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Research Strategy Options Workshop

Research Strategy Options Workshop. FECM Strategic Review 2009. Research Issues Summary - 1 Enhancing staff research quality. Recruitment: high quality and performance, both Research and T/L “Tenure track” - seek potential research leaders - mentor

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Research Strategy Options Workshop

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  1. Research Strategy Options Workshop FECM Strategic Review 2009

  2. Research Issues Summary - 1Enhancing staff research quality • Recruitment: high quality and performance, both Research and T/L • “Tenure track” - seek potential research leaders - mentor • All academics to engage in both research and teaching (varying %) • Implication: need Faculty definition of “research active” • Develop as high priority - inform policies (recruitment, promotion etc) • Implication: policy regarding research appointments • ARC APDs always on 4 year option (25% teaching) • ARC QEII/Future Fellows - continuing appointments on good Res, T/L • Implication: appropriate environment? e.g. mentoring program • Support to maintain high quality Research – develop teaching expertise

  3. Research Issues Summary - 2Enhancing NCG success / ECA careers • Grant writing encouraged by: • Mentoring • Recognition within workload calculations • Successful senior researchers include juniors as CIs on grants • Special situation of ECAs (both Research and T&R staff) • T&R: need time, space, research seed funding to establish research • Res: integration into broader Faculty including teaching program • Mentoring – grants, career directions

  4. Research Issues Summary - 3Enhancing HDR supervision and research • Essential for sustained high performance – our future • More local HDR students (recent sharp decreases) • Maintain growth in international HDRs • Explore strategies for more industry funding of HDRs • Consistent HDR policy across faculty • Resources (such as conference travel support); encourage publications • Role of postgraduate coordinators in Schools • Encouragement of ECAs as co-supervisors • Enhance HDR student experience • Nurture peer support and staff interactions (beyond supervisors) • Active seminar series

  5. Research Issues Summary - 4Integration of teaching and research • Cutler Review • Full funding of research will focus funding towards concentrations of research excellence identified by ERA • Opportunity: Potential to sustain significant sized research centres • Need to integrate within Faculty teaching program • Requires true cost model of teaching • Challenge: Minimise competition between business units • Revenue neutral who coordinates particular course units • Seamless integration of all academic staff, however employed Strong disciplined recruitment and a model that encourages collaboration without boundaries

  6. Faculty Research Model based on research centres • Research centres for collaboration/supportive environment • Teaching streams for education – across centres Establishment of a “Graduate Research School” • Faculty co-ordinated activities and support for HDRs and their supervisors A new building to co-locate staff and HDRs • Shared common room facilities • Facilitate and encourage interaction between research centres Research Options Part 1

  7. Staffing options: Proactive recruitment through research fellowship schemes + mentoring program ARC: Laureate, Future and QEII Fellowships Individual workload assessments for each member of staff - drop distinction (T&L, Research) Teaching, Research and Service divisions Limit tenure/contract renewal Clear evidence of high quality research performance and longer term promise Research Options Part 2

  8. Student/Resource Options: Integration of later year students into Faculty research activities Including honours students Aim to increase the number of HDR students Target: twice the number of academic staff Research Options Part 3

  9. 3 Rounds small group discussion – 20 mins each Open discussion at the end – 20 mins Table Distribution (tables of 4-6) • Mix of Schools/Centres on each table • Mix of levels on each table Overview of Workshop

  10. What is the best Faculty Research Model to promote existing and emerging research strengths and optimise research performance? 20 minutes of discussion Record discussions on discussion sheet Round 1: Faculty Research Model

  11. How could a Faculty Graduate Research School enhance postgraduate research outcomes and the postgraduate research experience in FECM? 20 minutes of discussion Record discussions on discussion sheet Round 2: Faculty Graduate Research School

  12. What mix of policies on recruitment, workload management, career support, and granting of tenure would best enable all academic staff to become/continue as high performers in research and teaching? 20 minutes of discussion Record discussions on discussion sheet Round 3: Enabling high research performance

  13. 20 minutes open discussion Discussion on any aspect of the Research Options Paper Round 4: Open Discussion

  14. The Co-Chairs will consider the options paper in light of today’s feedback • The recommendations will be consolidated with the other review areas to produce a singe review document • This consolidated document will be presented to the Faculty for further feedback Faculty Review: Next Steps

  15. Thank you for participating

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