Please note this form is also available in other formats: Word 1997-2003 and rich text format (rtf).
Candidates should read the Policy and Procedures Document before completing this application. DOCX,
RTF and Word 97-03 versions of this document are available.
Conflicts of interest and signatories should be considered before you submit your application. Members of the Senior Academic Promotions Sub-Committee or the Junior Academic Progression Committee cannot advocate for candidates, and therefore cannot sign any form associated with your application, including this application form as Head of Discipline or Head of School. A suitable alternative must be found. The Head of School/Dean will agree an alternate appropriate signatory for your application.
Queries in relation to the foregoing can be directed to the Secretary of the Committee at junpromo@tcd.ie
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General Information to be completed by the Candidate
Title:
Name:
Staff Number:
School and Discipline:
Email Address:
Date of appointment to this post:
Your current Merit
Bar point (see your contract, either point
11 or 12)
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How many increments are you applying for on your scale?
If awarded will this bring you over the merit bar?
If this will bring you over the merit bar please note that you may also be required to present for interview to the Junior Academic Progression Committee
If you have presented to the Junior Academic Progression Committee previously, please outline how your career and research have developed since that presentation. The
Committee reviewing this application is the Senior Academic Promotions Sub-Committee, and, where an interview is required, the Junior Academic Progression Committee. Do not exceed 500 words.
Please note your word count here: ________
Please state your case for accelerated advancement (do not exceed 500 words).
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Please note your word count here: ________
List any special considerations (personal or professional) which the Committee should take into account. The process assesses an applicant’s merit, relative to their opportunity to accrue that merit. Applications are welcome from all staff, including those on part-time appointments, and those whose career paths have been interrupted or delayed due to significant periods of leave for caring responsibilities.
Please outline any career path interruptions for caring responsibilities
(e.g. maternity leave, part time working) or other breaks on equality related grounds.
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Qualifications, Awards, Distinctions and Memberships
Earned degrees received in chronological order beginning with the most recent (specify date, subject and Institution).
Subject
Subject
Institution
Institution
Subject
Subject
Institution
Institution
Other Qualifications received in chronological order, beginning with the most recent (e.g. professional qualification, honorary degrees).
Professional
Qualifications
Honorary Degrees
Awards and distinctions in chronological order, beginning with the most recent.
Awards
Distinctions
Professional Memberships
Professional
Memberships
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Career to Date
Please set out in bullet points your career to date, including your current/previous positions in Trinity College. 300 word limit.
Career to
Date, in
Chronological order beginning with the most recent
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Please note your word count here: ________
Summary of Achievements
Please set out in bullet points (in 200 words or less for each section) your key achievements under the four criteria (Teaching, Research, Service to College, Engagement with Discipline/Society).
Teaching
Research
Service to College
Engagement with
Discipline/Society
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Please note your word count here: ________
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Teaching and Supervision (to be completed by the candidate)
Please provide information regarding your core teaching commitments for the last four academic years. Include details of undergraduate and postgraduate research supervision, if applicable. Please include all teaching activities in order to show to the review panel the breadth and depth of your teaching, using an additional sheet if necessary. Indicate with an * those modules for which you are the only Assistant Professor or for which you are the Coordinator. Indicate with an ** those modules you have designed yourself. In each case indicate your own contact hours with students clearly and provide an overall total amount of contact hours per year. Include both undergraduate and postgraduate modules and undergraduate final year dissertation supervision
Module Name and
Code
Level &
Programme
Class
Size
Lecture Hrs Tutorial
Hrs
Lab /Practicals
Supervision Hrs
Project
/Dissertation
Supervision Hrs
Other, including
Fieldwork Hrs
Years Taught
Provide average number of time-tabled student contact hours per year _______________
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Supervision
Number and level of research students supervised
Completed Ph.D./Masters by Research
STUDENT NAME LEVEL OF AWARD DATE OF
AWARD
PRIMARY/SECONDARY SUPERVISOR
Current Research/Ph.D. /Masters by Research (specify if Ph.D. etc.)
STUDENT NAME DATE OF
AWARD
PRIMARY/SECONDARY
SUPERVISOR
Completed Taught Masters/Ph.D.
STUDENT NAME DATE OF
AWARD
PRIMARY/SECONDARY
SUPERVISOR
Current Taught Masters/Ph.D.
STUDENT NAME DATE OF
AWARD
PRIMARY/SECONDARY
SUPERVISOR
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Evaluation of Teaching and Learning
Explain your approach to teaching and learning methods and why you choose particular methods of instruction and assessment). Outline any innovations you have introduced into your teaching and evaluate their success. This section should not exceed 500 words.
