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Criteria 1: communicating ideas
Candidates should be able to:
Communicate an idea such that others (and yourself) can understand the point
Give examples to position their idea
Answer questions about the idea they put forward
Debate and convince when challenged appropriately
Communicate in an engaging manner
Stay on topic
Communicate concisely
Not over-explain
Criteria 2: listening to ideas
Candidates should be able to:
Give time to others to contribute
Actively contribute by talking about other people’s ideas
Ask questions about other people’s ideas
Not talk over someone speaking
Not reiterate their own ideas, as a response to someone else’s idea (trying to win!)
Acknowledge and give credit to others for their ideas
Important notes
Note 1: visibility and privacy of reviewers' notes and applications
All comments made by reviewers and all candidates' applications are private and only accessible to the reviewer panel and the members of the project grant. However, reviewers' notes and scores are subject to Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
Note 2: accessibility, diversity and inclusion
The panel is formed by a diverse and balanced group of 12 people at different career stages, diverse backgrounds and current roles from 6 different UK universities and institutes. Reviewers are informed of EDI best practices and aware of any candidates' accessibility requirements and needs to ensure a factual, unbiased and complete review.
Note 3: understanding the main purpose of the call
On the selection day, candidates are not scored based on their knowledge but on their ability to communicate and listen to ideas even when they are not experts in the area discussed. The exercises will challenge candidates to get out of their comfort zones in order to assess these skills. Although the ideas that we obtain from this meeting will be useful for the months to come for the successfull candidates, this is not the primary purpose of the exercises, rather to understand how they will work as part of the team and interact with colleagues within their institutions.
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