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Online Application System
To apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, Professor in or Established Professor please click on this link. The online application system is available on this link. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to upload your application in advance of the round 14 deadline of 4:00p.m. (Irish Time) on 31st August 2026. For the August 2026 round of promotions the HR Portal is being used to accept applications. Each promotion option is advertised as a job under the Vacancies section. Please choose one of the following appropriate vacancies to submit your application:
- Academic Promotion Established Professor - Leadership Track
- Academic Promotion Established Professor - Research Scholarship Track
- Academic Promotion Established Professor - Teaching and Learning Track
- Academic Promotion Professor in - Leadership Track
- Academic Promotion Professor in - Research Scholarship Track
- Academic Promotion Professor in - Teaching and Learning Track
- Academic Promotion Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor - Type A
- Academic Promotion Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor - Type B
If you have any technical issues with the HR Portal please contact ISS or HR via the following avenues:
- hress@universityofgalway.ie
- ISS Helpdesk
- Email: servicedesk@universityofgalway.ie
- Telephone: 5777
Academic Promotions Scheme Application forms Round 14
- Established Professor Application form - Leadership track/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Established Professor Application form - Research Scholarship track/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Established Professor Application form - Teaching and Learning track/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Professor in Application form - Leadership track/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Professor in Application form - Research Scholarship track/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Professor in Application form - Teaching and Learning track/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor Application form - Contract type A/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor Application form - Contract type B/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Appendix 1 - assessment of applications where leave has been stated / Aguisín 1 - Measúnú ar iarratais a bhfuil saoire luaite iontu
- Appendix 2 / Aguisín 2 - Sonraí na bhFoilseachán Foirmiúil
- Head of School form/ Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- External Assessor Nomination form/Foirm Ainmniúcháin Measúnóirí Seachtracha
- 3 strongest/most important publications form/Trí fhoilseachán is láidre/is tábhachtaí an iarratasóra
- List of next 20 strongest/most important publications form/Liosta an iarratasóra den chéad 20 foilseachán eile is láidre/is tábhachtaí
- Academic Promotions Application Checklist (Please use this checklist to ensure you have completed and submitted all the necessary documentation with your application)
Documentation & Information for Applicants
- QA207 Academic Promotions Policy/ Polasaí Arduithe Céime Acadúla QA207
- Academic Promotions Committee Procedures/ Nósanna Imeachta maidir le hIarratais ar Ardú Céime Acadúil (APC)
- Established Professor Promotions Committee Procedures/ Nósanna Imeachta maidir le hIarratais ar Ardú Céime (EPPC)
- Academic Promotions Guidelines (EP and Prof in - TL and Leadership, SL/AP A)/Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Academic Promotions Guidelines (EP and Prof in - RS and Leadership, SL/AP B)/Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Established Professor criteria/Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Professor in criteria/Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor criteria/Beidh leagan Gaeilge den doiciméad seo ar fáil chomh luath agus is féidir i mí Lúnasa
- Competency Framework for Academic Roles
- APC membership
- EPPC membership
Academic Promotions Cumulative Statistics
The table below has the cumulative figures for Rounds 1 - 11 of the Academic Promotions Scheme (application dates 2020 - 2025).
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Female candidates |
Male candidates |
Total candidates |
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| Promotion Tracks | Applied | Success | Success % | Applied | Success | Success % | Applied | Success | Success% | ||
| EP Totals | 10 | 8 | 80% | 15 | 6 | 40% | 25 | 14 | 56% | ||
| PP Totals | 20 | 9 | 45% | 23 | 9 | 39% | 43 | 18 | 42% | ||
| Prof in Totals | 27 | 14 | 52% | 22 | 10 | 45% | 49 | 24 | 49% | ||
| SL/AP Totals | 76 | 48 | 63% | 87 | 49 | 56% | 163 | 97 | 60% | ||
| Grand Totals | 133 | 79 | 59% | 147 | 74 | 50% | 280 | 153 | 55% | ||
The PP (Personal Professor) grade was removed as a promotional grade from Round 7.
Professor in and EP (Established Professor) introduced as promotional grades from Round 5 and Round 8 respectively.
