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Academic Promotion Round 2020

Applications are formally invited by the University for academic promotion to Levels C, D and E in the 2020 round. The call for applications for promotion from Level A to Level B will be made later in the year.

Applicants should check the Academic Careers @ Melbourne website (AC@M) to ensure they are eligible and familiar with the current promotion process and have the relevant promotion process documentation.

If you intend to submit a promotion application in 2020, please follow the steps below to register your intention:

• Discuss your intention with your Supervisor, and any other relevant senior Academic in a leadership position (e.g. your Centre Director or Cognate Leader), at your earliest convenience
• Send an email confirming your intention to apply for promotion to mgse-hr@unimelb.edu.au, by Tuesday 17 March
• As we are a ‘one-department faculty’, the Dean will confirm who will act as the ‘Head of Department’ for your promotion application (the nominated HoD will not be your supervisor).

Staff are encouraged to consider the illustrative Academic Career Benchmarks and Indicators (ACBI), which offers advice on the broad spectrum of academic activities and achievements to aid staff in framing their promotion cases.

For staff currently on ‘probation seeking confirmation’ also applying for promotion, these twin processes will be considered within a single meeting of the relevant MGSE promotion committee, for which you would need to submit a combined ‘Case’, which first addresses your probationary criteria (to claim confirmation), then addresses Promotion itself. A single CV should support both confirmation and promotion.

Should you have any queries regarding the promotion process, please contact Terri Hanlon, People & Culture Consultant.

Please note applications should be submitted via AC@M online by 5pm on the published deadline, incomplete or late applications will not be accepted.

Senior Leadership Opportunities at MGSE

Internal applications are now open for Level D and E academics for the roles of Deputy Dean and Associate Dean Engagement. Please note, both the Deputy Dean and Associate Dean Engagement will be eligible for a period of study leave at the conclusion of the two-year term.

The Deputy Dean role description has been renewed to focus on Academic staffing and HR development, and to align a new Assistant Dean Staffing position to work closely with the Deputy Dean.  

The Executive has also endorsed the division of the current Associate Dean International and Engagement role into two separate Associate Dean roles to reflect the growing significance of each of these portfolios. Professor Lorraine Graham will retain the International component of her previous portfolio while the Engagement role will be offered as a new position on our Executive.

Applications for both roles, outlining your interest, addressing the Selection Criteria and a very brief CV (of no more than four pages in total) should be forwarded to mgse-hr@unimelb.edu.au and marked 'Deputy Dean' or 'Associate Dean Engagement'; by close of business Friday 20 March.

Casual professional employees working on Victorian public holidays

A reminder that casual professional employees who agree to work on public holidays gazetted by the Victorian government are required to select the 'Public Holiday' rate when submitting their timecards.

This includes the recent Labour Day public holiday on Monday 9 March. Casual employment is not covered by the substitution arrangements set out in the Public Holiday clause (1.17) in the University's 2018 Enterprise Agreement. Please refer to 'How to submit a casual timecard' on Service Now, or contact HR Assist on 903 54000 (choose option 1) for more information.

Changed arrangements for Unisuper insurance cover

Have you received communication from UniSuper regarding your insurance cover?
The Putting Members' Interests First (PMIF) legislation protects super accounts with a low balance from being eroded by insurance premiums, and comes into effect on 1 April.

Accumulation members with a balance of less than $6,000 who have insurance they did not elect to receive or keep need to decide whether or not they wish to keep their insurance beyond 1 April. This does not apply to Defined Benefit (DBD) members.

What does this mean for your insurance?

If you meet the above criteria, you would have received a letter that will explain how you can 'opt-in' if you wish to keep your insurance. If you do not wish to keep your insurance cover beyond 1 April, then you do not need to take any action - your insurance cover and premiums will be cancelled automatically from 1 April. If your super balance is above $6,000 at any time between 1 November 2019 and 1 April 2020, or you become a DBD member, there is no impact for you. If you want to keep your insurance cover with UniSuper visit the Important changes to insurance page and complete the online form, or make a contribution or transfer your balance from another super fund, so that your account balance is at least $6,000 before 1 April.

Unfortunately UniSuper is unable to accept your instruction over the phone due to privacy and information policies. If you require further details speak or email Naaz Fahmida, 9035 4403 or register your information at: unisuper.com.au/keepmyinsurance.