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Schemes for Engineers in Research and Development
Senior Research Fellowships: Monitoring Performance
When an Award has been
made, an Academy Fellow will be appointed as
Mentor to the incumbent. The Mentor has no
vested interest in the outcome of the
research and can offer independent advice
and guidance as appropriate. They will visit
the incumbent at least twice a year, at
least one such meeting being a formal
meeting of the Steering Group, and will
review the Annual Report against agreed
performance indicators.
The university is required to establish a
Steering Group for the Award, comprising the
incumbent, The Academy Mentor, The Academy
Scheme Manager, university Head of
Department (or other appropriate
representative) and a representative of the
industrial sponsor(s).
The incumbent is required to submit an
annual report on the anniversary of their
appointment and a final report within three
months of the conclusion of their
appointment.
The incumbent is required to participate in
an annual meeting of Academy Chairs and
Fellowships. The Academy will meet the
travel and subsistence expenses of the
incumbent incurred in connection with such a
meeting.
Performance indicators
The following factors
may be taken into consideration by The
Academy in carrying out its annual progress
review of Awards. The emphasis placed on
each of the following points may vary and
depends upon the specific nature of the
research undertaken. Additional factors may
also be agreed with the incumbent:
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progress made, to be
reviewed against the work programme set down
in the original agreement
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size and composition
of the research team under direct
supervision of the incumbent
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breadth and quality of
research undertaken by the team
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extent of inter-
and/or multi-disciplinary collaboration
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nature and level of
networking undertaken by the incumbent and
their research group
-
ability of the
incumbent and their group to meet targets
and deadlines
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relevance of the
research to industry and the extent of
industrial involvement in the research
programme as a whole
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amount and source of
additional research funding (from Research
Councils, charities, industry etc)
-
number and quality of
papers published by the incumbent and their
group
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number and nature of
papers presented at conferences both in the
UK and overseas
-
number of patents
applied for
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