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CFL WORKSHOPS AND WEBCT TRAINING
CFL is offering a range of training sessions during July to support users of the Online Teaching Facility in Semester 2, 2002.The sessions will be particularly beneficial to new or inexperienced WebCT users, or those wanting to refresh their skills. We also recommend them to WebCT users who have not yet familiarised themselves with the changes in WebCT 3.6 this year.
‘Teaching Online: Are you Ready?’
These two essential workshops are recommended for staff offering an online course for the first time. The first session provides tips for teaching online and covers the questions that new staff often ask about teaching online and student support. The second session is a hands-on workshop, where staff can ensure they have enrolled students into their WebCT course and completed the configuration of their online unit so that it's ready for teaching.WebCT Training
A range of WebCT training courses are available covering WebCT basics, use of the discussions (bulletin board) tool, and adding simple unit content to a website.
For details, please see
http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/cfl/training/schedule.html, and the Diary entries in Staff News.
For more information about training, contact
Judy King, x9945, judy.king@mq.edu.au. For bookings, please contact Phoebe Dangerfield, x7570, cfl-booking@mq.edu.au.More information about CFL's educational services, including contacts for each College, is available on the CFL web site at: http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/cfl/cflserv/cflacserv.html.
Judy King
Centre for Flexible Learning
CREATIVE HOLIDAY WORKSHOPSThis Workshop is for young people aged 5 to 12 years at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 July.The cost is $125 for two full-day sessions. Children can enjoy two days being creatively challenged and exercising their imaginations. Bookings can be made on tel: 9360 4734, fax: 9360 6256, or email: kcarpent@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au. The Workshop looks at the themes of friendship and survival in the story
of Robinson Crusoe - which the Theatre of Image is presenting at the Sydney
Theatre Company’s Wharf 2 Theatre in July.
Special PreviewThere will be a Special Preview of Robinson Crusoe, adapted by Gillian Rubinstein and Kim Carpenter, for Macquarie University staff and students on Friday 28 June at 7.30pm with all tickets at $20 each.Everyone will be able to meet the cast and creative team, including Macquarie's Fabian Astore who is responsible for the production’s digital video animation. Award-winning children's author Gillian Rubinstein will be on hand to sign her books. Showtime is one hour and bookings are through the Sydney Theatre Company box office on tel: 9259 1777. For further information contact Neil Hunt tel: 9360 4734 or fax: 9360 6256. Neil Hunt
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PROUD TO BE ME SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM"Proud to be me" school holiday program is now a permanent feature of the cooperation between Macquarie University Sports Association and The Comenius, Descartes, Maimonides Global Institute (CDMGI). CDMGI is a non-profit research institute specialising in educational, health and social issues. The Institute has been involved for many years in a multidisciplinary research of ADHD, autism, Asperger's syndrome and other related learning disorders and has developed a number of programs for children suffering from these conditions.The first school holiday program was offered in January 2002 and because of its popularity as well as its positive outcomes, the school holiday program will now be available during all school holidays. The July program consists of two one week camps. Camp I: 8 to12 July and Camp II: 15 to 19 July. The main aims of the program are:
For detailed information about the program and the philosophy behind it, please contact the Institute on (02) 9487 3274 or by email on: arada@ozemail.com.au. Dr Alena Rada
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UNITING CHURCH CHAPLAINReverend Rod Pattenden has recently taken up the position of Chaplain to the University. Rod has a background in the arts and social advocacy and is currently working on a PhD at Sydney University in visual culture and contemporary ideas of the spiritual. In second semester he will offer a regular lunch time ‘Chaplains Table’ where faculty can engage with a range of speakers who will address issues of contemporary development. Rod is available for conversation or as a staff resource. He can be contacted on x7597 or email: rpattend@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au.Rod Pattenden
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How easy it is to become demoralised at work in the face of constraints and obstructions, decision-making which does not seem to make sense, work overload, and coping with multiple demands with little support or where you feel under-valued. It is tempting in these circumstances to give up hope and enthusiasm and go into a 'holding pattern' of maintenance and survival. Work ceases to be a place where we can experience fulfilment, satisfaction and fun and becomes instead something to endure. In this workshop we will explore alternative approaches to these challenges, so as to enable us to remain personally buoyant and re-empowered, even in the face of frustrating and constraining circumstances. This workshop will not offer magical cures but good, solid principles of how to re-generate our buoyancy and optimism. The power is in the application. The workshop is suitable for both academic and general staff. Date: Thursday 27 June
Postgraduate Study in Educational Leadership: Semester 2 entry Applications are now open for Semester 2 entry to the Postgraduate Program in Educational Leadership (Higher Education). The program is offered at Certificate, Diploma and Masters Degree levels. As part of the University's commitment to the professional development of its staff, there are no tuition or student activities fees associated with any of the three core units of the Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership (Higher Education) for Macquarie University staff. This program has been designed specifically for those academic and administrative staff who currently hold, or are seeking appointment to, senior positions of leadership and management responsibility within their institutions. The program provides participants with the opportunity to develop their understanding of: · the organisation and governance of higher education institutions,
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while furthering their understanding of, and skills in, the key areas of: · academic program management
Coursework and assignments require participants to critically apply theory and experience to the solution of real workplace dilemmas. The program offers staff an excellent opportunity to participate in a coherent professional development program, resulting in the award of a Macquarie University degree. Delivered in a range of flexible modes, current participants are finding this program accessible, stimulating and rewarding. Further information concerning the program can be found at the program's website: http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/lead_man/lm_award.htm or contact Alison Cameron, alison.cameron@mq.edu.au, tel. x7598. Applications for Semester 2 study are due at CPD by Friday 28 June.
