To apply, please forward your CV in the first instance to Senior Partnerships Officer, Claire Kaylor-Tilley ([log in to unmask]) by April 15th, 2016.


As part of its periodic review cycle De Montfort University are looking to contract an external panel member to take part in an event at a collaborative partner in Leicester on Wednesday June 29th, 2016. Applications are invited from academics who have subject knowledge of performing arts and the creative industries. 

Alongside subject knowledge the below criteria will be considered when appointing to this role.


Criteria for appointment of external panel members

External nominees must be independent.  Anyone with previous involvement with the University, such as a previous external examiner, may be invited to participate as an external panel member once 5 years have elapsed since his/her end of tenure.  It is also important to ensure when choosing an external panel member that no member of the subject/programme team is acting as an external examiner to any programme with which the proposed external peer has connections.

An ex-member of DMU staff or a member of the alumni in a relevant career may also be a considered as a review panel member, once 5 years have elapsed since he/she left the University. 

External panel members normally need one or more of the following credentials: 

•	Experience as a Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Academic Reviewer, or Auditor. 
•	Experience as an external examiner at another institution.
•	Represented a PSRB in accreditation activity.
•	Other contribution to the debate about subject quality at a national level, for example through Subject Associations.
•	Distinction by way of teaching, scholarship and research within the subject. 

A fee of £150 is available and all travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses will be covered by the University.

To apply, please forward your CV in the first instance to Senior Partnerships Officer, Claire Kaylor-Tilley [log in to unmask] by April 15th, 2016.

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