Academic Staff Handbook 12 13 - University Of Oxford
Faculty of Oriental StudiesACADEMIC STAFFHANDBOOK2012-20131
ForewordWelcome to the Faculty of Oriental Studies at the University of Oxford.This handbook is addressed to all members of academic staff and will hopefully be of particular use tonew members of the faculty’s teaching staff. It aims to provide information which will be useful to staffwhen they first arrive in Oxford and through their initial period of appointment, but is also a generalguide to staff in carrying out their duties. As well as providing a brief introduction to Oxford Universityand to Oriental Studies at Oxford, it outlines important faculty policies and procedures, providesinformation about resources available to staff, and directs staff to the location of other resources anduseful information.Comments or suggestions for matters that might be amended or usefully covered in subsequenteditions of this booklet would be welcome. They should be sent to:Faculty Board SecretaryOriental InstitutePusey LaneOxfordOX1 2LETelephone:Fax:Email:Website:(01865 2) 78210(01865 2) c.ukG:\Oriental Studies\Faculty board\Academic Handbook\2012 edition\Academic Staff Handbook 12 13.doc2
ContentsPageTERMS: Dates of Terms 2011-186SECTION ONE: ORIENTAL STUDIES AT OXFORD1.1Oriental Studies1.2Undergraduate Courses1.3Graduate Courses77-88-9SECTION TWO: STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION2.1The University and the colleges2.2Governance of the University2.3Central Administration2.4The Humanities Division2.5The Oriental Studies Faculty Board2.6The Faculty of Oriental Studies2.7Officers of the Faculty and Chairs of Major Committees2.8Committees of the Faculty Board2.9Making an application to a committee2.10Administrative and support staff in Oriental Studies2.11The Buildings (premises and room holders notes - using Faculty premises forconferences or other events)2.12On arrival (keys/access - office - pay - e-mail - pension)2.13Room allocation policySECTION THREE: LECTURING3.1Organising Lectures3.2Lecturing Skills3.3Content and Timing3.4Synopses and Handouts (including Weblearn)3.5Audiovisual Aids and the Language Laboratories3.6Student Feedback3.7Complaints Policy and Procedure3.8AspireSECTION FOUR: TEACHING AND SUPERVISION4.1Tutorials4.2The Undergraduate Course Co-ordinators4.3On-Line Tutorial Reporting – OxCORT4.4Class Teaching (including language teaching, reporting, charges and payments)4.5Teaching materials4.6Graduate Course Co-ordinators / Directors4.7Supervision4.8The DPhil Career4.9Graduate record keeping4.10Monitoring attendance of Graduate Studies with international visas4.11Subject groups4.12Syllabus: the Examination Regulations4.13Procedure for amending the Examination y Abroad4.16.1 Undergraduate Study Abroad (and Study Period Abroad Statement)4.16.2 Graduate Study Abroad4.16.3 Study Abroad – General (briefing/safety/security, organisation, funding)4.16.4 Student Insurance and Risk Assessment4.17Undergraduate Admissions4.18Graduate Admissions4.19Student 232333334343435
4.20Payments for teaching and other casual work (including rates of pay, approvalprocess, student teachers, external teachers, etc.)35SECTION FIVE: STAFF SUPPORT, PROGRESSION AND REVIEW5.1The Mentor for New Appointees5.2The Assessor for New Appointees5.3Criteria for Reappointment5.4Interim and Final Review of Appointment5.5Academic Staff Development and Career Progression5.6The Oxford Learning Institute (OLI)5.7Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGDipLATHE)5.8Tutorial and Class Teaching TION SIX: RESEARCH AND LEAVE6.1Research Activity in the Faculty of Oriental Studies6.2Sabbatical and Other Leave6.3Dispensation from Teaching and Administrative Duties (URLs)6.4The Humanities Division Research Facilitators6.5Applying for a Research Grant6.6Management and Administration of Research Grants4243-47474747-4949-50SECTION SEVEN: GRANTS AND SUPPORT7.1Research Support Funding for Staff and Students in Oriental Studies7.1.1 Research support allowances for post holders7.1.2 General Research Activity7.1.3 Graduate Research Support7.1.4 Graduate Language Study Support7.1.5 Graduate Research Training (seminars)7.2Grants for IT AND AV Equipment7.3Guidelines for IT AND AV Equipment7.4Travel (including travel insurance)7.5Fundraising and Development5050515151525252-5454-5555SECTION EIGHT: IT & LEARNING RESOURCES8.1IT and AV Resources in the Faculty8.2E-mailing lists8.3Oxford University Computing Services8.4Oxford University Language Centre55-56575757SECTION NINE: UNIVERSITY STATUTES, POLICIES AND REGULATIONS9.1Statements and Codes of Practice9.2Conflict of Interest9.3Bribery and Fraud9.4Finance57575758SECTION TEN: LIBRARY RESOURCES10.1 Oxford University Library Services - OULS58SECTION ELEVEN: OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION11.1University Publications11.2Faculty Publications11.3Websites11.4The Oriental Studies Website58-596061614
