ARC Call for College of Experts Nominees

The Monash Research Office is calling for nominations from researchers who are interested in playing a role in identifying research excellence through membership of the ARC College of Experts. This year, the ARC is particularly seeking nominations from individuals with multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary expertise. The ARC encourages nominations from women, from people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, and from end-users across the private, public and not-for profit sectors.

The ARC will not accept nominations directly from nominees. Nominations should be submitted to medicine.research@monash.edu by 5pm, Tuesday 9 June.  Nomination kit here.

To submit a nomination, the following documents are required:

·  ARC College Nomination Form - complete all questions (form here)

·  Monash University Nomination Cover Sheet - completed and signed copy (form here)

Competitive nominations will be endorsed by the Deputy Dean (Research) and forwarded to MRO by 9am, Tuesday 16 June 2015.

The University will provide a cash contribution of 20% of the base salary, plus on-costs, to the Department/School to help off-set the cost of Member participation on the College. Full details of the responsibilities and entitlements of Members are available in the Information Kit (attached). All nominations will be reviewed by the Senior Vice-Provost and Vice-Provost (Research), Prof Pauline Nestor, and nominees notified of endorsement. Endorsed nominations will be submitted by the MRO to the ARC by the deadline 5.00pm (AEST) Tuesday 23 June 2015.

Outcomes are expected to be announced in September-October 2015. Successful nominees will be expected to abide by the ARC Guidelines for Disclosure of Interests and Confidentiality Obligations.

For more information, please visit the ARC website