The University of Sheffield
Human Resources

Personal Chair

Promotion to personal chair confers the title of Professor.

These web pages give the procedures for promotion to Personal Chair. They are intended for both staff and their managers, and include information on making a case, the assessment of cases through peer review, and feedback to the candidate, as well as explaining the self submission route.

For an overview of the procedure, please click on the flowchart on the right.

The form to use for submitting cases, a check list for the documentation required etc can be found as downloads on the relevant pages.

Making a recommendation

Self-submission

Documentation required

Assessment of cases

Outcomes and feedback

Grievance

Promotion to Personal Chair: Criteria (Research and Teaching)

Promotion to Personal Chair: Criteria (Teaching only)

Promotion to Personal Chair: Criteria (Research only)

Retention