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How to Apply
Academic Support Appointments

Thank you for your interest in this post. You will find the following documents available to
download from the Vacancy Summary Page of the online system:

Advert
Job Description
Person Specification

Applications must take the form of a full Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume and a Covering Letter.

Please refer to the Notes for Applicants (below) for guidance on how to write your CV and
Covering Letter.

After completing your personal details online, you will be prompted to attach your CV and then
your covering letter.

Please ensure you have checked your application as no corrections or amendments will
be accepted after it has been submitted.

You should apply for this post using the online application form on our website. In exceptional
circumstances, we may accept applications via an alternative method. If you are unable to use
the online system to apply for a post, for example, you have a disability; please contact the HR
Services Team to discuss alternative methods of applying for a vacancy.

Regrettably, we cannot accept any applications received after the closing date stated on
the advertisement.

Due to the volume of applications received, we regret that we are unable to provide feedback to
applicants who are not invited to interview.

We hope that you will find it easy to apply for this vacancy and we look forward to receiving your
application. However, if you do have any queries about submitting your application, please
contact the HR Services Team:

http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/staff/humanResources/joiningLSE/home.aspx

Thank you for your interest in working at the School.


Please see below for important notes to help you with the application process.









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Notes for applicants
Academic Support Appointments


Curriculum vitae (CV)
Your CV and covering letter will be forwarded to the selection committee. Your CV should
include the following information:
title
surname and forenames
address for correspondence
telephone number/email address
present and previous appointments
qualifications (name of awarding institutions, level of qualifications)
training courses attended
details of membership to any professional organisations
key skills such as languages other than English please indicate fluency in speaking,
reading, writing

The School is committed to promoting equality and diversity to deliver the best possible
service to students, staff and the wider community. It is our policy to ensure that all applicants
are considered in accordance with the criteria on the person specification. Please do not
provide details of your nationality, ethnicity, or age on your CV and/or covering letter. You will
be asked to provide this data separately on the Personal Details section of the online system.

Covering letter
Your covering letter should describe how you meet the criteria of the person specification.
When completing your covering letter, you are advised to use the competency headings listed
on the person specification and explain how you meet each one, giving examples.

Supporting Documents
For some vacancies, we ask applicants to submit additional documents as part of their
application. If you are required to submit any additional documents, the How to Apply
document will state what documents you need to attach. Please do not attach anything to the
Supporting Documents page, unless it is specifically requested in the How to Apply document.

Personal details
Your personal details will remain confidential and will be used by the Human Resources
Division. This data will be used for HR information and monitoring purposes only and will not
be made available to the selection committee when shortlisting. It is important that it is
completed as it enables us to monitor the impact of our equality policies. Some of the
information you supply will be held on computer. The system is registered in accordance with
the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and will be used for the sole purpose of
personnel management.







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Referees
The referees you name should be individuals in responsible positions with knowledge of you
and your work whom the School can approach freely for opinions. A reference from your
current employer is essential and references from previous employers are desirable. It is
unlikely that personal friends or other social acquaintances will be able to provide suitable
references.


Submitting your application online
In submitting an online application, please bear in mind that:
you are required to confirm that all the information you have provided is accurate
the School may wish to check any of the details you have provided
if successful, you will be required to provide evidence that you hold all essential
qualifications as stated in the person specification before the appointment starts
providing incorrect information or deliberately concealing any relevant facts may result in
disqualification from the selection process or, where the discovery is made after an
appointment, in summary dismissal.

Closing date
We accept applications until 23:59 (UK time) on the closing date of the post as published on
the advertisement. Regrettably, we are unable to accept any applications received after this
date and time.

Acknowledgement and notification of results
Once you have submitted your application via the online system, you will receive an
automatic email confirming that your application has been received. You will then be able to
log onto the system, using your username and password to check the progress of your
application.

Application circulation
Please be aware that your application will be distributed to all members of the selection
committee, however it will not be made available to anyone else.

Amendments to and Withdrawal of Applications
If you WITHDRAW your application on the system, you will be unable to re-apply.
Please ensure you have checked your application as no corrections or amendments will be
accepted after
submission.




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