective is to recognise and reward excellent staff. There are no quotas and all staff meeting the promotion standards can advance. Contributions to teaching, research and service are all highly valued. The Academic Promotions Committee (APC) meets monthly (with the exception of January) which means that staff have the flexibility to prepare their applications for promotion at a time convenient to them. Organisational and Staff Development Services (OSDS) offers regular workshops to assist staff on promotion procedures. The Executive Officer to the Academic Promotions Committee is also available to provide advice.

When assessing an application the Committee will take account of an applicant’s body of work, with a particular focus on the achievements since their last promotion.

The academic promotion process assesses an applicant’s merit, relative to their opportunity to accrue that merit. Thus staff on fractional or joint appointments, and those whose career paths have been interrupted or delayed due to significant periods of leave for caring responsibilities, illness or other non work related reasons, will have their applications assessed in terms of what has been achieved given the actual opportunities available. Applicants will need to advise the Committee of these circumstances so that assessors can assess the applications against the relevant criteria. The Committee will not take account of circumstances that are know to them, but which are not referred to in applications. All applicants are expected to meet the level of quality required of applicants seeking promotion at that level.

• Policy
  • Eligibility
  • Role and Responsibilities of the Academic Promotions Committee
  • Assessment of Applications
  • Effective Date of Promotion
  • Accelerated Promotion
  • Fast Track Promotion
  • Review of Unsuccessful Applications

• Procedures
  • Preparing an Application for Promotion
    • Role of the Academic Promotions Committee
    • Dates and Deadlines
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Application Documentation
      • Documenting Publications
      • Assessors
      • Professorial and Senior Principal Research Fellow Applications
      • Accelerated Promotions
      • Fast Track Promotions
      • Review of Recommendations of the Academic Promotions Committee
      • Form 1 – Cover Sheet and Nomination of Assessors
      • Form 2 – Comments by Head of School and Dean
      • Form 3 – Nomination of Assessors by Head of School
      • Academic Portfolio
      • Curriculum Vitae
      • Personal Statement
  • Promotion Criteria – Teaching and Research Staff
    • Lecturer to Assistant Professor
    • Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
    • Associate Professor to Professor
    • Promotion to Professorial Fellow – Teaching and Learning
    • Promotion to Professorial Fellow – Research
    • Promotion to Winthrop Professor
  • Promotion Criteria – Research Staff
    • Research Associate to Research Assistant Professor
    • Research Assistant Professor to Research Associate Professor
    • Research Associate Professor to Research Professor
    • Research Professor to Winthrop Research Professor
  • Role of the Head of School
  • Role of the Dean

  The Executive Officer of the Academic Promotions Committee will be available on Thursdays between 9am – 12 noon for half hour sessions for help with the preparation of applications for promotion. Contact the Executive Officer of the Academic Promotions Committee to make an appointment.

  Mrs Elizabeth Hutchinson
  Executive Officer, Academic Promotions Committee
  Human Resources M350
  Telephone (61) 08 6488 3215
  Email: Elizabeth.Hutchinson@uwa.edu.au