Performance Management System Adviser Training: Update for Academic Staff Advisers for General Staff Members This half-day workshop is designed to assist those who have been trained in their role as Academic Staff Adviser and who now also have responsibilities as General Staff advisers. The focus of this hands-on workshop will be to help those advisers to understand the differences in their role when advising general staff members. The workshop is a requirement for those fulfilling both roles and will be offered on three occasions throughout the year – this is the second occasion. Date: Thursday 4 July
Introduction to the General Staff Performance Management System In accordance with the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement 2000-2003, the Macquarie University Performance Management System will be implemented for General Staff in the year 2002. These two-hour sessions are designed:
There will be six information sessions held between February and July 2002, open to all general staff and interested academic staff. This will be the last introduction session for this semester. Date: Thursday 4 July
Outstanding Teaching Awards, 2002 Nominations are now called for this year's Outstanding Teacher Awards.
If you know of a teacher at undergraduate or postgraduate level who is
clearly outstanding please consider nominating this person for an award.
Completed applications are due on 23 August. Please contact
Anna Reid on x9780 for more information.
AVCC Staff Development and Training Programs, 2002 CPD will offer a competitive grant to support the attendance of a Macquarie University staff member at the following program: Leadership Program for HEW Levels 5-7
The Program: The course is designed for people who would benefit from an orientation to the higher education system in a changing, political, economic and social context. It would be particularly relevant to people in an administrative role or to staff who are potential or aspiring managers. It is designed to accelerate participants' understanding of higher education and assist them to formulate strategies for personal leadership and organisational effectiveness. The program will be held at the Deakin Management Centre, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria. Cost: The full registration cost for the program is $2,800 (ex GST). This includes course materials, accommodation and meals. CPD will offer a grant to cover 50% of the registration cost, or $1,400, to assist one staff member's attendance. Travel and any other costs must be met by the staff member's work unit. Nomination forms: Nomination forms and further information on the program are available from Alison Cameron, CPD, x7598, alison.cameron@mq.edu.au Deadline: Nomination forms must be received at CPD by Friday 23 August 2002. Further information on other programs offered by the AVCC is available
on the AVCC website: http://www.avcc.edu.au
CPD bookings can be made on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au
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Media mentions: We are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media. Kindly forward the information by email to Fiona Crawford: fiona.crawford@mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to W6B 148.
