Chair selection process

Key guidance points are outlined below and a more detailed summary of the Chair recruitment and selection process can be found here.

Selection panel composition

• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor or a nominated Pro Vice-Chancellor.

• The Dean.

• Other core members of the panel should normally include:

• Head of School

• Relevant School representatives

• A panel member external to the School (eg Faculty Education or Research Director, subject expert from another School or from another institution or partner organisation; note - should not be a close collaborator with the other panel members)

• The normal expectation is that a reasonable gender balance will be achieved, ideally with a a gender balance of at least 60:40 (male:female).

• One of the academic members of the panel should normally be non-professorial.

• One of the academic members of the panel will be required to take on the Lead Recruiter role, liaising with the RA and co-ordinating the process from the School perspective.

• Selection panel members should have attended the University's Introduction to Inclusive Recruitment training course or a suitable alternative (to discuss this contact the Resourcing Manager).
  

Planning and advertising

• If a preliminary meeting is required this will normally be chaired by the Dean.

• The further particulars, including selection criteria, will need to be completed using the Chair template and in line with the relevant guidance.

• To ensure that you are complying with the University’s Equality and Diversity policy and the law, please refer to the practical guidance on diversity.

• The job advert will include the latest version of the University’s equality, diversity and inclusion statement.

• Between four and six subject experts from other UK and international institutions will need to be identified to act as external assessors, to provide an assessment of the short-listed candidates.

Selection process

• A long-listing as well as a short-listing stage may be required, depending on the number of applications received.

• The Dean will chair the short-listing meeting (if a long-listing stage is required this will normally be chaired by the Lead Recruiter).

• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (or nominated Pro Vice-Chancellor) will chair the interview stage of the process.

• The core selection panel will be responsible for determining the appropriate grade M salary range and whether a recruitment and retention supplement will be required.

• The core selection panel will carry out the main interview and normally attend candidate presentations. If a wider group of participants are desired then involvement as members of the presentation audience, sub-panels or discussion groups is preferable to setting up a larger interview panel.