Supporting Resources

Supporting Resources and Documentation

Below is a range of supporting documentation, presentations and video's to assist you in the preparation for your promotion application.

If you have any questions in relation to any aspect of your application, please email the Promotions Coordinator.

• Indigenous Strategy Brief (opens in a new window) by Professor Michelle Trudgett
• Teaching and Learning Brief (opens in a new window) by Professor Simon Bedford
• Research and Scholarship Brief (opens in a new window) by Professor Kevin Dunn
• Engagement, Governance and Service Brief (opens in a new window) by Professor Alphia Possamai-Inesedy & Professor Robert Mailhammer
• Academic Promotion Mentors available
• Research Services Portal(opens in a new window)
• Learning Analytics - Data Dashboards (opens in a new window)
• Learning Futures - Reward and Recognition (opens in a new window)
• Steps to download SFT reports (opens in a new window)
• Checklist for Academic Achievement (PDF, 521.83 KB) (opens in a new window)
• Academic Careers and Development Resources (opens in a new window)
• Securing Success 2018-2020 (opens in a new window)
• Sustaining Success 2021-2026 Strategic Plan (opens in a new window)
• Indigenous Strategy 2020-2025 (opens in a new window)
• Indigenous Engagement and Education website (opens in a new window)
• Education Futures Strategy 2022-2026 (opens in a new window)
• Research, Enterprise & International 2021-2026 Strategic Plan (opens in a new window)
• Optimising the Future - STEM Decadal Plan  2022-2031 (opens in a new window)
• Global Futures Strategy 2023-2027 (opens in a new window)

RESEARCH: Please review the information held by Research Services and displayed on the research portal https://research-report.uws.edu.au/wpubs/Portal.asp (opens in a new window) and generate your Researcher Activity Statement to aid you in preparing your application. The Research Services flyer (opens in a new window) will provide further information regarding this.

TEACHING: Consider an early review of your SFT and SFU reports for inclusion with your application. Further information is available from the Survey Team (opens in a new window)

2023 Information and Support Sessions

December Q&A Session 2023

Video Presentation (opens in a new window) and Slide Presentation (opens in a new window) held in December 2023 via webinar which will provides tips and comments from past Committee and Applicants in relation to the academic promotion process.

Equity in Academic Promotion presentation as part of the December session.

November Interview Information Session 2023

Video Presentation (opens in a new window) held in November 2023 which provides tips and comments from past Committee and Applicant in relation to the interview process.

May Interview Information Session 2023

Video Presentation (opens in a new window) held in May 2023 which provides tips and comments from past Committee and Applicants in relation to the interview process.

January Q&A Session 2023

Video Presentation (opens in a new window) held in January 2023 which provides tips and comments from past Committee and Applicants

2022 Information and Support Sessions

Interview Information session November 2022

Video Presentation (opens in a new window) held in November which provides advice around the interview for those applying to Level D & E.

Interview Information session July 2022

Video Presentation (opens in a new window) held in July which provides advice around the interview for those applying to Level D & E

May Information session for 2022

Video presentation (opens in a new window) of this session along with the Chat Q&A and Powerpoint Presentation are available.

Video Presentation (opens in a new window)  from  Emeritus Professor Paul Wormell talking to writing the initial statement within applications

2021 Sessions

Interview Information session for 2021

Video presentation (opens in a new window) around the Interview aspect for those applying to Level D and Level E.

Interview points from past applicants presentation (opens in a new window) is also available as a PDF.

June Information session for 2021

Video presentation (opens in a new window) around the open question time of this session with Professor Sweeney, Professor Possamai-Inesedy, Professor  Dunn and Professor Bedford presenting. The presentation (opens in a new window) is also available as a PDF.

Myth Busting  Academic Promotions - Teaching and Learning - Professor Simon Bedford 2021

Question and Myth Busting session February 2021

Video presentation (opens in a new window) preceeding the open question time of this session with Professor Sweeney, Professor Possamai-Inesedy and Associate Professor Bedford presenting. The presentation (opens in a new window) is also available as a PDF.

Past workshop presentations pre 2021

• Academic Promotion Overview(PDF, 1237.4 KB) (opens in a new window)
• Academic Promotion Research Presentation (PDF, 1714 KB) (opens in a new window)
• Academic Promotion Teaching Presentation (PDF, 3398.37 KB) (opens in a new window)
• Academic Promotion Service & Engagement Presentation (opens in a new window)
• For assistance locating research metrics and creating a narrative around them for your application please contact your School Librarian or email lib-research@westernsydney.edu.au
• Professor Denise Kirkpatrick speaks to Academic Promotion interviews (opens in a new window) for those applying to Level D and Level E.

Following are the presentations recorded from the 2018 workshop.

• Professor Denise Kirkpatrick giving an overview of the current Policy and Procedures and also the Leadership, Service and Engagement profile. (opens in a new window)
• Professor Deborah Sweeney speaking to the Research, Scholarship and Development profile. (opens in a new window)
• Professor Simon Barrie speaking to the Teaching and Learning profile. (opens in a new window)