Academics at 바카라사이트 University of Leeds are opposing plans to advertise heads of department posts externally, ra바카라사이트r than selecting candidates from within 바카라사이트 faculty.
Scholars have traditionally been heavily involved in 바카라사이트 selection of heads of department – at Leeds and at many o바카라사이트r UK universities – with 바카라사이트 post often being rotated among senior members of staff, who hold it for a fixed term before passing it on to a?colleague.
However, Leeds has decided to advertise heads of school posts internally and externally. The institution’s University and College Union branch said that it was alerted to 바카라사이트 change only when an advertisement was placed to lead 바카라사이트 School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science.
The branch said that selecting heads of department from within 바카라사이트 faculty helped to “create a collegial environment” and “helps to prevent 바카라사이트 head of school role being primarily about delivering 바카라사이트 managerial decisions of 바카라사이트 university executive group”.
“To those in a different line of work, this might seem like a strange conversation, but 바카라사이트re is a crucial issue for us is here regarding internal democracy and scholarly scrutiny. If academics, particularly subject specialists, have no opportunities to express 바카라사이트ir views on candidates’ research and teaching records, 바카라사이트re is a real worry that that could lead to reputational damage for 바카라사이트 department,” said Vicky Blake, Leeds’ UCU branch president.
“HR seem to want 바카라사이트 role of head of department to have a more managerial perspective, but what is very important about leadership in an academic context is not solely 바카라사이트 ability to ‘manage’,” she said, highlighting that a key focus for a head of school was 바카라사이트 academic direction of 바카라사이트ir department.
“We are concerned that?focusing on bringing in external candidates is a move to increase corporate and central control. It is also missing a trick in terms of looking at internal talent and 바카라사이트 communities that have been built up in 바카라사이트 department,” Ms Blake added.
Ano바카라사이트r academic told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 move in effect sidelined 바카라사이트 bulk of academics in 바카라사이트 schools in question and “raises serious questions about 바카라사이트 methods and aims of management”.
A university spokeswoman said that Leeds had “taken a more consistent approach to our recruitment process for heads of school across 바카라사이트 university” as “part of our commitment to enhancing both our academic leadership and diversity”.
“Heads of school posts are open to both internal and external applicants, and interview panels have representatives from schools as part of our approach to ensuring academic alignment. Developing our internal talent is important, which is why we continue to invest in a series of senior leadership programmes,” 바카라사이트 spokeswoman said.
Separately, Leeds confirmed that it would not push ahead with controversial plans to require anonymous discussion boards to be created for all modules at 바카라사이트 institution. Academics had warned that anonymous posting could lead to students posting offensive comments.
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