Ms Effy Alexakis (Centre for Flexible Learning) and Leonard Janiszewski (Modern History): are researching the history of the Greek cafe and milk bar, initially in NSW, and then nationally, for a series of publications and exhibitions, Odysseus: Journal of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society (Melbourne), Issue No. 159, March-May 2002
Professor Andrew Beattie (Biological Sciences): believes that in order to save endangered Australian wildlife, the focus of attention has to shift from species to actual animal populations, Daily Telegraph, 12 June
Mrs Sue Butler (Macquarie Dictionary): was interviewed about Word Map, the Macquarie Dictionary and Australian Broadcasting Corporation project to define the different words used in different regions, Radio 7NT Launceston, 6 June; says Australian English is influenced by the British and Americans, and that’s where she gets information to include in the Macquarie dictionary, ABC Radio Melbourne, 11 June; said new and quirky technological, medical and social terms are on the list for the 2004 edition of the Macquarie Dictionary, Northern Territory News, 9 June
Ms Anita Chang (Department of Asian Languages): was interviewed about the 2002 Chinese Recital competition organised by the NSW Chinese Education Council, Australian Chinese Daily, 29 May
Professor Paul Davies (Centre for Astrobiology): wrote an article about space, time and the big-bang, and asks the questions “Does time run the same way in all parts of the universe, or for that matter, is our universe just one of many in a cosmic ‘multiuniverse’?”, The Bulletin, 18 June
Professor Ed Davis (MGSM): says executives who cannot delegate and operate as one-man-bands are more likely to burn out from stress that executives who work ‘with’ fellow colleagues, Australian Financial Review, 7 June
Ms Maree Delosfki (Media and Communications): was interviewed about her documentary film ‘The Trouble with Merle’ which screened at the 49th Sydney Film Festival, Nine to Five magazine, 11 June
Dr Mark Eldridge (Biological Sciences): is working to bring to Australia, two species of wallaby that are threatened here, but which are thriving in New Zealand, The Australian, 14 June
Mr Guy Ford (MGSM): says that in the real world, management likes simple techniques. Many of his MBA students claim that in business they use a discount rate of 10% - to simply calculations, Australian Financial Review, 14 June
Professor Alan Hayes (Australian Centre for Educational Studies): is heading a committee at Macquarie University that will establish a new Institute of Teachers to be responsible for the standards and accreditation of teachers in NSW, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June, Weekend Australian, 8 June
Ms Miranda Lee (Law and Mass Communications graduate): is currently employed as the legal and business affairs associate for children’s entertainment production company Energee Entertainment, after completing an internship at famous children’s TV program Sesame Street in America, Sunday Telegraph, 9 June
Professor Sam Lieu (Ancient History): was interviewed about 13th century Zaitun, which scholars believe was China’s and the world’s first great multicultural city, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June
Associate Professor Philip Newall (Linguistics): with a team of researchers from Macquarie University, Sydney University, the Australian National University and Westmead hospital, has found low to moderate alcohol consumption may guard against hearing loss, Weekend Australian, 8 June
Associate Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): was interviewed about the disappearance of semicolons from contemporary texts, both printed and online, ABC Radio 702, 6 June
Associate Professor Graeme Russell (Psychology): was interviewed about fatherhood, ABC Radio National ‘Life Matters’, 12 June
Professor Peter Saunders (Sociology): says with the publication of the report ‘Measuring Australia’s Progress’, the Australian Bureau of Statistics has gone beyond what it was set up to do which was to collect, compile, analyse and disseminate statistics and to provide advice and assistance to official bodies in relation to statistics, Canberra Times, 12 June
Professor Frank Talbot (Graduate School of the Environment): was interviewed about his book with Dr Clive Wilkinson from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, ‘Coral Reefs, Mangroves and Seagrasses’, ABC Radio North Queensland, 14 June, says Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is one of the healthiest coral reefs in the world, Radio 4TO Townsville, 14 June
Professor Malcolm Walter (Centre for Astrobiology): was interviewed about what is known about the planet Mars and its similarities and differences to Earth, ABC Radio Melbourne, 11 June
Professor Rae Weston (MGSM): agrees with critics of the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) – the foundation of financial forecasting. She states that it’s a huge waste of time and that the method’s failing is its use of a single risk factor, Australian Financial Review, 14 June
Issues and Events
A second Port Stephens dolphin census, as well as research conducted by Macquarie University, National Parks and Wildlife Service and Dolphin Watchers, investigated ways for dolphin watchers to become more dolphin friendly, Port Stephens Examiner, 30 MayIn a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra, Dr Brendan Nelson mentions the work being done in the Schoolwise Program at the Exodus Foundation – a project set up by MRL at Macquarie University under the direction of Professor Kevin Wheldall (MU Special Education Centre), Canberra Times, 8 May
The people at Macquarie University who produce the magazine Australian Style recently conducted a survey among readers to ascertain what people thought about a range of words, rating those words from ‘very American’ to ‘neutral’ and ‘very Australian’. Words presented were a mix of those borrowed from the USA over the past 20 to 30 years which might or might not still seem to be American, Port Macquarie Express, 29 May
Macquarie University is conducting a national project that assesses the changes to the Australian accent by teenagers, Post – Albury, 30 May
Women Looking at Women, an exhibition featuring works by contemporary Australian women artists, is on display at the Macquarie University Art Gallery until the end of June, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 June
Eye of the Beholder, a photographic exhibition featuring images of sculptures from the Macquarie University Sculpture Park as seen through the lens of a pinhole camera, is on display at the Macquarie University Library until the end of June, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June, Northern District Times, 5 June, Sydney Weekly, 11 June
Mr James Meintjes, an electronics student at Macquarie University said that young males tended to be less fearful of the consequences of dangerous driving or committing crimes. His statement was in response to a Bureau of Statistics report that states that teenagers are more than twice as likely as the total population to be hospitalised because of an assault or transport accident, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 June
