Professorial Zoning
Implementation Overview
January / February 2016
Today’s session
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Key objectives of professorial zoning
Development of the framework
The zoning framework
The assimilation process
Context
• Supporting the realisation of our strategic
ambitions
• Professorial zoning within the sector
• Feedback indicated added value and
positive experiences
Key Objectives
• A fair and transparent system that engages
and rewards staff and supports career
development and succession planning
• A framework that differentiates professorial
performance levels and expectations linked
to pay zones
• Professorial activities and contribution
reflective of University strategy
Background
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Sector benchmarking – 2014
Steering Group formed – Oct 2014
Framework developed – Oct 2014 - Dec 2015
Working group engagement – Jan – April 2015
Pilot Engagement – April to July 2015
Staff Committee / Exec Team decision to
implement – September 2015
Working Group and Steering Group Membership
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Research
Walter Johnstone (Chair)
Robert Martin
Ian Wooton
Robert Thomson
Gail McConnell
Rebecca Lunn
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Knowledge Exchange
Tim Bedford (Chair)
Tony Mulholland
Anja Lowit
Branka Dimitrijevic
Patricia Findlay
Anthony Gachagan
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Steering Group
Scott MacGregor (Chair)
David Coyle
David Hillier
Anja Lowit
Robert Martin
Gordon Scott
Lisa Woolfson
Learning & Teaching
• Lisa Woolfson (Chair)
• Andrew McLaren
• Christopher Prior
• Mark Ellis
• Helyn Gould
• David Nash
• Sara Carter
Citizenship
• Alex Duffy (Chair)
• Linda Harvey
• David Hillier
• Ashraf Salama
• Andrew Kendrick
Zoning framework – Key elements
• 4 professorial zones
• Criteria aligned to strategy and contribution
• Grouped under key academic themes –
Research, KE, Learning & Teaching,
Citizenship
• Criteria developed through Working Groups
Zoning Criteria
Research
• Research publications (P)
• Research income (P)
• Research leadership (P)
• Esteem (C)
Learning and Teaching
• Active engagement and
contribution to the
enhancement of student
learning (C)
• Esteem (C)
Knowledge Exchange
• External engagement
and reach (P)
• Income generation (C)
Citizenship
• Internal leadership (C)
• External leadership (C)
P – Primary indicators for assimilation C – Key Contribution Areas
High Level Zone Descriptors
Zone 1 - Professors will have a recognised international reputation for their
contribution to their field of study and can demonstrate an established record of
academic achievement.
Zone 2 - Professors will have an established international reputation in their
field of study and a sustained track record of academic achievement and
leadership.
Zone 3 - Professors will have an internationally leading reputation for shaping
and developing their field of study and can demonstrate a highly distinguished
continuing track record of academic achievement and leadership.
Zone 4 - Professors will bring significant prestige to the University as
recognised world leaders in shaping and developing their field of study.
Professors can demonstrate an esteemed record of academic excellence and
leadership at the highest international level.
Zoning Pilot
• Provided an opportunity for a wider range of the
Professoriate to input to zoning development
• Representative sample of the Professoriate from a
range of Departments
• Tested validity and reliability of criteria and
documentation, governance and process
• Assessed ease of use and appropriateness of
supporting data
Feedback from pilot
• Knowledge Exchange criteria combined
• Learning & teaching criteria refined to
recognise contributions
• Zone matching principles enhanced to ensure
Strathclyde centric
• Increased involvement of HoD/S and Faculty
in matching process
• Development of online template
Matching process
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Professors complete online template
HoD/S review
Preparation for Faculty panels
Faculty panels
University panel
Zone Matching Principles
• Expectation of contribution across the four
themes of research, learning, KE and
citizenship.
• Matching to zone on the basis of ‘best fit’.
• Contribution over the ~6 year period from
January 2010 will be considered
• May not meet all of the 10 criteria
continuously.
Zone Matching Principles (2)
• 4 of the criteria are Primary Indicators (P)
for matching purposes
• You select another two Key Contribution
Areas (C) to inform zoning
• The criteria should be interpreted and
applied as appropriate for the
discipline/sub-discipline
Zoning Criteria
Research
• Research publications (P)
• Research income (P)
• Research leadership (P)
• Esteem (C)
Learning and Teaching
• Active engagement and
contribution to the
enhancement of student
learning (C)
• Esteem (C)
Knowledge Exchange
• External engagement
and reach (P)
• Income generation (C)
Citizenship
• Internal leadership (C)
• External leadership (C)
P – Primary indicators for assimilation C – Key Contribution Areas
Completing the online template
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Access through Pegasus
Detail contribution against all criteria / themes
Information from Pure is displayed
Pure data will be refreshed daily
Select two key contribution areas
Submit electronically to HoD/S
Implementation timeline
January / Early February 2016
• Faculty briefing sessions
• If required PURE data updated by professors
February/March
• Launch of online template w/c 15 February
• 4 - 5 weeks for professors to complete forms
March / April
• HOD/S review and sign off
Implementation timeline (2)
April / June 2016
• Faculty panel preparation
• Faculty panels meet (June)
August / September
• University panel meets
October – December
• Link to SARD process
• Confirmation of zoning outcomes to Professors
Links to other processes
• Lighter touch ADR for 2015-16 for Profs
• Zoning and the SARD process will be
linked
Further Information
• Briefing sessions for the professoriate
• Faculty / Department / School
engagement
• Website with FAQs & criteria
• [email protected]
• Feedback through HoD/HoS & Deans