Fast-track appointment procedures for selection and appointment of professors enable the University to respond rapidly to opportunities to recruit professorial staff of exceptional quality.
For most professorial appointments in the University the standard search, selection and appointment process will be the most appropriate, and the fast-track procedure will only be used for a relatively small number of appointments.
The Senate may appoint a professor to the staff of the University after following the procedures for fast-track professorial appointments detailed in this document, if it is satisfied that:
- there is an academic and a financial case in favour of the appointment; and
- the appointee is of international standing, has achieved eminence in his/her field of scholarship and has demonstrated leadership qualities; and
- the appointee would be judged to be outstanding if being assessed through the normal processes associated with an advertised position of professor at the University.
Before making any appointment, the Senate shall satisfy itself that in making its recommendations, the Selection Committee has taken into account, as far as is practicable, the views of members of the school concerned.
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