According to the Red Cross, blood supplies for NSW are running dangerously low so over the next few weeks mobile blood banks will be blitzing North Sydney, Chatswood and Macquarie University, North Shore Times, 5 June
Mr Tim Burroughs, former Merrill Lynch executive, is part of a growing number of corporate executives who are suffering from ‘supernova burnout’ – reaching the pinnacle of success only to lose direction and burnout. Mr Burroughs is now studying psychology at Macquarie University, Australian Financial Review, 7 JuneThe Macquarie Dictionary describes a weed as any plant growing wild in cultivated land to the exclusion of the desired crop, Courier Mail, 8 June; SMS, blog, fashionista are some of the new words being considered for the next edition of the Macquarie Dictionary, Sunday Telegraph, 9 June, Sunday Mail (Adelaide), 9 June
An eight-member fire-twirling outfit from Macquarie University called Pyromaniacs, performed at the Thredbo opening week celebrations, lighting up Thredbo’s Village Square, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 June
McCarthy Catholic College have started a program with Macquarie University called Adolescents Coping with Emotions. The aim is for students to discuss matters that they would not usually reveal in class, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June
In terms of world recognition, Macquarie University makes the top 100 list in one discipline, The Age, 12 June
The Macquarie Graduate School of Management is hosting the 14th Women, Management and Employment Relations Conference on 25 and 26 July, Australian Financial Review, 14 June
Fiona Crawford
Media Officer, Public Relations and Marketing
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Financial results Macquarie Research Ltd, the commercial research and consultancy company of Macquarie University, generated total revenue of $11, 981, 269 in the 12 months to December 2001. After deduction of direct expenses of $10,478,579 there was a gross surplus of $1,504,690, 12.55%. Administrative costs of $1,454,510, resulted in a net surplus of $50,180. In 2001 MRL staff managed 408 projects of which 222 have generated revenue, 24 were patents and 55 were unsuccessful bids. During the year, MRL paid academics and external consultants $2.1million, project staff $3.2million, $0.897million to University Departments and Centres for Scholarships, $0.247million in equipment purchase which is donated to the University and $0.356 million in consumables. Research projects managed by MRL in previous years earned approximately $550,000 in research quantum in 2001 for the University. Staffing levels in 2001 stood at 128 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Revenue from the commercialisation of Macquarie inventions was $1.421 million, an increase of 27% over 2000, $1.065million,of which $1.264million was derived as gross royalties. After payment of patent fees, $235,129, and other commercialisation costs, 50% of the net royalties, $480,776, was paid to 25 academic inventors and 10%, $96,153, paid to the relevant Divisions. Highlights of 2001 The application by Macquarie University for funding under the new Major National Research Funding (MNRF) program to upgrade the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility and to extend its capabilities to a node in Adelaide and at Sydney and NSW Universities, was successful. $16.25million over five years was obtained from the Commonwealth Government. The original budget of $66.335 million consisted of $18.06million from the Commonwealth, $24.48million in cash and $23.795million in kind from University, State Governments, CSIRO and industry collaborators. Following a successful review of the first six months of operations of the Australian Microelectronics Network (AMN), located in MRL’s offices, funding was approved for the remaining $3.5million over 2.5 years. The AMN is a partner in a second successful MNRF bid, namely the National Networked Tele Test Facility. A consortium led by MRL and comprising SMEC, SAGRIC and the Universities of Melbourne, NSW and Queensland was successful in winning an Asian Development Bank Project to upgrade the post secondary educational institutions of the Republic of the Maldives. The MULTILIT project involving staff from the Macquarie University Special Education Centre, based at the Exodus Foundation at Ashfield has been extended for a further 3 years, 2002 to 2004. The $1.519million contract will allow an increased number of disadvantaged children to participate in the program. The success of the program was proven when a former MULTILIT student gained a scholarship for university entry in 2002. MRL’s training manager represented the University in project meetings with the Department of Defence in order to progress the professional development contract between Open Learning Australia and the Department. Courses were delivered to defence personnel in NSW during the year. In conjunction with IP Australia, MRL and the Research Office organized a half day seminar on “Intellectual Property Issues in Universities” that was attended by 80 academics and post-graduate students. An investment was made in Adelaide based biotechnology company, TGR Biosciences P/L. TGR was formed by the members of the CRC for Tissue Growth and is a collaborator in the new APAF project. In order to assist entrepreneurial academics develop business skills, MRL sponsored two academics participation in the NSW Enterprise Workshop. Dr Mark Dangerfield’s Biodiversity team won the NSW section, also winning a prize in the National Final. Dr Helen Pask’s Physics‘s team was runner up in NSW. This year MRL released an Annual Report containing only the financial
information on the company and an Annual Review describing the company’s
operations. The Annual Report can be found at:
Richard Walker
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RUTGERS-MACQUARIE SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE SCIENCEWednesday 24 to Friday 26 JulyMacquarie University In late July a distinguished group of philosophers and psychologists from the Rutgers University Center for Cognitive Science (RuCCS) will be visiting the Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science (MACCS). The provisional list of speakers is Jerry Fodor, Janet Dean Fodor, Ernest LePore, Stephen Stich, Randy Gallistel, Rochel Gelman, Zenon Pylyshyn, and Alvin Goldman. Abstracts and preliminary details can be found at: http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/ruccsmaccs.htm There is no registration cost; all interested parties are welcome. In order to receive further information about the meeting, please sign up to the: ruccsmaccs@maccs.mq.edu.au mailing list. This will also establish a provisional list of the people likely to attend. To sign up, please go to: http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/ruccsmaccs
and follow the instructions there on how you sign yourself up. You can
check the current list members (and verify that you've signed up correctly)
by clicking on the “Visit Subscriber List” button after you subscribe.