Please note your word count here: ________
Evaluation is a key component of professional development that underpins good practice in learning and teaching. Evaluation of teaching involves collecting evidence from various stakeholders, so as to reflect on and improve your teaching and student learning.
In this section the panel of reviewers wants to know how you seek feedback, and how you use it to improve teaching and learning. Max word count 500.
Please note your word count here: ________
List any professional development activities you have undertaken to help you improve your teaching. 150 words max.
Other Activities: 
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Research
Please describe your research interests and programme and your future plans. Discuss the significance of your research and its place within the field. If you choose to make statements about national and international impact, supporting objective measures should be provided (e.g. citation figures, impact figures of journals, standing of book publishers, acceptance rates for conference proceedings). This section should not exceed 500 words.
Please note your word count here: ________
List any research (or other) grants you have received (indicate the source and amount of the grant to College). Indicate your role in obtaining each grant (e.g., Principal
Investigator, Co-Principal Investigator) and provide the overall total amount of all grants obtained in Euro.
List
Research
Grants
Source of
Grant
Amount of
Grant
Role in Obtaining each
Grant
Amount allocated to candidate
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Publications
Please set out your top 5 publications in this section. Please state the norms for authorship in your discipline (e.g. where the lead author’s name occurs) and highlight your status in the list of authors (this can be put in bold font).
List in order: 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Provide a list of the remainder of your publications in order beginning with the most recent (do not include publications which have yet to be accepted). Number your publications in each category. Please quote citations or impact factors and state what search engine you used to get this information. Please highlight your name in the authorship (this can be put in bold font).
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Materials / Publications subject to Peer Review or equivalent Editorial Processes Please highlight your name in the authorship.
Books (single or joint author)
Edited books or special issues of journals
Book Chapters
Journal Articles
Papers in conference proceedings – include only referred publications in conference proceedings. Do not include conference abstracts on conference presentations
Book Reviews
Other materials subject to external evaluation (e.g. computer software, dramatic or music productions
Materials / Publications not subject to Editorial Review - Please highlight your name in the authorship.
Books (single or joint author)
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Edited books or special issues of journals
Book Chapters
Journal Articles
Papers in conference proceedings – include only referred publications in conference proceedings. Do not include conference abstracts on conference presentations
Book Reviews
Other materials subject to external evaluation (e.g. computer software, dramatic or music productions
If you have been involved in forms of academic activity which have not been detailed above and which you feel are relevant to your case for advancement (e.g. practical applications in health sciences, social services, computer science, or the arts; language learning; other study not leading directly to publication or formal qualifications), please give details here:
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List any professional development activities you have undertaken to help you improve your Research. 150 words max.
Other Activities: 
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Service to College (to be completed by the candidate)
Criteria - Please see Guidance Document for further details:
“ Assistant Professors seeking accelerated advancement … shall demonstrate exceptional performance in both teaching and research and in contributions to the University, the discipline or the community.”
List any activities which could be classed as service to College (e.g. committee service,
Tutorship, but excluding routine administration associated with your teaching or research) Describe the nature of your contribution. This section should not exceed 200 words.
Service:
Please note your word count here: ________
Assess the quality of your contribution to the College. This section should not exceed 200 words.
Please note your word count here: ________
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Service to Discipline/Community (to be completed by the candidate)
Criteria - Please see Guidance Document for further details:
“ Assistant Professors seeking accelerated advancement … shall demonstrate exceptional performance in both teaching and research and in contributions to the University, the discipline or the community.”
List and assess any activities which could be classed as service to the Discipline/Society.
Describe the nature of your contribution, and its significance. This section should not exceed 200 words.
Service, including for example, external examining:
Please note your word count here: ________
Assess the quality of your contribution to the discipline and/or the community. This section should not exceed 200 words.
Service Assessment – please write a brief narrative:
Please note your word count here: ________
Candidate Signature: ____________________________ Date _________________________________
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Report by Head of Discipline, countersigned by Head of School
If necessary, Heads should seek information from other senior members of staff.
Note: If you believe that a member of staff other than your Head of Discipline may be a more appropriate person to write commentary, please consult with the Secretary to the
Senior Academic Promotions Sub-Committee. Committee Members cannot sign this form.
An acting arrangement must be put in place for the signing of the form.
Having due regard for College’s criteria for accelerated advancement in the grade of
Assistant Professor please comment on the following:
Research Achievement &
Potential
Teaching Achievement &
Potential
Service to
College
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Engagement with Discipline/
Society
What are the main channels of dissemination in the candidate’s field?
Channels of dissemination in the field:
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I confirm that I have shown this report to the candidate.
Name
Head of Discipline
OR NOMINATED
PERSON
Signature
Name
Head of School
OR NOMINATED
PERSON
Signature
Date
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