LIST OF ENCLOSURES FOR NEW STAFFAssessor's name, Mentor's name and notesStanding OrdersMembers of the Faculty BoardElections made in Oriental StudiesAppointments in Oriental StudiesAdministrative Staff ListCommittee datesRoom holders' notesFire marshals and ‘What to do in the event of a fire’Internal telephone listNewcomers' leafletExaminations in Oriental Studies Information BookletLecture ListUniversity GazetteWebsite information formStudent feedback forms (samples)Faculty membership / Sub-faculty association form and notesSub-faculty grant application formReimbursement of expenses form (sample)Conference booking formOriental Studies 5-year business plan5
Dates of Full Term 2011-18The dates and provisional dates for Full Term 2011-18 are set out below:YEARTERMMichaelmas 2011Hilary 2012Trinity 2012FROMSunday, 9 OctoberSunday, 15 JanuarySunday, 22 AprilTOSaturday, 3 DecemberSaturday, 10 MarchSaturday, 16 June2012-13Michaelmas 2012Hilary 2013Trinity 2013Sunday, 7 OctoberSunday, 13 JanuarySunday, 21 AprilSaturday, 1 DecemberSaturday, 9 MarchSaturday, 15 June2013-14Michaelmas 2013Hilary 2014Trinity 2014Sunday, 13 OctoberSunday, 19 JanuarySunday, 27 AprilSaturday, 7 DecemberSaturday 15 MarchSaturday, 21 JuneTERMMichaelmas 2014Hilary 2015Trinity 2015FROMSunday, 12 OctoberSunday, 18 JanuarySunday, 26 AprilTOSaturday, 6 DecemberSaturday, 14 MarchSaturday, 20 June2015-16Michaelmas 2015Hilary 2016Trinity 2016Sunday, 11 OctoberSunday, 17 JanuarySunday, 24 AprilSaturday, 5 DecemberSaturday, 12 MarchSaturday, 18 June2016-17Michaelmas 2016Hilary 2017Trinity 2017Sunday, 9 OctoberSunday, 15 JanuarySunday, 23 AprilSaturday, 3 DecemberSaturday, 11 MarchSaturday, 17 June2017-18Michaelmas 2017Hilary 2018Trinity 2018Sunday, 8 OctoberSunday, 14 JanuarySunday, 22 AprilSaturday, 2 DecemberSaturday, 10 MarchSaturday, 16 June2011-12Provisional datesYEAR2014-156
Section One: Oriental Studies at Oxford1.1Oriental StudiesThe Faculty of Oriental Studies is united in a common academic approach both to undergraduate andgraduate teaching and to advanced research, including the humanities and social sciences. Bycombining a commitment to primary sources with a geographic scope that covers the historicallyliterate societies of Asia and the Middle East, we have the flexibility to work ‘horizontally’ acrossconventional boundaries (as, for example, between the Ottoman and Persian empires, Turkic andArabic-speaking societies, the Mughals and Central Asian sultanates, Tibet and China, or Korea andChina or Japan), as well as to work ‘vertically’ through long historical sequences of self-consciouslyunified societies. Although obviously we do not know the details of many of our colleagues’ subjects,we share a single intellectual discourse which makes us feel that we belong together. The lowerpriority of Oriental Studies in many other universities means that Oxford is increasingly seen as one ofthe few international centres of excellence where thorough training in research is maintained.Understanding societies with long histories of textual production presents unique challenges whichthe Faculty of Oriental Studies meets. Furthermore, our research and training contributions arecrucial to all social sciences and humanities disciplines that attach importance to conducting researchthrough primary sources in vernacular languages.Where contacts between Europe and the societies that fall within our disciplinary brief are intrinsic(as, for example, between Greco-Roman and Middle Eastern societies, Europe and its colonies, orEurope and the postcolonial world) we have strong links with appropriate departments, including jointdegrees (Classics and Oriental Studies, European and Middle Eastern Languages, and Theology andOriental Studies) as well as strong interdisciplinary degrees based in Oriental Studies (in ModernMiddle East Studies, Modern Chinese Studies and most recently, Modern South Asian Studies).In the most recent (2008) national Research Assessment Exercise, Middle Eastern and AfricanStudies (UoA 48) submitted 45 academics, more than any other single university and more than onethird of those submitted nationally in this subject. The research of 40% of our academics in this unitwas rated ‘world-leading’ (4*), more than any other university, and 30% was judged to be‘internationally excellent’ (3*). In all, 31 of our researchers in the field were rated ‘world-leading orinternationally excellent’ (4* or 3*), significantly more than the total number of academics submitted byany other university. In Asian Studies (UoA 49), Oxford submitted 33 academics, more than anyother single university and more than one fifth of those submitted nationally in this subject. Theresearch of 18 (55%) of our academics was rated ‘world-leading or internationally excellent’ (4* or 3*).In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, the Faculty was given the highest (5*) ranking in AsianStudies, and a score of 5 in Middle Eastern Studies. The Faculty was rated “best for Middle EasternStudies” in the 2008 Independent University Guide, and