Staff in academic roles

Research Career Path: Sciences stream

Initial Milestone:

Research

See targets for:

Management & Administration

Effectively manage one or more areas of a significant research project.

Further Milestone:

Research

See targets for:

Management & Administration

Make an effective and significant contribution to the management and administration of a significant research project – including resource management (people/budgets) and project management.
Participate in wider professional activities such as meetings of professional / subject organizations, etc.

Teaching

Effectively contribute to teaching and learning programmes in the College, as evidenced by satisfactory peer and student feedback with evidence of excellence in some areas.
Effectively supervise postgraduate research students.

Science Research Targets

Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics

Initial Milestone:

Publication of at least * articles, in which the Research Fellow is the principal author, in journals agreed with the College DoR.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
External Funding: make on average one research application per year, as the Principal Applicant, to a relevant external funding body (Research Councils, Royal Society, DTI, EU etc).
Presentation of at least one piece of work at a major academic conference of international standing.

Further Milestone:

Have produced at least four pieces of work (as the principal author) - including the pieces referred to above - at least two of which are assessed by the University as being at or above 'international excellence' level, with the others graded at least 'recognised internationally'.
Secure research funding at a level consistent with the College FTE income target.
Presentation of at least one piece of work developed at the University of Exeter at a major academic conference of international standing.

Psychology

Initial Milestone:

Publication (or acceptance for publication) of at least * articles in journals agreed with the College DoR: at least two of these should be the principal author.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
External Funding: Obtaining at least one research grant (as main or co-applicant)
Presentation of at least one piece of work at a major academic conference of international standing.

Further Milestone:

Have produced at least four pieces of work (as the principal author) - including the pieces referred to above - at least two of which are assessed by the University as being at or above 'international excellence' level, with the others graded at least 'recognised internationally'.
Obtain a second research grant (not essential if the earlier grant was a 3-year award)
Presentation of at least one piece of work developed at the University of Exeter at a major academic conference of international standing.

Sport & Health Sciences

Initial Milestone:

Publication of at least * articles, in which the Research Fellow is the principal author, in journals agreed with the College DoR.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
External Funding: Show evidence of seeking funding through external grant applications.
Presentation of at least one piece of work at a major academic conference of international standing.

Further Milestone:

Have produced at least four pieces of work (as the principal author) - including the pieces referred to above - at least two of which are assessed by the University as being at or above 'international excellence' level, with the others graded at least 'recognised internationally'.
Secure research funding at a level consistent with the College FTE income target.
Presentation of at least one piece of work developed at the University of Exeter at a major academic conference of international standing.

Physics

Initial Milestone:

Publication of at least * articles, in which the Research Fellow is the principal author, in journals agreed with the College DoR.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
External Funding: make at least 3 substantial research applications AND achieve a major grant;
Presentation of at least one piece of work at a major academic conference of international standing.

Further Milestone:

Have produced at least four pieces of work (as the principal author) - including the pieces referred to above - at least two of which are assessed by the University as being at or above 'international excellence' level, with the others graded at least 'recognised internationally'.
Secure research funding at a level consistent with the College FTE income target.
Presentation of at least one piece of work developed at the University of Exeter at a major academic conference of international standing.

Biosciences

Initial Milestone:

Publication of at least 2 articles, in which the Research Fellow is the principal author, in journals agreed with the College DoR.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
External Funding: make at least 3 substantial research applications AND achieve a significant grant;
Presentation of at least one piece of work at a major academic conference of international standing.

Further Milestone:

Have produced at least four pieces of work (as the principal author) - including the pieces referred to above - at least two of which are assessed by the University as being at or above 'international excellence' level, with the others graded at least 'recognised internationally'.
Secure research funding, from a peer-reviewed source agreed with the College DoR at a level consistent with the College FTE income target.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
Presentation of at least one piece of work developed at the University of Exeter at a major academic conference of international standing.

Geography, Archaeology & Earth Resources

Initial Milestone:

Publication of at least * articles, in which the Research Fellow is the principal author, in journals agreed with the College DoR.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
External Funding: make at least 3 substantial applications as principal investigator or co-investigator to Research Councils or equivalent external funding bodies.
Presentation of at least one piece of work at a major academic conference of international standing.

Further Milestone:

Have produced at least four pieces of work (as the principal author) - including the pieces referred to above - at least two of which are assessed by the University as being at or above 'international excellence' level, with the others graded at least 'recognised internationally'.
Secure research funding , from peer-reviewed sources, at a level consistent with the College FTE income target.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
Presentation of at least one piece of work developed at the University of Exeter at a major academic conference of international standing.

Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry

Initial Milestone:

Publication of at least * articles, in which the new Research Fellow is the principal author, in journals agreed with the College DoR.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
External Funding: make at least 3 substantial applications as principal investigator or co-investigator to Research Councils or other major external funding bodies eg. major charities who are members of AMRC and/or the Department of Health and achieve a grant that would support a substantial piece of work leading to publication rather than pilot or pre protocol work often funded by minor charities.
Presentation of at least one piece of work at a major academic conference of international standing.

Further Milestone:

Have produced at least four pieces of work (as the principal author) - including the pieces referred to above - at least two of which are assessed by the University as being at or above ‘international excellence’ with the others graded at least ‘recognised internationally’.
Secure research funding, from peer-reviewed sources, at a level consistent with the College FTE income target.
Supervise or act as co-supervisor of at least one postgraduate research student or Associate Research Fellow.
Presentation of at least one piece of work developed at the University of Exeter at a major academic conference of international standing.

* The number will be specified by the College Prior to appointment, recognising the requirements of the specialist area of research.