[Herdsa]:18 Feb News

[Roger Landbeck]

Dear List Members

Sorry the post is long this week. We have:

*Notices about the HERDSA Office and reminders about the 2004 Conference
*An Ecologist from the UK seeking an exchange
* Notice of the 2004 Quality in Postgraduate Research conference in
Adelaide.
* Job opportunities at Monash and Canterbury NZ
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HERDSA office
Jennifer Ungaro, the HERDSA office Manager is on leave until the end of
March so only a limited service will be offered to members in this time.
Publications will be despatched on a weekly basis. Roger Landbeck will be
available to answer some queries by phone 61 7 3848 0589 or email.

2004 Conference
A reminder that the closing date for papers and abstracts is Mon 23 Feb.
I¹m sure offers to referee papers will still be received, contact Barbara
Stauble <Barbara.Stauble at curtin.edu.my>
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Dear Colleague

I am writing in the hope that you might be interested in participating in an
academic exchange with Napier University, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

I am a senior lecturer and teaching fellow in the School of Life Sciences,
Napier University. Having been teaching at Napier for nine years now, I
would like the opportunity to experience teaching (and possibly research) in
a different institution. I believe such an experience would enrich my
teaching and scholarship back in Napier, and would provide a similarly
enriching experience for my exchange colleague. My areas of teaching
responsibility are population and community ecology and evolution, and my
research interests are particularly in marine ecology, environmental
sustainability and ethics, mangrove ecology and effective teaching.

I am seeking a suitably qualified colleague interested in swapping houses
and teaching for a relatively brief time (ideally one academic semester, or
about 3.5 months ­ but I am open to discussion). I would provide a house
with four bedrooms in the seaside town of Dunbar, outside Edinburgh, and
would need reciprocal accommodation for my partner, two children and myself.
I would be happy to take on any teaching in the broad areas of ecology,
resource management, environmental ethics and evolution, and would need you
to do the same for my teaching. I would also be interested in collaborative
research on teaching (including comparing our two teaching environments).

If you are at all interested in this please get in touch ­ this is a
preliminary enquiry so I have no fixed times or dates, but am rather just
exploring the possibility.

Best wishes

Mark Huxham
(m.huxham at napier.ac.uk)
Note Mark expects to be at the 2004 Conference
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Re-Imagining Research Education: the 2004 QPR Conference

The 6th Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference will be held in
Adelaide, at the Stamford Grand Hotel, Glenelg, from 22-23 April 2004, with
the theme Re-Imagining Research Education.

The Early Bird Registration deadline has been extended to 12 March to allow
delegates to review the program before registering. By Friday 5 March, the
Abstracts for individual Symposia, Papers and Posters will be posted on the
conference website at http://www.canberra.edu.au/celts/QPR2004/  The
Conference Program and an online Registration facility are already available
on this web site. The proceedings of the previous five Quality in
Postgraduate Research Conferences, 1994-2002, are also available.

The conference will feature two keynote speakers with highly relevant ideas
on the conference theme, Dr Janet Metcalf and Professor Doug McEachern, and
a range of symposia to encourage extensive discussion.

Dr Metcalf is Director of the UK GRAD Programme, which assists universities
to integrate transferable skills development into research degree
programmes. Her keynote address is ³Re-imagining outcomes for research
education: a national, cross-disciplinary focus on students?²

Professor McEachern was recently Executive Director of the ARC in the areas
of Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences and is currently
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Western
Australia. His keynote address is ³Postgraduate research re-imagined: A
balance between the pursuit of excellence and the real-world needs of
students².