was judged ‘excellent’ in the 1997 nationalTeaching Quality Assessment.The Oriental Studies Faculty comprises roughly 60 permanent academic staff and languageinstructors, 15-20 research and teaching staff, and around 170 faculty members drawn from a widerange of faculties and departments across the University and beyond.A list of postholders is published each year as an appendix to the Standing Orders of the Faculty. Allfaculty members are invited to publish their research interests, recent publications and external workon the Faculty website, and to make available electronic copies of their published work on the OxfordResearch Archive (ORA).1.2Undergraduate CoursesOriental Studies may be taken at undergraduate level as a single honours degree or as part of a jointdegree with a Modern Language, with Classics or with Theology. Around 50 undergraduate studentsare admitted each year to an Oriental Studies degree and there are around 170 undergraduates oncourse at any time.7
These are the subjects offered at undergraduate level for the BA degree in Oriental Studies:Arabic and Islamic StudiesArabic with subsidiary languagePersian with Islamic Studies/HistoryPersian with Islamic Art and ArchaeologyPersian with subsidiary languageTurkishTurkish with Islamic Art and ArchaeologyTurkish with subsidiary languageChineseJapaneseEgyptology and Ancient Near Eastern StudiesJewish StudiesHebrew StudiesSanskritAnd in the joint degrees:Classics with Oriental Studies:Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic and Syriac, Armenian, Coptic, Egyptian, Hebrew, Old Iranian, Pali,Persian, Sanskrit or TurkishOriental Studies with Classics:Akkadian, Arabic, Egyptian, Hebrew, Persian, Sanskrit or TurkishTheology and Oriental Studies:Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and JudaismEuropean and Middle Eastern Languages:Hebrew, Persian, Arabic or TurkishThe official regulations for the courses, with examination syllabuses, are to be found in theExamination Regulations (the ‘Grey Book’). This is updated annually, and a copy is supplied to eachmember of the University teaching staff; copies are also easily found in University and CollegeLibraries. It is also available online at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/examregs/. Detailed descriptions of thecourses can be found in the undergraduate course handbooks and on the faculty website. Thegeneral aims and objectives of these degree courses are set out in the ‘Programme Specifications’which are updated at regular intervals and copies of which are available from the Faculty Office.Each course also has a ‘Template of Provision’.Other essential information for students is published annually by the University in the Proctors’ andAssessors’ Memorandum, available on line at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/proctors/info/index.shtml .1.3Graduate CoursesThe following graduate degrees can be taken in Oriental Studies at Oxford:Research degreesMLitt or DPhil (the first stage for both being Probationary Research Student, PRS)Taught degrees (2-year MPhil courses)Classical Indian ReligionCuneiform StudiesEastern Christian StudiesEgyptologyIslamic Art and ArchaeologyIslamic Studies and HistoryJewish Studies in the Graeco-Roman Period8
Judaism and Christianity in the Graeco-Roman WorldMedieval Arabic Thought (not currently available)Modern Chinese ArtModern Chinese StudiesModern Jewish StudiesModern Middle Eastern StudiesModern South Asian StudiesOttoman Turkish StudiesTibetan and Himalayan StudiesTraditional East Asia StudiesTaught degrees (1-year MSt courses)Bible InterpretationChinese StudiesClassical Armenian StudiesClassical Hebrew StudiesIslamic Art and ArchaeologyJapanese StudiesJewish Studies in Graeco-Roman PeriodJewish StudiesKorean StudiesModern Jewish StudiesOriental StudiesSyriac StudiesThe faculty admits around 30 students each year for the one-year degrees; 40 for the two-yeardegrees, and 25 for DPhil research, including approximately 5 transfers from the taught masterscourses. In total there are around 190 registered graduate students in the faculty.As mentioned in the undergraduate section above, the official regulations for these courses, withexamination syllabuses, are to be found in the Examination Regulations (the ‘Grey Book’) or on line atwww.admin.ox.ac.uk/examregs/. Detailed descriptions of the courses can be found in the graduatecourse handbook and on the faculty website and the general aims and objectives of each taughtdegree course are set out in the ‘Programme Specifications’ and ‘Templates of Provision’.Section Two: Structure and Administration2.1The University and the collegesThe collegiate university comprises both the central organisation (that is departments, faculties andother institutions, libraries and museums, and the central administration) and the 46 independent andself-governing colleges and permanent private halls. All students and most teaching staff aremembers of both a college and a department