A member of academic staff seeking promotion to Associate
Professor (Level C) will be expected to have
demonstrated substantial scholarly achievements. The
applicant will be required to have made an exceptional
contribution to scholarship by teaching or research, or to
have made significant contributions to both. When assessing
applications for promotion, the Committee will consider all
aspects of the application including service to the
University and the wider community.
Where academic staff seeking promotion have fractional
appointments, the University expects the same level and
quality of achievements and recognition as full time academic
staff. In terms of the quantity of output, such as teaching
load, research publications and service, the expectation is
of at least pro-rata output consistent with the level of
achievement required for promotion.
The Academic Promotions Committee will give due
consideration to matters such as fractional or joint
appointments and interrupted careers (perhaps due to caring
responsibilities or illness) and differing opportunities for
research output by comparing rates of achievement rather than
total aggregates. Applicants must advise the Committee of
these circumstances.
When assessing an application the Committee will take
account of an applicant's entire body of work, with a
particular focus on the achievements since their last
promotion.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
Criteria: Applicants should demonstrate a significant
professional contribution and commitment to high quality
teaching at all levels; of the adoption of an active role in
the maintenance of academic standards and in the development
of educational policy and of curriculum areas within the
discipline; and a willingness to perform the full academic
and related administrative responsibilities as coordinator of
one or more units.
Teaching Standards: An Associate Professor (Level C)
demonstrates an understanding of the student learning
experience through high quality effective teaching practice,
including the incorporation of research, scholarship and/or
professional practice in to teaching activities. A Level C
academic promotes and supports student learning through
mentoring and leadership roles (formal or informal),
including a commitment to the development of learning and
teaching communities and ongoing improvement and innovation
in response to feedback both personally and across the
discipline
The applicant can address the promotion criteria in
teaching, and demonstrate that they have made significant
advances towards meeting the Associate Professor (Level C)
teaching standard by drawing on evidence gathered on their
teaching activities contained in the teaching criteria
framework and contextualised in the relevant
discipline.
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP AND/OR OTHER RELEVANT
CREATIVE WORK
Applicants will need to show evidence of substantial and
significant research and scholarship (or other creative work,
in the case of appointments in the Arts).
This may be demonstrated in a number of ways,
including:
a personal commitment to, and achievement in, scholarly
research and communication of that achievement to
others;
fostering the research of other groups and individuals
in the School, both within the particular discipline and
within related disciplines; and,
direction and supervision of post graduate students and
willingness to supervise major Honours or postgraduate
research projects.
Documentation should include evidence of completed
publications (or the equivalent including patents granted,
compositions performed and reviewed, paintings exhibited and
favourably reviewed, successful product marketing, etc.) with
emphasis on the period since appointment or any past
promotion. References to publications should be given in full
with, for example, exact pagination and dating. Substantial
and significant performance on indicators (a) and (b) is
essential. Outstanding performance on other indicators is
supportive but not essential.
Publication in refereed journals or series, or by
publishers recognised as leaders in the field:
Applicants should demonstrate the quality of their
output, for instance, by giving a brief explanation of
the quality and reputation of the refereed journals or
publishing houses which have produced their work. In
studio arts or architecture there is a range equivalent
to that of publications, from appearance in juried shows
or collections, an invited one-person show at a
distinguished gallery or institution, through to an
appearance at a mixed gallery - this last being roughly
the equivalent of the selected conference paper for other
academic disciplines.
As with research publications, in the Arts it will be
the quality, status and recognition of works that will be
considered and assessed. For example, in musical
composition, the work or the soloist will need to have
been chosen for performance in a competitive or highly
selective context, or be favourably reviewed by
independent reviewers. For both research publications and
creative works in the Arts, work presented or published
in less prestigious formats will also be considered but
will depend more heavily for its weighting on independent
and authoritative assessment of merit as in (b) or (d)
below.
High ratings of the publications and other research or
creative work as attested (where appropriate) by citations
indices, by references in published literature which cite
the applicant's work as definitive or in letters from
distinguished scholars or critics in the field (a
substantial number of whom must come from outside The
University of Western Australia).
Value to industry of knowledge, processes and products
developed.
Favourable published reviews of the publications or
creative works.
Awards by professional associations for outstanding
research or creative work.
Invitations to positions, lectures or demonstration at
outstanding institutions or leading professional
conferences.
Grants based on competitive jury recommendations.
Research leadership, as evidenced by team achievements
or, with suitable justifications, citation indices.
Breadth of expertise.
Any other clear evidence of exceptional contribution to
the chosen field.
SERVICE
Service at The University of Western Australia is normally
considered under three headings:
Academic Citizenship
Professional Leadership within the University
Community Service and Leadership
All applicants for promotion will need to document their
contributions to Service in a Service
Folio.
4.1.2 Sustained contribution to the
development of a collegial and supportive work
environment
4.2
Professional Leadership in the University
4.2.1 Sustained contribution to University
governance
4.2.2 Regular contribution to policy
development
4.3
Community Leadership and Service
4.3.1 Sustained service to the
discipline/profession at local, state, national or
international levels
4.3.2 Community service through
teaching
4.3.3 Community service through sharing of
academic expertise
As in the preceding categories, quantity and quality
should be documented in any cases where emphasis is being
placed on the service component. Documentation should be from
peers familiar with the contributions in each specific
sub-area.
