To be eligible for academic promotion, you must be able to demonstrate your level of performance against the promotion criteria. Anyone applying for an academic promotion must demonstrate how they meet all category A criteria, and some category B criteria. If individual circumstances mean not all category A criteria can be met, applicants will be able to provide information regarding this at the submission stage.
To see the criteria relevant to the promotion you're applying for, please select the appropriate filters for grade and contract type below. A specific criteria document will be provided - if you wish to make notes against the criteria, please make a copy of the document. Always refer back to this page for the most up to date criteria information.
Category library
| Grade applied for |
Your contract type |
Link to criteria document |
| Grade 7 |
Research |
Grade 7, Research contract criteria document |
| Grade 8 |
Research |
Grade 8, Research contract criteria document |
| Reader |
Research |
Reader, Research contract criteria document |
| Grade 8 |
Teaching and Research |
Grade 8, Teaching and Research contract criteria document |
| Reader |
Teaching and Research |
Reader, Teaching and Research contract criteria document |
| Grade 7 |
Teaching and Scholarship |
Grade 7, Teaching and Scholarship contract criteria document |
| Grade 8 |
Teaching and Scholarship |
Grade 8, Teaching and Scholarship contract criteria document |
| Reader |
Teaching and Scholarship |
Reader, Teaching and Scholarship contract criteria document |
| Grade 7 |
Teaching and Research |
This option isn't available for this contract type / grade combination. Please check again before applying. |
| Professor band 1 |
Research |
Professor band 1, Research contract criteria document |
| Professor band 1 |
Teaching and Research |
Professor band 1, Teaching and Research contract criteria document |
| Professor band 1 |
Teaching and Scholarship |
Professor band 1, Teaching and Scholarship contract criteria document |
| Professor band 2 |
Research |
Professor band 2, Research contract criteria document |
| Professor band 2 |
Teaching and Research |
Professor band 2, Teaching and Research contract criteria document |
| Professor band 2 |
Teaching and Scholarship |
Professor band 2, Teaching and Scholarship contract criteria document |
| Professor band 3 |
Research |
Professor band 3, Research contract criteria document |
| Professor band 3 |
Teaching and Research |
Professor band 3, Teaching and Research contract criteria document |
| Professor band 3 |
Teaching and Scholarship |
Professor band 3, Teaching and Scholarship contract criteria document |
Full Academic promotion criteria
View the full criteria for promotion to Grade 7 through to Professorial Band 3.
Promotion Panel and committee members may find this particularly helpful when reviewing a set of applications across the range of grades and contract types.
