NHMRC Investigator Grants, Faculty MNHS Career Disruption Support Initiative

The Faculty Research Office is offering reviews for NHMRC Investigator Grant applicants who have experienced career disruptions.  It is a strategic priority for the Faculty to provide support to researchers who have experienced career disruptions to ensure they are not disadvantaged. This review is open to all applicants in MNHS, at all Investigator Grant levels, who have experienced career disruptions.

Applicants who participate in this initiative will receive one anonymous review of the Career Disruption and Career Context sections of their application.  The reviews will be conducted by members of the Faculty Review Academy, an esteemed cohort of MNHS researchers with extensive NHMRC experience as Fellows and/or reviewers.  

Reviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.  Applicants can request a review any time before 8 March by filling in this form.  They will receive their review 7-14 days after the request is made. Full instructions can be found in the form.  

The NHMRC defines career disruptions as a prolonged interruption to an applicant’s capacity to work, due to:

·  pregnancy

·  major illness/injury

·  carer responsibilities.

 

A period of career disruption is defined as:

·  a continuous absence from work for 90 calendar days or more, and/or

·  continuous, long-term, part-time employment (with defined %FTE) due to circumstances classified as Career Disruption, with the absence amounting to a total of 90 calendar days or more.

If you are not sure if your personal circumstances can be considered a career disruption in your Investigator Grant application, please email the Monash Research Office (MRO) to discuss this further at mhs@monash.edu.

If you have any questions about this initiative, please email the Faculty Research Office  (medicine.research@monash.edu).