2002 AUSTRALIAN POPULATION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE2 to 4 OctoberUniversity of New South Wales The 11th Biennial Conference will cover a diverse range of Australian and international population issues. A variety of renowned Australian and international speakers will be delivering papers during plenary sessions on topics such as: the business applications of population information, the decline in population numbers in large parts of regional Australia and population issues in the Asia-Pacific region focussing on demographic trends in China, Indonesia and New Zealand. The conference will also include a forum on population policy issues. Further information can be obtained from: http://www.gisca.adelaide.edu.au/apa Call for Papers Papers offered so far cover topics such as:
Offers of papers on these or other population-related topic are very welcome. Closing date for offers of papers and submission of abstracts: Friday 19 July. Abstracts should be submitted to the Program Convenor : Shane.Nugent@planning.nsw.gov.au Early Bird Registrations: by 19 July
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RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT SOCIETYErnest Jackson Memorial GrantThe Society will provide grants of up to $2,000 to assist tertiary students undertaking research in the field of river basin management. PhD, Masters and fourth year Honours level students undertaking relevant research are encouraged to apply. Closing Date: 26 July 2002 Further information and application form is available from the Higher Degree Research Unit on x7277 or contact: Dr Colin Leigh
SWISS GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS 2003Three scholarships are being offered to Australian citizens by the Swiss Government for study in Switzerland for the academic year 2003-2004. The scholarships are tenable for one academic year (nine months).Candidates are required to have a sufficient knowledge of French, German and Italian as well as English for some courses. Candidates who were born before 1 January 1968 are not eligible to apply. Allowances range from approximately SFr1600 per month for undergraduate students, to SFr1820 per month for postgraduate and Art students; payment of regular university fees; medical insurance. Students required to attend the language course at Fribourg receive an allowance of approximately SFr4500 for the three month period. Closing date: 20 September 2002 Further information and application forms are available from the Higher
Degree Research Unit on x7277.
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| DIVISION OF SOCIETY, CULTURE, MEDIA AND PHILOSOPHY Department of
Sociology Research Officer (Part-time (fixed-term)) Ref. 19374
The appointee will support Chief Investigators on an ARC funded study of e-government (electronic government) in the fields of social security, taxation and primary health care. The appointee will undertake research tasks, including literature reviews, interviews, focus groups, transcriptions, field observations and discourse analysis. The position would suit someone interested in undertaking a postgraduate research degree in this area. Essential Criteria: Relevant degree in Social Sciences; knowledge of qualitative social sciences research methods; ability to work in a multi-disciplinary research team. Desirable Criteria: Demonstrated experience conducting qualitative social sciences research; good general knowledge of research developments in information technologies; understanding of development in public administration. The position is available on a part-time (fixed-term) basis, 21 hours per week, for a period of twelve months, and may be subject to probationary conditions. There is a possibility that the position may become available on a full-time basis and further two years, subject to funding. Enquiries: Dr Paul Henman on (02) 9850 8239 or email: paul.henman@mq.edu.au Applicants MUST obtain an information package, available from Mrs Catherine McMahon on (02) 9850 8831 or email: catherine.mcmahon@mq.edu.au Selection criteria must be addressed in the application. Salary Range: Level 5 - $40,438 to $45,670 pa, including base salary $36,983 to $41,768 pa, annual leave loading and 8% employer’s superannuation. Pro rata rates apply. Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including postal and/or e-mail address) of three referees, should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 June 2002. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES Department of Biological Sciences Lecturer in Biology (Genetics/Development) (Full-time (continuing)) Ref. 19369 The appointee will teach undergraduate units as well as teach and supervise postgraduate students; conduct research and contribute to the administration, organisation and promotion of the Department. The Department includes the Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF), the Macquarie University Centre for Analytical Biotechnology (MUCAB), and the Cooperative Research Centre for Marsupial Conservation. While the appointee will develop and lead their own research program, potential for innovative collaboration with existing strengths in the Department and elsewhere in the Division would be well regarded. Applicants are invited to set out their plans for research over the next three to five years, and should also comment on innovative teaching and learning strategies, including on-line development, which they may wish to pursue. Essential Criteria: A doctoral degree in some aspect of genetics and/or development; evidence of outstanding research as demonstrated by publications and competitive grants; evidence of inspirational tertiary teaching relevant to opportunity. Desirable Criteria: Wide knowledge of both genetics and developmental biology; ability to teach in relevant areas; demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing innovative teaching and learning strategies, including on-line development. Enquiries and Application Package: Professor Jean Joss, Head of Department, or Ms Margaret Mercieca on (02) 9850 8179 or email: hodbiol@rna.bio.mq.edu.au or from: http://www.bio.mq.edu.au/Dept/Positions/Genetics.html Selection criteria must be addressed in the application. Lecturer in Biology (Temperate Marine Biology) (Full-time (continuing)) Ref. 19370 The appointee will contribute to the teaching of undergraduate units
