What I did as Deputy Head [markdown | PDF]

The official job description for a Deputy Head of the Computer Laboratory is here.

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

Committees

• Chair Advanced Taught Courses Management Committee (ATCMC)

• Chair Part III Admissions Committee

• Chair Graduate Education Committee (GEC)

• Chair Joint Teaching Strategy Committee (JTSC)

• Member of Graduate School Committee (GSC)

• Member of Council of the School of Technology

• Member of the Athena Swan Committee

• Member of the New CL Website Committee

• Member of Faculty Board

• Member of Degree Committee

• Member of Tripos Management Committee (TMC)

Financial

• Approve and sign travel requests and claims

• Sign grant applications

• Decide whether to approve student travel requests

• Approve ad hoc expenditures

Other

• Give a talk to incoming PhD students

• Sometimes run Wednesday staff meetings

• Attend Computer Laboratory management meetings

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

• Sign MPhil award and other formal letters

• Take over PhD supervision when no other supervisor is available

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

• Help with non-academic staff promotion and award decisions

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

MJCG