Symposia titles will include:

 Identifying and implementing graduate qualities

 Strategies to enhance timely completion

 Developing publishing skills

 Assessment in research education

The program will also include a wide range of presentations on issues such
as:

 Research writing

 Tracking candidature outcomes

 Research culture

 Supervisor development

 Student-supervisor relationships

We are looking forward to welcoming a wide range of people to Adelaide to
take part in this conference: supervisors and students, academic and
professional developers, postgraduate coordinators and administrators, as
well as representatives from research councils and government agencies. The
conference provides an excellent opportunity for academic staff,
particularly postgraduate coordinators and experienced supervisors, to
debate the latest policies affecting postgraduate education; to exchange
views on current research and good practice in the field; and to hear about
the latest research on postgraduate education.
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Val Clifford from Monash posts this job opportunity

Monash University
Internationalisation of the Curriculum Sub-Committee

Project Officer

Duty Statement

The Project Officer is required to manage and carry out the IoCSC
investigative project.  The Project Officer will be given a shared
office space in the Higher Education Development Unit and work in
liaison with Valerie Clifford, Chair of the Internationalisation of the
Curriculum Committee and Cynthia Joseph, committee member, supervised by
Valerie Clifford.  

Duties will involve:
v    Day-to-day organisation and management of the IoCSC project;
v    Analysis of relevant literature;
v    Collection of project data;
v    Processing of data on to computer;
v    Analysing quantitative data using Excel;
v    Processing qualitative data using Nu*dist software;
v    Organising and conducting interviews with university staff and
students;
v    Checking interview tape transcriptions for accuracy;
v    Preparation of preliminary report on data collected.

Selection Criteria
Demonstrated skills in:
v    project organisation and management;
v    Critical literature review;
v    quantitative data processing, preferably in Excel;
v    qualitative computer data processing, preferably in Nu*dist;

Demonstrated:
Ÿ    Excellent rapport with university staff and students;
Ÿ    Excellent oral and written communication skills.


Salary
Research Assistant Grade 1 $38,406 full-time, pro rata 20 hours per
week.
Position available from beginning of March for nine months.

Contact:      Lucy Wiasak, Higher Education Development Unit
    Telephone:  (03) 9905 6817; Email - lucy.wiasak at CeLTS.monash.edu.au

Applications by 27 February 2004 to:
    Lucy Wiasak, Higher Education Development Unit
    Building 203, Monash University  3800
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University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

Director - University Centre for Teaching and Learning

Vacancy No: TL10854/0304, Closing Date: 29 March 2004

The University of Canterbury wishes to appoint a Director to lead the
University Centre for Teaching and Learning (UCTL). The Centre is
responsible for the provision of teaching support and assistance with
teaching development across the University. The Centre also undertakes
strategic research on issues of relevance to teaching and learning. It is
the facilitator of e-Learning development on campus.

The Centre seeks a Director with strong leadership, managerial and
facilitation skills to assist in refocusing and enhancing teaching
development and support across campus. The ability to plan research and
teaching programmes, and experience in translating policy into action are
required. The successful appointee will be a highly qualified and active
scholar with a record of teaching excellence and well-developed research
skills. Experience of teaching and/or providing teaching support in the
tertiary sector is also required. Ability and experience in developing
systems of support for flexible delivery, including e-Learning, would be an
advantage.  The position will be offered as an individual academic contract
with a salary in the Associate Professor range.

Information about the University Centre for Teaching and Learning and the
University can be found on the website: www.canterbury.ac.nz

Academic enquiries should be directed to Dr Jan Cameron, Pro-Vice-Chancellor
(Academic) on email : jan.cameron at canterbury.ac.nz, but applications should
be forwarded by email or mail to the address below.

The main email address for applications is hr at regy.canterbury.ac.nz or
telephone 03-3642147. Applications must be mailed to Human Resources,
University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand to
arrive by the closing date shown. Please quote the relevant Vacancy Number
in all correspondence.

The University has excellent childcare, recreation and staff club facilities
on campus. Staff enjoy generous annual leave, study and superannuation
benefits.
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Roger Landbeck
List Moderator
Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Inc
PO Box 27
Milperra NSW 2214
AUSTRALIA

Ph: 61 2 9771 3911
Fax: 61 2 9771 4299
Email landbeck at ozemail.com.au
Web http://www.herdsa.org.au



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