The Committee will be responsible for advising Senate whether an academic and financial case exists for the appointment of a nominee to a professorial position.
The Committee shall carefully examine the case submitted to it, and shall observe strict confidentiality.
If after consideration of the initial submission, the Committee decides that the nominee satisfies the basic selection criteria for a professorial appointment at this University and that a "prima facie" case exists for a "fast-track" appointment, it shall make extensive further enquiries which may include the following:
- seeking a more detailed curriculum vitae from the nominee;
- seeking referees' reports;
- seeking assessors' reports;
- inviting the nominee to the University for discussions and formal interview.
Referees' and assessors' reports may be accepted in written, faxed or verbal form. In the latter case, the verbal comments shall be recorded in writing by the recipient for report to the Selection Committee.
As far as is practicable, the Selection Committee shall ensure that it takes into consideration the views of the members of the school concerned on any proposed appointment.
In cases where the Committee does not wish to proceed, or determines that no prima facie case for appointment exists, the nomination will proceed no further and will remain confidential.
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