% What I did as Deputy Head [[markdown](http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mjcg/Blog/ShortListOfDeputyHeadJobs.txt) | [PDF](http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mjcg/Blog/ShortListOfDeputyHeadJobs.pdf)]
% Mike Gordon


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The official job description for a Deputy Head of the Computer
Laboratory is [here](DHoD-Duties.pdf). 

The list of things below, written for my successor, is what I actually
did.

Committees
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 * Chair Advanced Taught Courses Management Committee (ATCMC)

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 * Chair Part III Admissions Committee

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 * Chair Graduate Education Committee (GEC)

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 * Chair Joint Teaching Strategy Committee (JTSC)

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 * Member of Graduate School Committee (GSC)

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 * Member of Council of the School of Technology 

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 * Member of the Athena Swan Committee 

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 * Member of the New CL Website Committee

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 * Member of Faculty Board

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 * Member of Degree Committee

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 * Member of Tripos Management Committee (TMC)


Financial
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 * Approve and sign travel requests and claims

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 * Sign grant applications

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 * Decide whether to approve student travel requests

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 * Approve ad hoc expenditures

Other
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 * Give a [talk](http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mjcg/NewPhDStudents.html) to incoming PhD students

 * Sometimes run Wednesday staff meetings

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 * Attend Computer Laboratory management meetings

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 * Approve CamSIS worklist items requested by the Secretary of the Degree Committee

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 * Sign MPhil award and other formal letters

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 * Take over PhD supervision when no other supervisor is available

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 * Do random ad hoc admin chores requested by the Head of Department

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 * Help with non-academic staff promotion and award decisions

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 * Help with award prioritisation (RAE, Leverhulme, Newton etc.)


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<a href="http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mjcg">MJCG</a> <br>

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