As an academic teaching & scholarship employee, you are eligible to apply for promotion/progression unless an exclusion or exception applies (see below). If there is any doubt as to your eligibility, the Chair of the Human Resources Committee will rule on the matter on behalf of the GB.
When considering making an application you should seek appropriate mentoring and advice from your Head of Institution, or appropriate senior academic colleague. You should discuss whether it is the right time to make an application and how you meet the Assessment Criteria.
You must have been in your current post* for at least 12 months as at 1 October of the year in which you are applying, before making an application. Exceptionally, this period may be waived if you are considered ready for promotion by your Head of Institution. In this situation, your Head of Institution must make a case clearly explaining the reasons for an exception to be made. This must be submitted in writing to the Head of School for approval. Details of the case and the Head of School's decision must be provided to the ACP Team (acp@admin.cam.ac.uk). This must be done before the end of the application window (see Timetable). It is important to not that applicants are also normally expected to have three years' worth of teaching evidence at Cambridge/its Colleges. Applicants with fewer than three years' worth of evidence may not be scored as highly in regard to teaching.
*This includes following promotion to a new office/position.
Reapplications
If you were unsuccessful in an application in one year’s exercise you may reapply in a subsequent exercise, on the basis that each application must be judged on its own merits and a maximum of two applications in any rolling three-year period is permissible. An exemption to this rule may be granted in exceptional circumstances, provided it has the support of your Head of Institution and Head of School. Such support should be evidenced by written statements, explaining the reasons for the exemption.
Clinical Professorships and Clinical Teaching Professorships
Holders of University offices, or holders of T&S positions, whose duties are primarily concerned with teaching and scholarship, who also hold an honorary consultant contract (i.e. are registered with the General Medical Council (GMC), the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) with a licence to practice and, if GMC-registered as consultant level, be on the specialist register) are eligible for promotion to a Clinical Professorship (if established), or a Clinical Teaching Professorship (if unestablished). They cannot apply for Professorships or Teaching Professorships (Grade 11 or 12).
Those employed on Fixed Term Contracts
Those employed on fixed term contracts are able to apply for promotion/progression, provided they meet the eligibility criteria referred to on this page. Should their application be successful, their promotion will only be actioned if they remain employed on the effective date of promotions made under this scheme, i.e. 1 October following the completion of the exercise. Successful applicants who are on a fixed term contract that ends prior to 1 October will not be promoted, as they will no longer be employed at the point the promotion becomes effective.
Exclusions
The University aims to be a leader in driving an inclusive culture of mutual respect and in promoting a positive working environment for all in its community. High standards of conduct are therefore expected from all employees. Formal sanctions may be taken into account when assessing an applicant’s suitability for promotion; those with a live disciplinary warning on file may be excluded from applying for promotion.
The ACP T&S Pay Progression Scheme does not apply to clinical academics who will remain on their current point on the clinical pay scale, which is subject to NHS consultant salary progression pay rules. The promotion will be by title only.