as well as teach and supervise postgraduate students; conduct research
and contribute to the administration, organisation and promotion of the
Department.
Essential Criteria: A doctoral degree in some aspect of temperate marine biology; evidence of outstanding research as demonstrated by publications and competitive grants; evidence of inspirational tertiary teaching relevant to opportunity. Desirable Criteria: Wide knowledge of the field of Temperate
Marine Biology; demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing innovative
teaching strategies, including on-line development.
Selection criteria must be addressed in the application. General
Salary range: Level B (Lecturer) - $62,744 to $74,508 pa, including base salary $53,019 to $62,960 pa, annual leave loading and 17% employer’s superannuation. Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees, should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 19 July 2002. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested. Women are particularly encouraged to apply. DIVISION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES Research Fellow (Number Theory and Cryptography) (Full-time (fixed-term)) Ref. 19378 The Centre for Advanced Computing - Algorithms and Cryptography (ACAC) brings together the disciplines of computing, mathematics and physics to conduct research into algorithms, complexity and cryptography. A key research area is an ARC funded project on number theoretic methods in cryptography. The Centre seeks suitable applicants to further this research independently and in collaboration with group members. Essential Criteria: PhD (or submitted PhD thesis or equivalent); demonstrable current research experience in the area of computational number theory and cryptography; ability to work as a member of a team. Desirable Criteria: Experience undertaking independent research; solid background in mathematics with emphasis on number theory, algebra and discrete mathematics; experience in one of the major programming languages (e.g. C++). Enquiries: Associate Professor Igor Shparlinski: http://www.comp.mq.edu.au/~igor/
Selection criteria must be addressed in the application. The position is available on a full-time (fixed-term) basis for a period of 30 months with the possibility of further appointment subject to funding and performance. The appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months. Salary range: Level A (Associate Lecturer) - $43,920 to $59,605 pa, including base salary $37,113 to $50,367 pa, annual leave loading and 17% employer’s superannuation. Appointees with a PhD will be appointed to a minimum of Point 6 on the salary scale, currently $46,922 pa. Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees, should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 10 September 2002. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested. Women are particularly encouraged to apply. INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT To apply for internally advertised positions, you must be: a current
Macquarie University staff member AND
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Information and Technology Training Unit IT Training Coordinator (Full-time (continuing)) Ref. 18387 The appointee will responsible for the development and delivery of a range of IT and information literacy training courses for students, staff and customers of the Macquarie University Library. The successful applicant will provide consultancy services to staff to determine and meet IT training needs, and coordinate a team of casual and contract trainers. Essential Criteria: Tertiary qualifications in Librarianship/Information, Sciences/Education or equivalent, and relevant experience; good knowledge of Information Technology and applications, including the Internet, electronic databases, MS Office and EndNote; experience in instructional design and presentation; demonstrated ability to negotiate and analyse training needs of individuals and groups; knowledge of adult learning processes and the issues and concepts of information literacy; excellent written, oral and cross-cultural communication skills; commitment to quality customer services; ability to work independently and in a team; practical experience in web design and management. Desirable Criteria: Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training or progress towards, or equivalent. Enquiries: Trish Edmonds on extension 6512 or email: trish.edmonds@mq.edu.au Selection criteria must be addressed in the application. Salary Range: Level 6 - $50,500 to $55,397 pa, including base salary $42,673 to $46,811 pa, annual leave loading and 17% employer's superannuation. The position is available on a full-time (continuing) basis, and may be subject to probationary conditions. Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference
number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including postal and/or
e-mail address) of three referees, should be forwarded to the Recruitment
Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 June
2002. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
Equal Employment Opportunity is a University Policy.
