Functions and services

Content

Functions and services

Strategy and Planning

• Interpretation of the operating environment and provision of advice regarding strategy and planning in research and research training
• Leadership in the development and implementation of 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 research and research training matters
• Maintenance and development of the research and research training sections of the corporate web page and portal
• Provision of regular staff updates about research and research training matters

Research and research training initiatives

• Leadership in the development and implementation of institutional projects in research and research training

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

Professional development

• Provision of advice and support for institutional planning for professional development programs in research and research training
• Provision of professional development programs in research and research training
• Management of participation data related to professional development in research and research training

Program development

• Provision of advice and support for research and research training program development

Evidence-based practice

• Promotion and support of staff engagement with evidence-based improvement of research supervision

Policy and operations

• Provision of advice and support for Research Management Committee and Research Degrees Committee regarding development and implementation of research and research training policies and procedures, and academic rules

Quality assurance and improvement

• Provision of advice to Research Management Committee and Research Degrees Committee regarding quality assurance and improvement in research and research training

Academic committees

• Contributing to the substantive work of Research Management Committee and Research Degrees Committee, and their sub-committees and working parties

Research grants

• Provision of information about research grant opportunities
• Management of major grant round processes
• Administration of internal and external research grants
• Management of institutional research grant data

Research and research training awards

• Provision of information about research and research training award opportunities
• Management of research and research training award opportunities
• Administration of external research and research training awards
• Provision of advice about the Vice-Chancellor's Research and Research Training medal

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 research publications data
• Management of reporting and other government compliance requirements related to research and research training.

Research ethics

• Administration of research ethics
• Executive officer support for the Human Research Ethics Committee and the Animal Ethics Committee

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