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Promotion, Funding & Open Science Readiness

Simulated data · concept prototype
74
Promotion
74/100
On track for senior lecturer
69
Funding
69/100
Eligible for NRF Track 2
73
Collaboration
73/100
2 active SADC partnerships
58
Open Science
58/100
Below institutional avg

Gap analysis

Where to focus to lift readiness scores
Publications
Assessed against discipline benchmark
Strong
ORCID profile
Assessed against discipline benchmark
Incomplete
Open data records
Assessed against discipline benchmark
Limited
Media & community engagement
Assessed against discipline benchmark
Low
Collaboration network
Assessed against discipline benchmark
Underdeveloped

Recommended next steps

Prioritised by impact on overall readiness
  1. 1Complete ORCID profile (employment, funding, keywords) — +8 promotion
  2. 2Deposit 4 datasets to institutional repository — +12 open science
  3. 3Publish a public-facing summary of climate findings — +6 funding
  4. 4Co-author with 2 SADC partners in the next 12 months — +9 collaboration
  5. 5Apply for NRF Track 2 funding window (March) — direct readiness validation