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| FOR RENT Would suit visiting academic. Fully furnished two bedroom cottage in Hunters Hill - direct bus route to Macquarie University and city. Master bedroom with ensuite, second bedroom with two single beds, a large loft/studio. Second bathroom/ laundry. Great entertaining area. Contact: Iona Ph/Fax 9817 3438 or email: horhab@bigpond.com.au. | FOR RENT Winter Break at the Coast. Mollymook Beach two bedroom unit available for July. $300/week winter rate (only one week of school holidays vacant). Walk to the beach from fully equipped, furnished unit (includes TV Video, microwave, dishwasher, dryer). Situated in complex with pool and tennis. Shorter times possible. Mollymook is three hours drive south of Sydney. Contact: Ross x9973 |
| FOR RENT Berowra. 2 storey, 4 bedroom, 2 bathrooms, int laundry, pool. Close to shops, schools and trains. Ideal for a visiting academic on a 12 month assignment or longer (owner going overseas) $400 pw including garden and pool maintenance. For more details and contact: http://www.sapientae.net.au/rachelshouse/ | ACCOMODATION AVAILABLE Quiet and trustworthy person to rent my studio flat while I am overseas, Friday 9 August to Saturday 21 September 2002. Charming 1880s terrace in Kirribilli, close to trains, buses and ferries. Views to Neutral Bay. $170/week (neg). Contact Susan Poetsch x7937, 9922 4264 (h), or email: spoetsch@hmn.mq.edu.au |
| HOUSESITTING OR FLATSHARE required for one female, preferably city or close to city location. Contact: Prue x9299 or email: pbolton@mrl.mq.edu.au | FLATSHARE Male or female to share two bedroom flat, North Ryde, close to transport, Macquarie Centre and Macquarie University. $100pw unfurnished, $110pw furnished plus bond and share expenses. Contact: Jackie 9876 1866, mobile 0408 202 693. |
| ROOM TO LET in Ultimo. Share quiet two bedroom flat with 32 yo female. Close to shops, parks and public transport. Walking distance to Central, Broadway, Chinatown, etc. Nice bright, clean flat with balcony. Room is unfurnished but has huge built-in wardrobes. Looking for someone tidy and considerate, preferably 30+. Available late June. $140 per week. Call a/h or leave message. Contact: Leila 9281 1510 | HOUSE WANTED New staff member and family seeking a well presented unfurnished house to rent for around $400 pw. Seeking 4 bedrooms, lock up garage (DLUG even better) with a yard. Prefer Epping and surrounds - must be close to transport. Contact: David 0414 571063 or email: david@hisplace.net |
| WANTED Baby stroller in good condition. Preferably sturdy as the parents are walkers. Contact: Brian x7983. | Advertisements may only be placed by and for Macquarie University staff members. |
DIARY 2002 |
June
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR Speaker:
Mr Phillip Isaacs, Flack + Kurtz Australia, Consulting Engineers Topic:
The New Energy Culture & Associated Technologies for Buildings. Seminars
are open to all and start promptly at 1.00pm in Building E7B Lecture Theatre
T3 (Level 3).
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FRIENDS Public lecture by
Susannah Fullerton, President of the Jane Austen Society : Jane Austen
– Antipodean views. Venue: Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Library. Time:
5.30pm for 6.00pm. Enquiries: Mrs Cissy Wong X7499.
REENERGISING YOURSELF AT WORK. 9.30am to 4.00pm in E6A 116.
Lunch will be provided. Facilitator and Enquiries: Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten,
x9619. To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP: SEMESTER 2 ENTRY Further
information concerning the program can be found at the program's website:
THEATRE OF IMAGE Robinson Crusoe, adapted by Gillian Rubinstein and Kim Carpenter. Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf 2 Theatre. Special Preview for Macquarie University staff and students at 7.30pm. All tickets $20 each. Bookings through Sydney Theatre Company box office tel: 9259 1777. July
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADVISER TRAINING: Update for Academic Staff Advisers for General Staff Members 9.30am to 1.00pm in E6A 116. Facilitator: Amanda Phillips Enquiries: Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten, x9619. To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au INTRODUCTION TO THE GENERAL STAFF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
12.00noon to 2.00pm in E7B T3. Facilitators: Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten,
EEO Officer and Personnel Office Staff. Enquiries: Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten,
x9619 To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au
MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY ASSOCIATION - SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE.
