Changes to UQ Academic Titles for health professionals

Academic Title Holders (ATHs)
ATHs play a vital role in the University’s mission to deliver excellence in education and research. We are committed to delivering a promotion program that recognises academic achievements in the context of busy clinical roles in a demanding, contemporary healthcare environment. In support of that commitment, the University has recently made changes to the Academic Titles for Health Professionals Policy and Procedures.

One:
There are now more relevant criteria for promotion, with a clear linear progression through academic levels A to D to align with the previously introduced Level E ATH standards.

Two:
The ATH pathway has been extended to cover UQ clinical academic health professional appointees, including conjoint or seconded staff who hold a fractional appointment up to 0.3 FTE.

Enhancements to level D and E procedures are designed to ensure consistent decision-making by the relevant Promotion Committees, via changes to the composition of the Committee, an increase in the length of the term of committee membership to 2 years, and an increase in the sources of feedback to the Committee for each applicant.

Advice for promotion
The most prestigious and widely recognised rankings of world universities consistently place UQ in, or close to, the top 50 globally, thus our standard of promotion is high.

Applicants should take this into account and assess themselves against the relevant academic criteria. This especially applies to Associate Professor and Professor candidates.

Seeking advice from peers and supervisors is recommended, as is careful consideration of the timing of the application to ensure your academic achievements best align with the criteria for promotion.

This involves identifying and addressing weaknesses that may adversely impact your application. Relevant organisational unit Heads can provide advice to prospective applicants.

Professor Darrell Crawford
Associate Dean (Strategic Development)
Faculty of Medicine

Further information regarding application and promotion processes is available via the Faculty’s Academic Title Holder website.