1. Prof Jill Poole, Associate Dean (F&Q)/Head of Faculty Rachel Burn, Head of Administration, ABS Personnel Arrangements (Academic and Research staff)

2. ABS Academic Groups Aston Law Economics and Strategy Finance & Accounting Marketing Operations & Information Management Work & Organisational Psychology Research staff may “belong” to a research centre although they will be associated with an academic group

3. “A Global Learning Community” …and that applies to staff as well as students! ☺

4. How we look after you Caring and sharing culture Personal Development Reviews for career planning Peer review and mentoring Generous study leave scheme Positive promotions policy Training and development Professional administrative staff within programmes reduce admin load on academics ABS support for HEA membership Participation in decision making Transparency in what we do: committees and briefings, confidential staff survey for feedback

5. How we reward you New staff start-up grant Praise, thank you and recognition for achievements Proactive planning of promotions Load model recognises contribution and translates into Group income PASAs (Personal Academic Support Accounts) Adjusting loads for career objectives Devolving budgets to Groups PRP (Performance Related Pay)**

6. More about money for support All academic staff receive research support allocation from AARM and possibly top-up from Academic Group PASAs Income from consultancy carried out for ABS, from Centre for Executive Development activities and from the individual’s share of FEC payments from research grants May be spent on conference attendance, equipment purchase, professional subscriptions and other research activities Support for researchers comes under the terms of the grant financing you Teaching support (payment for tutorials, marking) must be organised through the Group, not by the individual academic

7. Job Titles and Grades Professor Reader (grade 10) Senior Lecturer (grade 10) Lecturer grade 9 Lecturer grade 8 Professorial Research Fellow Senior Research Fellow (grade 10) Research Fellow (grade 9) Research Associate (grade 8) Research Assistant (grade 7)

8. Job Titles and Grades Professor Reader (grade 10) Senior Lecturer (grade 10) Lecturer grade 9 Lecturer grade 8 Professorial Teaching Fellow Senior Teaching Fellow (grade 10) Teaching Fellow (grade 9) Teaching Associate (grade 8) Teaching Assistant (grade 7)

9. Any Questions?