TARS functions and services
Corporate responsibilities
(Functions performed mainly for the Deputy Vice-Chancellor)
Strategy and planning
- Interpretation of the operating environment and provision of advice regarding strategy and planning in teaching (1) and research
- Leadership in the development and implementation of the Learning and Teaching Plan, and the Research and Research Training Plan
External liaison
- Maintenance of effective working relationships with government departments and other agencies
- Development of submissions and responses to government departments and other agencies
Communication
- Communication about teaching and research matters
- Maintenance and development of the teaching and research sections of the corporate web page and portal
- Provision of regular staff newsletters about teaching and research
Teaching and research initiatives
- Leadership in the development and implementation of institutional projects in teaching and research
Consultancies and outside work
- Administration of consultancies and outside work
Intellectual property and research commercialisation
- Management of intellectual property matters related to teaching and research
- Management of research commercialisation processes
Academic development and institutional capacity-building
(Functions and services performed mainly on behalf of faculties, schools and other cost centres)
Professional development
- Leadership in institutional planning for professional development programs in teaching and research
- Provision of professional development programs in teaching and research
- Management of participation data related to professional development in teaching and research
Program development
- Provision of advice about program and course design and development
- Development of curriculum resources, especially in online and blended learning environments
- Provision of advice about research and research training program development
Evidence-based practice
- Promotion and support of staff engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning (2)
- Leadership of and involvement in scholarship of teaching and learning projects
- Promotion and support of staff engagement with evidence-based improvement of research supervision
Policy and operations
- Provision of advice to Academic Board standing committees regarding development and implementation of teaching and research policies and procedures, and academic rules
Quality assurance and improvement
- Provision of advice to Academic Board standing committees regarding quality assurance and improvement in teaching and research
Academic committees
- Contributing to the substantive work of the standing committees of Academic Board, and their sub-committees and working parties
Academic administration
(Functions and services performed mainly on behalf of the University as a whole)
Teaching and research grants
- Provision of information about grant opportunities
- Administration of internal and external grants
- Management of institutional grant data
Teaching and research awards
- Administration of external teaching awards
- Administration of the annual Vice-Chancellor’s medals for learning and teaching, and research and research training
Research training
- Administration of higher degree by research (HDR) candidature
- Administration of the Graduate Centre facility and research training programs
- Management of institutional HDR/research training data
Publications
- Management of institutional teaching and research publications data (in conjunction with Information Services)
Research ethics
- Administration of research ethics
- Secretarial support for the Human Research Ethics Committee and the Animal Ethics Committee
Reporting
- Management of reporting and other government compliance requirements related to teaching and research
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