REGRADING REQUEST
Employment Contract Administration
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
For Research Staff to Grades 7 (Research Associate) & Grade 8 (Senior Research Associate).
Please note that promotion to Grade 9/10 (Principal/Professorial Research Associate) is processed
via the Senior Academic Promotions Review (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/proms/index.php)
Subject to funding being available and a case being made by the relevant Head of Department and
support from the Dean, research staff may be regraded. Cases may be made at any time of the
year. Local variations in practice exist to promote equitable treatment for staff, including in SLMS –
where applications are reviewed at fixed points in the year. Staff should consult their Faculty
Intranet pages for details.
Please ensure that you read the promotion criteria below:
For promotion to Research Associate (Grade 7); the level of responsibility and the range of
duties in this grade are at least equivalent to the activities in research and scholarship, which
would be expected of a Lecturer. The work involved should be of such a nature likely to
produce independent, original contributions to the subject area. Support for promotion would
be gained if the candidate carried responsibility for supervising other staff in Grade 6 and / or
technical staff.
For promotion to Senior Research Associate (Grade 8); the candidate would be expected to
have gained an independent research reputation, with evidence of national recognition of
achievement within the appropriate subject area. The candidate should also show evidence of
completed research, which has been published, as well as a suitable publication record. In
addition, the candidate would be expected to demonstrate potential in some or all of the
following areas:
◊ leading a small team of researchers
◊ being invited to give papers at conferences
◊ serving on peer review Committee
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SECTION A: To be completed by the Head of Department or the nominated Line Manager.
Before completing this form please ensure that you have read the promotion criteria
detailed on the front page of this document.
Name of Researcher:_____________________________________________________________
Department: ____________________________________________________________________
Current:
Grade: ___________________
Point: ________ Salary: ___________________
Proposed:
Grade: ___________________
Point: ________ Salary: ___________________
Cost Code:___________________________
Proposed effective date: ________________
SECTION B : To be completed by the Head of Department or the nominated Line Manager
Please state grounds for request:
N.B. If Section B has been completed by the nominated Line Manager, it must still be signed by
the Head of Department
Signed (Head of Department) ______________________________________________________
On completion of Section B please forward to the Dean/Director of Institute
__________________________________________________________________________________
SECTION C : To be completed by the Dean/Director of Institute.
I confirm that the above Researcher meets the criteria for promotion & I support this regrading
case.
Signed ____________________________________ Date________________________
On completion by the Dean/Director of Institute please forward one copy to:
Employment Contract Administration, Human Resources Division, 1-19 Torrington Place
For HR/Finance use - Finance please approve this award:
Approval has been given for the regrading of post ID ___________________ to _____________
salary _______________ with effect from___________________ cost code _______________ .
Signed for HR: __________________________________________ Date: __________________
Name: _______________________________ Tel: ____________ Email: _________________
Funding available confirmed by Planning and Management Accounts/Research Administration.
Signed for Finance: _____________________ Name: ____________________ Date: ________