Academic Progression
We are now in our third year of the new Academic Progression process, and based on feedback received have made some minor changes, which are listed below.
You can read more about Academic Progression and view the timeline for 2022 below. For detailed guidelines on the approach, please download the Academic Progression Guidelines.
The application process launches on 31 January and will close on 11 March at 4pm.
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What is Academic Progression?
There are two main pathways at Queen’s: Research and Education, and Education, both of which are of equal value.
The Academic Progression process is the means by academic career progression is achieved at Queen's and is clearly linked to Personal Development Review (PDR) by building on the career and development conversations between Reviewer and Reviewee and ensuring the appropriate feedback and support is provided to enable employees to take ownership of their own development and progression.
The Academic Profiles set out the key areas of academic activity (Research/Scholarship, Teaching and Learning and Citizenship), and the criteria which defines the standards expected at each level of the relevant academic career pathway. Performance against the criteria in the Profiles will be evaluated holistically, with overall contributions across and within the three domains being taken into account. In order to progress staff are expected to meet the Profile for their current grade and demonstrate readiness to progress to the next grade.
- What Changes are Being Implemented This Year?
Academic Progression
- Minor changes to the Academic Profiles - strengthening collegiality and scholarship criteria and providing clarity on step-change between grades.
- External references for applications for progression to Professorial range 1 are no longer required.
- All staff will continue to be assessed on sustained work from last progression or date of entry, however the full career history will be considered for applications to Range 1. The cap on the number of pages for the Cover Letter and appendices has not changed.
- Academic Progression and Timeline
The timeline for Academic Progression is included below. Applications for progression are due for submission by 4pm on 11 March. Applications will then be considered by the relevant Academic Progression Committee and the outcomes shared with staff after each Committee meets. The salary award will be implemented from 1 August annually.
31 January 2022
- Queen’s Online (QOL) open for applications
1 February – 11 March 2022
- Those wishing to progress (to Senior Lecturer, Reader, or Professor (Ranges 1 – 4), including professorial incremental progression, upload their Cover Letter and Academic CV to QOL (QOL > Other > Academic Progression)
11 March 2022
- Application process closes on Queen’s Online at 4.00 pm
March – May 2022
- School Academic Progression Committee meet
May 2022
- Faculty Academic Progression Committee meet
June 2022
- Central Academic Progression Committee meet
September 2022
- Central Academic Progression Appeal Panel meet
1 August 2022
- Effective date of progression
- Faculty Clinics
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
- 15 February
- 28 February
Engineering and Physical Sciences
- 10 February
- 2 March
Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
- 27 January
- 2 February
- 9 February
- 17 February
For more information, please contact the relevant Faculty Office.
- Appeal Information
If an applicant have been unsuccessful in progressing to the grade/range they have applied for they have the right to appeal the outcome to the Central Appeal Panel.
Where an applicant wishes to appeal the outcome of an Academic Progression Committee, believing that a procedural defect exists or can offer some other substantive reason, they should set out in writing the grounds of their appeal. For example, if they feel certain information in their original submission has not been considered fully they may wish to highlight this and provide further context in an appeal letter.
Applicants should receive feedback to help them understand the rationale behind the decision and they can also request the minutes from the Committee meeting from People and Culture.
The appeal letter should be no longer than two pages (with no additional appendices or hyperlinks allowed) and should highlight the areas in the original submission that the appellant feels were not given due consideration. Information not provided in the original submission will not be considered.
Appeal letters should be submitted to academic.progression@qub.ac.uk, marked for the attention of the Interim HR Director, Mr Alistair Finlay, within twenty working days from the date of their outcome letter
The original submission does not need to be resubmitted as this, and the relevant Committee minutes, will be made available to the Appeal Panel via QOL.
The decision of the Central Academic Progression Appeal Panel is final and will be communicated in writing to the applicant within ten working days of the meeting.