Academic Promotions and Advancement 2022
This page contains information about the 2022 Academic Promotions and Advancement process.
Please also note that the Academic Staff Portfolio templates (which support Academic Promotions and Advancement) are available as follows:
- The Academic Staff Portfolio templates will be available from Wednesday 1 June via the ASP link in the ‘Me’ tile of the staff portal.
- Information about the Academic Staff Portfolio (ASP), including procedures, criteria, key dates, definitions and advice about CV format, along with first level comments/recommendations, is available here.
- Remember that access to the templates requires two-factor authentication via Duo.
There are a variety of opportunities available to support applicants to navigate the Academic Staff Portfolio (ASP) and complete the forms. You can find these by selecting the Assistance for Staff link on the left of this page.
Academic Promotions and Advancement Update 2022
The second phase of the review of Academic Promotions and Advancement was initiated in 2022. This review added to the changes made in 2021 and focused primarily on the Academic Staff Portfolio (ASP); the system used to generate a profile for Promotion and Advancement applications. The objectives of the review were to:
- Expand and enrich the narrative around teaching and research
- Remove duplication of information throughout the form and CV
- Create a more concise portfolio with a stronger focus on impact
The review was undertaken by Professor Robyn Longhurst, Professor Bryony James, Dr Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai, Hanlie du Plessis and Nikki Thomas, with input from various staff members throughout the process.
As a result of the review the following changes have been made:
- Developed a shorter, more streamlined application form for Advancement applications
- Renamed one field within the ASP, based on feedback from 2021 applicants
- Minor amendments to character limits, based on feedback from 2021 applicants
- Amended the time period for teaching evaluations to be included
- Made most recent previous ASP submission available to staff within the ASP
More information about each of these changes is captured below.
- Developing a shorter, more streamlined application form for Advancement applications
In previous years, the application forms within ASP for Advancement and Promotion were the same. This year, based on feedback from applicants, we have shortened the Academic Advancement application form to make it more accessible for staff members to apply for Advancement.
- Renamed one field within the ASP, based on feedback from 2021 applicants
The field ‘Teaching Profile - Excellence’ has been renamed ‘Teaching Profile - Teaching Philosophy’ and the description updated to suit.
- Minor amendments to character limits, based on feedback from 2021 applicants
The following fields have updated character limits:
- ‘Teaching Profile - Teaching Philosophy’ now 1,700 characters (previously 1,000 characters)
- ‘Best Four Research Outputs’ now 1,000 characters per research output (previously 200 characters per research output)
- Amended the time period for teaching evaluations to be included
Teaching evaluations are auto-populated within the ASP, for advancement applications these will now include the previous 3 years teaching evaluations, for promotion applications, this remains as previous.
- Made most recent previous ASP submission available to applicant as a PDF
Applicants will now be able to view their most recent previous application within ASP as a PDF document.
Communications, engagement and training
There are several ways that staff will be supported to apply for Academic Promotion / Advancement:
Each field contains guidance notes within the ASP. You can find out more about what is required in the Advancement or Promotion application forms via the following Word versions:
Note: you will need to submit your application through the ASP, not via the Word forms, these are just available to help you prepare.
Options around assistance for staff may be found here.