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No 6423

Wednesday 27 April 2016

Vol cxlvi No 28

pp. 478–497

Notices by the General Board

Al-Kindi Professorship in the Department of Genetics

22 April 2016

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, has determined that candidature for the Al-Kindi Professorship (Reporter, 6415, 2015–16, p. 394, approved by Grace 1 of 9 March 2016) at the first election shall be limited to the field of quantitative dynamics of living systems.

Appointing arrangements for certain academic-related offices in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Hamilton Kerr Institute, and in the University Library and affiliated libraries

22 April 2016

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate and the Library Syndicate, has approved changes to the arrangements for making appointments and reappointments to certain academic-related offices in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Hamilton Kerr Institute, and in the University Library and affiliated libraries. The amendments simplify the appointment process, by enabling appointments at Grade 10 in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Hamilton Kerr Institute to be made by the Museum’s Appointments Committee on the recommendation of an appointing panel, and by enabling appointments at Grade 9 and below to be made by the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum and by the Librarian or Deputy Librarian respectively in their institutions, on the recommendation of a panel. No changes have been made to the appointment process for the Director of the Museum or for the Librarian or other more senior offices. Consequential changes to the regulations and to the Notice concerning the appointing arrangements have been made, as noted below. The opportunity has also been taken to make some minor changes to reflect current practice.

In the Regulations for the staff of the Fitzwilliam Museum (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 621) by replacing references to the Registrary with references to the Academic Secretary as the officer responsible for appointing a Secretary to the Board of Electors to the Directorship in Regulation 2 and by revising Regulation 15 so as to read:

15. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Assistant Director, of Senior Keeper, and of Keeper shall be made by an Appointments Committee consisting of the following persons:

(a)the Vice-Chancellor (or a duly appointed deputy) as Chair;

(b)the Chair of the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate;

(c)the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum;

(d)two members of the Fitzwilliam Museum Syndicate appointed by the Syndicate;

(e)two persons appointed by the General Board.

Special Ordinance C (x) 4 shall apply to the Committee as if it were an Appointments Committee for a Faculty. The quorum for the Committee shall be five members.

Appointments and reappointments to the offices of Senior Keeper and of Keeper shall be made by the Appointments Committee on the recommendation of an Appointing Panel, which shall consist of the Chair of the Appointments Committee or a member of the Appointments Committee appointed by the Chair as her or his deputy, who shall be Chair of the Panel, the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, the Assistant Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum with oversight of the office or the Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute (as appropriate), and a person with relevant expertise and experience appointed by the Chair. For such appointments and reappointments, the Appointments Committee may reach their decision by circulation with a quorum of five members; written reports of decisions taken by circulation shall be minuted at a subsequent meeting of that Committee.

Appointments and reappointments to the offices of Senior Assistant Keeper, Assistant Keeper, and Museum Assistant in Research, and offices at the Hamilton Kerr Institute under Regulation 8 shall be made in accordance with the arrangements agreed from time to time by the competent authority.1

A Museum Assistant in Research shall not engage in teaching other than teaching given on behalf of the University or a College or Colleges. The amount of teaching given by a Museum Assistant in Research on behalf of a College or Colleges shall not exceed six hours a week.

In the Regulations for the Hamilton Kerr Institute (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 623) by revising Regulation 8 so as to read:

8. Appointments and reappointments to an office of Assistant to the Director of the Institute and to any other University office that may be established by Grace on the staff of the Institute shall be made in accordance with Regulation 15 for the staff of the Fitzwilliam Museum.

The duties of the holders of these offices shall be to assist the Director of the Institute in the prosecution of her or his duties.

In the Notice for Appointing arrangements for certain academic-related offices (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 648) by inserting in Paragraph 1 reference to the offices in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Hamilton Kerr Institute as offices covered by the Notice, and by inserting revised Paragraph 5 and new Paragraph 7 as follows and renumbering the remaining paragraphs, and by replacing references to dependent libraries with references to affiliated libraries:

5. Offices in the University Library and affiliated libraries

For the offices of Deputy Librarian and Senior Under-Librarian:

the University Librarian or a deputy appointed by her or him (Chair and Convenor),

the Deputy Librarian responsible for staff and a member of the Senior Management Team,2

the relevant University Library divisional/departmental Head,

two academic members of the Library Syndicate. In the case of offices in one of the affiliated libraries: one member of the Library Syndicate and one member of the relevant Sub-Syndicate.

Quorum: 3. One of whom must be one of the academic nominees.

For offices other than the Librarian, Deputy Librarian, and Senior Under-Librarian, appointments and reappointments shall be made by the Librarian or the Deputy Librarian, on the recommendation of an Appointing Panel appointed by the Librarian or the Deputy Librarian:

a member of the Senior Management Team (Chair or Convenor),

two senior academic-related officers (or one officer and one other member of staff) with knowledge and experience of the role of the office. In the case of offices in one of the affiliated libraries, one shall be a member of the relevant Faculty appointed on the recommendation of the Chair of the relevant Faculty Board.

Quorum: 2. One of whom must be a member of the Senior Management Team.

7. Offices in the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Hamilton Kerr Institute

For the offices of Assistant Director, Senior Keeper, and Keeper:

the Standing Appointments Committee of the Fitzwilliam Museum.3

For offices other than the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, Assistant Director, Senior Keeper, and Keeper, appointments and reappointments shall be made by the Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum on the recommendation of an Appointing Panel appointed by the Director:

the Assistant Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum with oversight of the office or the Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute, as appropriate (Chair or Convenor),

two senior academic or academic-related officers with knowledge and experience of the role of the office,

one additional member with relevant expertise or experience may be co-opted by the Chair.

Quorum: 3. One of whom must be the Assistant Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum with oversight of the office or the Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute.

Footnotes

  • 1See the Appointing arrangements for certain academic-related offices (p. 648).

  • 2In the case of appointment to the office of Deputy Librarian, these two members shall be replaced by up to three persons appointed by the Chair of the Library Syndicate, at least one of whom shall be from outside the University.


  • 3See Regulation 15 of the regulations for the Fitzwilliam Museum.