Academic Staffing Committee - Terms of Reference

Purpose

The Academic Staffing Committee advises the Academic Board about resolutions, policy and procedures relating to academic staffing at the University.

Terms of Reference

1. To advise the Academic Board and the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor on academic staffing policies which will support the attraction, retention and promotion of outstanding academic staff.
2. To develop, recommend to the Academic Board and regularly review resolutions, policy and procedures supporting the University’s strategic objectives in relation to academic staff.
3. To develop, oversee and monitor processes for the effective implementation of academic staffing resolutions, policy, procedures and good practice.
4. To monitor issues relating to quality in relation to academic staffing, and to make recommendations to the Academic Board as appropriate.
5. To investigate strategic, operational and resource issues in relation to academic staffing policies, and to provide advice to the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor and/or Academic Board as appropriate.
6. To obtain information or reports from any Faculty, School or Department, or other academic unit on academic matters relating to academic staff.
7. To refer to other committees, as appropriate, comments or recommendations about matters concerning academic staff.
8. To receive regular reports from, and provide advice to the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor on the development of resolutions, policy and procedures relating to academic staffing.
9. To provide regular reports on its activities under its terms of reference to the Academic Board.
10. To consider and report on any matter referred to it by the Academic Board, the Vice Chancellor, the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor or the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Constitution

Ex Officio Members

• the Chair of the Committee, appointed biennially by the Academic Board;
• the Chair of the Academic Board, or nominee;
• the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, or nominee;
• the Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, or nominee;
• the Director, SydneyPeople;

Appointed Members

• three Deans appointed biennially by the Chair of the Academic Board on the nomination of the Chair of the Academic Staffing Committee; and
• six academic staff members appointed biennially by the Chair of the Academic Board on the nomination of the Chair of the Academic Staffing Committee.

Co-opted Members

• The Committee may co-opt up to four members. Co-opted members may be selected from the members of the Academic Board or the wider University community or may express interest directly to the Chair of the Committee, but must have an interest and/or experience in issues considered by the Committee. The term of office of members co-opted by the Committee shall be specified at the time of co option and such members shall have all rights and privileges of other members.

Observers

Members of the Academic Board may attend meetings as observers, and are allowed, with the permission of the Chair of the committee, to address the meeting on issues being considered by the committee.

Frequency of Meetings

The Committee shall meet at least five (5) time a year.

Quorum

A quorum for a meeting of the Committee shall be four (4) members.

Observers

Members of the Academic Board may attend meetings as observers, and are allowed, with the permission of the Chair of the committee, to address the meeting on issues being considered by the committee.

Approved/Revised

Academic Board, 16 October 2002
Last revised 28 February 2007

Committee secretary

Nominee of the Director, SydneyPeople