or faculty, and the collegiate system is at the heart ofthe success of the University; it provides the benefits of belonging both to a large, internationallyrenowned institution and to a small, interdisciplinary academic community.The colleges and halls select and for the most part teach their own undergraduates, provide their ownaccommodation and dining halls, chapels and libraries, and are responsible for the pastoral care oftheir students. The Oriental Studies faculty is unusual in the Humanities Division for being entirelyresponsible for the organisation and delivery of all undergraduate tuition (the only other exceptionbeing the Ruskin School of Fine Art). Being centrally organized, Oriental Studies has more input thanmost Humanities faculties in the selection of undergraduates, although decisions ultimately rest withthe colleges.Graduate students are to a greater extent the responsibility of the University. Although a graduatemust be accepted by a college before formally being admitted to the University, admission isregulated at university level, as is the appointment of a supervisor (or joint supervisors) for eachgraduate.9
The University in the narrower sense is the institution at the centre of this structure. The divisions,faculties and departments of the University prescribe the content of academic programmes, organizelectures and seminars, supervise graduate students, set and mark examinations and award degrees.Responsibility for maintaining University libraries, museums and laboratories, and for providing centralservices such as computing facilities, also falls to the University.Most permanent academic staff hold both university and college appointments. In their universitycapacity they give lectures and examine; in their college capacity they give tuition to undergraduates.In both capacities they undertake research and administrative duties.There are three main categories of permanent academic post at Oxford: professorships, readerships,and lecturerships. Professorships and readerships form respectively about 11 per cent and 3 per centof the posts on the academic establishment: the vast majority of initial academic appointments aretherefore to lecturerships.Virtually all university academic posts at Oxford have a formal association with a college. For lecturersthe nature of this association broadly determines which particular type of lecturership they hold.University lecturerships are found primarily, but not exclusively, in the sciences, and the majority areassociated with a tutorial fellowship with a college, i.e. a college appointment which carries with it anobligation to undertake college teaching and other duties, and associated additional remuneration.University lecturers with tutorial fellowships receive, when they reach the top of the University andcollege salary scales, about 84 per cent of their overall basic stipend from the University, and 16 percent from the college.A special scheme operates for university lecturers without tutorial fellowships, referred to as ‘ULNTFs’who are paid the equivalent of the combined university and college salary scale in return for specifiedduties. A new or existing ULNTF who has not been admitted to this new scheme may apply to do soby contacting the Divisional Offices in the first instance. Special arrangements exist for collegepayments for tutorials given by ULNTFs and it is important that a University Lecturer without a collegetutorial stint consults the Faculty Board Secretary for further information before submitting reports tocolleges on the on-line system OxCORT (in short, they should select ‘Pay by ULNTF (new regs)’ onOxCORT for the first six hours of undergraduate teaching they provide per week).CUF (Common University Fund), and faculty lecturerships, in the arts and social sciences, are alwaysassociated with college tutorial fellowships, although there are no CUF posts in Oriental Studies.Regrettably, some crucial posts in Oriental Studies, including our many language instructors andsenior instructors are not entitled to college fellowships; wherever possible they are made members ofa college through some other association.The main categories of temporary academic post in the faculty are: Departmental Lecturer andResearch Officer. These postholders do not normally have college attachments, and are employedsolely by the faculty.2.2Governance of the UniversityThe Vice-Chancellor, who holds office for up to seven years, is the senior officer of the University.Five Pro-Vice-Chancellors have specific, functional responsibility for Development and ExternalAffairs; Education; Personnel and Equal Opportunities; Planning and Resources; and Research. TheChancellor, who is usually an eminent public figure elected for life, serves as the titular head of theUniversity, presiding over all major ceremonies.The principal policy-making body is the Council of the University, which has 26 members, includingthos
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