Teaching and Researcher Development

Evidence of teaching and researcher development (to the extent relevant in each case) should include: 

  • A record of all under and postgraduate courses taught over a period as to demonstrate evidence of fulfilment of the teaching criteria (normally not less than one year of evidence at Cambridge/its Colleges);
  • An up-to-date list of postgraduate students formally supervised, including results, since your last promotion/appointment;
  • Details of course developments and pedagogical innovation;
  • The annual number of hours of teaching undertaken in your Institution (stint), and details of administrative work that the Institution has agreed to be equivalent to part of the annual teaching stint (maximum of 1,000 words);
  • Details of any regular and substantial contribution to the teaching programmes of other Institutions;
  • Details of how you have contributed to the development of other researchers or research groups. For example, through mentoring and guidance, leadership (formal or informal), training or teaching. When providing evidence of your contribution to researcher development, you must provide details of your own actions and input, and not the achievements of any researchers you may have supported (maximum of 1,000 words);
  • Summary of examining duties.

When providing evidence of your contribution to researcher development, you must provide details of your own actions and input, and not the achievements of any researchers you may have supported.

Samples of course descriptions, hand-outs, bibliographies, summary evidence of student and/or researcher feedback may be included, up to a maximum of five sides of A4. Please add annotations to any supporting evidence you include in your application, to provide commentary and an explanation of why you have included it, and how it demonstrates your achievement of the assessment criteria.

If your duties do not include teaching, or you have been formally dispensed from discharging teaching duties on a temporary basis, you should make this clear in your application, giving the reasons and dates. 

If you have been formally dispensed from discharging teaching duties on a temporary basis, but wish your teaching contribution to be assessed, you should make this clear in your application to allow your teaching contribution to be assessed by the committees (as part of the Teaching and Researcher Development criterion). You should provide evidence of this contribution while in employment at the University and/or in Colleges over at least the previous three years prior to the dispensation. 

College Teaching 

If you undertake any College teaching or as a College Director of Studies, these details can be included. You should also provide the name and College of the Senior Tutor.

Clinical Work and Postgraduate Medical Teaching and Training 

If you hold an Honorary NHS consultant contract, you should provide details of your contribution to postgraduate medical education and training.  Information provided in relation to teaching will be considered under the teaching criterion and information provided in relation to clinical duties will be considered under Service to the University and to the Academic Community. 

Clinical Veterinary Work and Postgraduate Veterinary Teaching and Training 

If you are engaged in veterinary clinical work, you should provide details of your contribution to postgraduate veterinary teaching and training. Information provided in relation to teaching will be considered under the teaching criterion and information provided in relation to clinical duties will be considered under Service to the University and to the Academic Community.