Academic Title Holders

Level A (Associate Lecturer) applications are considered by the relevant Organisational Head and endorsed by the Faculty. Applications are managed via Workday. The general expectations of a Level A and related assessment criteria for health professionals are provided below. 

Level A applicants new to the University are required to apply as an External Applicant. Level A applicants reapplying for another term who have a current UQ account apply via Workday.

​​​​​​Applications for Level B (Lecturer) are considered by the relevant Organisational Unit Head and endorsed by the Faculty. The promotion processes up to Level C are managed via Workday whereby applicants generally specify the level of promotion for which they are applying at the time of renewal of their title. As a general guide, the expected standards of Level B are outlined below.

​​​​​​Applications to Level C (Senior Lecturer) are considered by the relevant Organisational Unit Head and endorsed by the Faculty. The promotion processes up to Level C are managed via Workday whereby applicants generally specify the level of promotion for which they are applying at the time of renewal of their title. As a general guide, the expected standards of Level C are outlined below.

An ATH or eligible UQ clinical academic health professional appointees, including conjoint or seconded staff, who hold a fractional appointment to 0.3 FTE wishing to apply for promotion to Associate Professor must discuss their intention to apply, with the Head of their Organisational Unit (and their Head, Mayne Academy if the applicant is from the Medical School).  The applicant must meet with their relevant Organisational Unit Head to discuss their application. Once the application is completed in full and accepted the applicant will be required to attend an interview with an ATH Level D Conferral and Promotions Committee.

As a general guide, the expected standards of Level D are outlined below. The final application for promotion to Level D will need to include:

• A case for conferral (2-3 page cover letter) addressing the criteria and outlining the applicant’s unique value and future strategic contribution to the University, their discipline, and the community
• A Curriculum Vitae in a specific format

Applicants should refer to the ‘Guidelines for Preparing the Case for Conferral to Associate Professor for Academic Title Holders’ for further information and advice.

The University has created two pathways for conferral to Professor for an ATH or eligible UQ clinical academic health professional appointees, including conjoint or seconded staff who hold a fractional appointment up to 0.3 FTE.

1. Apply for professorial promotion through the ATH clinical pathway, or
2. For those clinicians whose careers are more aligned with that of the traditional academic scholar, they will be able to apply through the Promotion of Academic Staff Procedure.

An ATH or eligible fractional clinical academic wishing to apply for a professorial promotion must discuss their intention with their Organisational Unit Head and clarify which pathway is most appropriate for them prior to completing the application forms. If the applicant elects the traditional academic pathway for promotion they will need to comply with the requirements of the Promotion of Academic Staff Procedure. If they elect the conferral of Professorial title through the clinical pathway, they will need to comply with the Academic Titles for Health Professionals Policy and Procedure. In preparation for the meeting with their Head of Organisational Unit, applicants should review the above policies to assess which pathway best relates to their achievement.

Once the applicant has registered their interest to apply for promotion to Professor, the application is reviewed by the Associate Dean, Strategic Development where it will be forwarded to the relevant Organisational Unit Head (and Head, Mayne Academy for Medical School applicants) for further development. Medical School applicants must also meet with the relevant Director, Clinical School and Dean, Medical School for a pre-submission meeting prior to submitting the final application.

The final application for promotion to Level E will need to include:

• A case for conferral (4 pages) addressing the criteria and outlining the applicant’s unique value and future strategic contribution to the University, their discipline and the community
• A Curriculum Vitae in a specific format
• An informative commentary provided by the Head of the relevant Organisational Unit and Mayne Academy Head, if appropriate.

Once the application is submitted the applicant will be required to attend an interview with a University Promotions Committee. Applicants should refer to the ‘Guidelines for Preparing the Case for Conferral to Professor for Academic Title Holders’ for further information and advice.