Promotions – Grade Specific Information

Promotions to Grades 2-9

The University’s grade profiles form the criteria against which roles should be considered for promotion to these grades. The grade profiles can be found via the quick link to the right of this page.

Additional point relating to Staff on Grade 6/promotions to Grade 7:

The normal starting point for staff promoted to Grade 7 will be spine point 29 (7.2) in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding with trade unions in relation to the Framework Agreement on pay scales.

Promotions to Grade 8 Teaching or Research

For a case to be successful to Grade 8 (University Teacher or Research Fellow), there would need to be a strong case in at least one of Teaching or Research.

The level of achievement against the criteria will vary among candidates according to the type of work and discipline. The procedures are intended to be sufficiently flexible to take account of these variations. The candidates should be considered against each of the criteria, bearing in mind that a very good performance on all criteria might be balanced by an outstanding performance on one or two.

Specific criteria in relation to these cases can be found via the quick links to the right of this page.

Promotion to Grade 9 Teaching & Research

Promotion to Grade 9 on the basis of Teaching and/or Research will involve a change in job title in addition to a change in grade.

The criteria for promotion to Grade 9 academic promotions can be found via the quick links to the right of this page. These criteria can be adapted to suit the specific nature of the role undertaken by the staff member being considered for promotion.

A brief description of the titles awarded in line with Grade 9 Academic Promotions are given below. This list is not exhaustive and it is recognised that in some cases, it may be appropriate to confer a different title suitable to the work being undertaken. The titles below are the most commonly used by the University.

Senior Research Fellow

The title of Senior Research Fellow is conferred on research staff who are not contracted to undertake teaching and who are promoted to Grade 9 on the strength of their research.

Senior University Teacher

The title of Senior University Teacher is conferred on teaching staff who are not contracted to undertake research and who are promoted to Grade 9 on the strength of their teaching.

Senior Lecturer

The title of Senior Lecturer is conferred on staff carrying out and contracted to undertake the full range of academic duties (ie teaching and research) and who are promoted on the strength of teaching and/or research.

Senior Clinical Lecturer

The title of Senior Clinical Lecturer is conferred on academic staff contracted to undertake academic and clinical duties promoted on the strength of teaching and/or research.

Clinical academic staff promoted to Clinical Senior Lecturer who have not completed their Specialist Registrar Training and obtained the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) will be placed on the salary scale for Clinical Academic Staff not holding Honorary Consultant Contracts.

Subject to agreement of a satisfactory job plan by the Royal College and the relevant Trust and also upon obtaining Honorary Consultant Status with that Trust, clinical academic staff promoted to Clinical Senior Lecturer who have completed their Specialist Registrar Training and obtained the Certificate of Completion of Training will be placed on the salary scale for Clinical Academic Staff holding Honorary Consultant Contracts.