Women Academic Returners' Programme
As of 14 February 2012, the Women Academic Returners' Programme is currently under review. Whilst the review takes place, the programme has now re-opened and applications are being accepted.
The Women Academic Returners´ Programme (WARP) has been awarded funding to provide targeted support to returning women academics and researchers in the Faculties of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Dentistry and Health. The aims of this programme are:
- To relieve returning Science, Engineering, Technology and Medicine (SETM) academics or researchers from teaching and/or administrative duties or to provide additional support, either during their absence or upon their return to work. It is intended that this support will allow the participants to have a clearly defined opportunity to concentrate on their research activities, thus minimising the impact their absence may have on their long-term career development/progression.
- To offer departments the practical resource support needed to allow them to accommodate this reallocation of responsibilities.
- To create a working environment that encourages women academics/researchers to flourish professionally, thus benefiting the performance of both the department and the University.
- To continue to develop forward thinking, innovative staffing practices, which will ensure the future success of both the individual member of staff and the organisation.
- To contribute to existing University targets of improving the representation of women in SETM.
Academic departments, in the Faculties of Science, Engineering and Medicine, Dentistry and Health, will be able to apply for up to £10,000 to support a returning academic or researcher, for example to fund an additional post. The additional post may be either full-time or part-time and there is flexibility as to the duration of the post. Academic departments are able to top-up the funding if a more senior additional post or a longer duration is preferred.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to apply for WARP funding, the returning member of staff must fulfil ALL of the following criteria:
- be an existing member of academic or research staff within the Faculties of Science, Engineering or Medicine, Dentistry and Health
- be taking maternity leave
- be absent from work for a minimum of six months
- have their application approved by their Head of Department.
The funding is available to SETM women academics and researchers on both open-ended and fixed-term contracts. In addition to the criteria listed above, staff with fixed-term contracts must be returning to work for a minimum of six months before their contract end date to be eligible for the programme.
The quick links, on the right of this page, include more detailed guidance notes and the application form. Any additional post funded through this programme will follow the standard recruitment procedure, which includes the completion of an About the Job document. Further guidance is available at http://www.shef.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/guidance/about
If you require any further information please contact Ashleigh Ryan at Ashleigh.Ryan@sheffield.ac.uk or on 0114 222 21614.