§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will indicate the number of non-teaching administrative posts now designated and filled, and those to be filled in the institution to be created by the merging of the New University of Ulster and the Ulster Polytechnic, at professorial (grade IV) level and the individual designations applied to each of those posts including posts, such as dean, pro-vice chancellor, and provost which may be held on academic contracts but which are exclusively, or almost exclusively, administrative in the duties assigned or to be assigned to them.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is as follows:
(a)Academic
There are 11 posts already designated as follows:
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Planning)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Development)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Provost of Coleraine
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Provost of Jordanstown
- Provost of Londonderry
- Dean of the Faculty of Business and Management
- Dean of the Faculty of Science
- Dean of the Faculty of Technology
- Dean of the Faculty of Humanities
- Dean of the Faculty of Social and Health Sciences
- Director of Adult and Continuing Education
Posts to be designated:
- Dean of the Faculty of Education
- Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design
Administrative
There are 11 posts already designated as follows:
- Finance Officer
- Secretary
- Librarian
- Dean of External Services
- Academic Registrar
- Resources Planning Officer
- Head of Educational Technology
- Director of Computing Services
- Head of Student Services
- Staffing Officer
- Estates Officers
Posts to be designated:
Director of Sports and Recreation(c) The Vice-Chancellor, who is already designated, is the chief academic and administrative officer.
§ Mr. William Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will indicate the number of non-teaching posts in the New University of Ulster at professorial (Grade IV) level and the individual designation applied to each of these posts; and what was the position five years ago.
§ Mr. ScottThe information is as follows:
(a) Academic
Six posts designated:
- Pro-Vice-Chancellors (2)
- Deans and Director of Education Centre (2)
- Director of Institute of Continuing Education
- President of Magee University College
In 1979 the designated officers were as at present.
(b) Administrative
Five posts designated:
- Registrar
- Librarian
- Academic Secretary
- Buildings and Estates Officer
- Acting University Physician
In 1979 two corresponding posts were not on the Grade IV scale, and there was a separate Finance Officer post.
(c) The Acting Vice-Chancellor is the principal academic and administrative officer.