Professor Richard Hunter, graduate of the University of Sydney and now
Professor of Greek at Cambridge University, will give a lecture on "Fictional
Anxieties? Truth and Lies in the Ancient Novel". 8.15pm in Lecture
Theatre 1 in Building X5B. Admission free. Enquiries to:
Bruce Marshall, x7789, or Anne Irish, x8833.
THE GRAND TOUR: MUSICAL TRAVELS THROUGH EUROPE
Join
the Macquarie University Singers (MUS) at 8.00pm in the Macquarie Theatre
on a grand musical tour through the cities of London, Paris, Rome and Venice
as they perform The King Shall Rejoice (Handel), Jubilate Deo (Gabrieli),
the well-known Gloria by Vivaldi, excerpts from Te Deum (Lully) and a concerto
grosso by Corelli. Tickets $25 ($20 concession, $15 students). Bookings
tel. 9850 7818, email: publicity@mus.aicsa.org.au
or at the door.
MACQUARIE ANCIENT LANGUAGES GREEK WINTER SCHOOL.
Classes in beginners, intermediate and advanced classical Greek, 9.30am
to 12.45pm. $75.00 ($70.00 students and pensioners).
Conducted by the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre.
Application forms and enquiries: Bruce Marshall (Co-Ordinator) x7789, email:
bruce.marshall@mq.edu.au,
or Pat Geidans x7512 or email: patricia.geidans@mq.edu.au.
CFL TRAINING IN WEBCT. WebCT Basics. Get up to speed quickly
if you will be teaching or assisting in a WebCT unit. 10.00am to 1.00pm,
Training Room 2, Library. Enquiries: Judy King x9945. Bookings: Phoebe
Dangerfield x7570, email: cfl-booking@mq.edu.au
CREATIVE HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS For young people aged 5 to12 years
at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University. Music, art and
drama. Cost is $125 for two full-day sessions. Bookings tel: 9360
4734, fax: 9360 6256, or email: kcarpent@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au.
CFL TRAINING IN WEBCT. Adding Content to WebCT Units. A workshop for staff who have used WebCT and now want to create and add online content. 11.00am to 1.00pm, Training Room 2, Library. Enquiries: Judy King x9945. Bookings: Phoebe Dangerfield x7570, email: cfl-booking@mq.edu.au CFL TRAINING IN WEBCT. Using WebCT Discussions & Mail. Review
and practise using WebCT communication tools. 2.00pm to 3.00pm, Training
Room 2, Library. Enquiries: Judy King x9945. Bookings: Phoebe Dangerfield
x7570, email: cfl-booking@mq.edu.au
CFL INVESTIGATING TEACHING AND LEARNING ISSUES. Teaching Online:
Are You Ready? Essential workshops for anyone about to start teaching
online with WebCT. Part I (10.00am to 11.30am), Part 2 (2.00pm to 4.00pm),
Training Room 2, Library. Enquiries: Sharon Kerr, x7690. Bookings: Phoebe
Dangerfield x7570, email: cfl-booking@mq.edu.au
CFL TRAINING IN WEBCT. WebCT Basics (repeated). Get up to speed
quickly if you will be teaching or assisting in a WebCT unit. 10.00am to
1.00pm, Training Room 2, Library. Enquiries: Judy King x9945. Bookings:
Phoebe Dangerfield x7570, email: cfl-booking@mq.edu.au
RUTGERS-MACQUARIE SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE. Macquarie University.
Abstracts and preliminary details can be found at: http://www.maccs.mq.edu.au/events/ruccsmaccs.htm
CFL INVESTIGATING TEACHING AND LEARNING ISSUES. Teaching Online:
Are You Ready? (Repeated) Essential workshops for anyone about to start
teaching online with WebCT. Part I (10.00am to 11.30am) Part 2 (2.00pm
to 4.00pm), Training Room 2, Library. Enquiries: Sharon Kerr, x7690. Bookings:
Phoebe Dangerfield x7570, email: cfl-booking@mq.edu.au
MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY ASSOCIATION Greek Drama Festival State
Finals. Macquarie Theatre, 9.30am to 3.00pm. Finals of the annual schools
competition. Spectators are welcome at any time of the day to watch the
performances.
SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM Topic to be announced Robert Van Krieken,
University of Sydney. 11.00am to 1.00pm Room 707 W6A.
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The next issue of Staff News will be published on Friday
5 July 2002.
All items for inclusion to be submitted
in writingor by email (contribs@remus.reg.mq.edu.au)
by noon, Monday 1 July 2002.
Michelle Coventry, C9B, x7379, Fax
x7391.