1. Scholarship evidence for promotion to
Senior Teaching Fellow
Megan Bruce
Durham University Foundation Centre
June 2014

2. ∂
Promotion process: 8 to 9
• Through APC
• Form to HoD by December
• HoD sends form plus supporting statement to HR by Jan
• HR request references
• APC consider form by end of April and notify applicants
Key points:
• New form designed for Teaching Fellows in Nov 2013
• Grade 9 descriptors updated in Nov 2013

3. ∂
Grade 9 descriptors
(Teaching Staff)
• 20 descriptors for grade 9
• Although definitions are subjective, arguably around 12/20 pertain in some
way to scholarship.
• Interesting, given that normally Teaching Fellows have only 20% (4/20) of
their time allocated to scholarly activity!

4. ∂
Scholarship descriptors 1
• Publishing own scholarly activity that attracts national recognition;
• 4 papers published (all collaborative) and 1 in press.
• Leading a research group;
• Established a team to develop the FOCUS corpus which now has a broad
dissemination.
• Championing academic and professional networks and taking on leadership
roles in these networks;
• IELTS examiner (2006-2010); External Examiner; BAAL Corpus SIG; BAAL Vocab SIG;
SketchEngine e-advisory panel.
• Writing a review of a book for a professional journal;
• Book reviewer for BAAL news

5. ∂
Scholarship descriptors 2
• Reviewing a research article in own field for an academic journal;
• Reviewed articles for OERJ
• Delivering a paper for a conference or contributing to steering committee for
international conferences;
• Given around 14 papers at local, national and international conferences between
2010 and 2014
• Giving seminars on own field of studies;
• Led Teacher Development seminar in department
• Successfully submitting papers to academic journals;
• 1 paper in an academic journal, and others in professional/pedagogic journals

6. ∂
Scholarship descriptors 3
• Successfully applying for research funding for projects;
• 2 HEA grants and 5 Enhancing Student Learning Experience grants (all
collaborative)
• Organising conferences;
• Helped to organise BALEAP conference at Language Centre in 2007
• Successfully writing for publication;
• 4 papers plus some reviews
• Publishing pedagogic and professional scholarship related to own specialism,
disseminating findings and being recognised by national scholars in own area.
• 4 papers, 14 conference talks, promotion form references