CONVOCATION'S FIRST LUNCH
AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE
Macquarie graduate and former academic the Hon Meredith Burgmann, MLC, will be the Parliamentary host for the first Alumni Lunch organised by Macquarie University Convocation. It will be held at Parliament House Sydney at 12 noon on Thursday 6 November.
This is the first such event planned, and pre-booking enquiries indicate that there will be a good attendance. The Strangers Dining Room accommodates 200 only for lunch, and in future we hope to arrange a dinner in a room that accommodates 400 guests.
The invitation to the Alumni Lunch is issued to all members of the University Convocation community, and it is hoped that many members of staff/convocation will be able to attend. Details of the lunch are in the current issue of Sirius, which will be in letterboxes shortly.
There will be 20 tables of 10, so if you want to include guests and book a table, please make contact by phone, fax or e-mail as below. It is also hoped that a modest amount of funds can be raised through the popularity of this function, the cost of which is $50 per head.
Above all, this is a great opportunity to network and to catch up with past students and colleagues. Bookings and tickets: Sandra Lamaro, phone: 9850 7311, fax: 9850 9478, e-mail: graduate.affairs@mq.edu.au; URL: http//www.sirius.mq.edu.au.
STATE SUPER INVESTMENT RETURNS
Most investment markets performed very strongly in 1996-97, with all superannuation funds, including State Super funds, returning almost double what they have in recent years.
The SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) Pooled Fund earnings (including the net revenue from the sale of Axiom) resulted in member accounts being credited with 18.5% during the 12 months to 30 June. Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings (AWOTE) grew by 3.7% and the CPI by 0.3% over this period.
These figures were published in the Spring issue of Super Views, where it is stated that three year average returns for the State Super funds, using growth of $100 over this period as compared with the CPI, are quite substantial. The five investment options within First State Super also performed well during the year. The FSS options are managed by seven different funds managers on an asset sector basis and are rebalanced to asset core weightings each month to ensure the products are true to label.
With your annual statement from State Super this year you will find a form to complete advising State Super of your Tax File Number. This is related to the new federal tax (Superannuation Surcharge).
As part of the plan to improve communication with members, First State Super and the Pooled Fund now have their own internet sites. These sites will undergo further development during the year.
The address for the First State Super web site is: http://www.firststatesuper.nsw.gov.au/
The address for the Pooled Fund web site is: http://www.statesuper.nsw.gov.au/ Both web sites offer information about your fund, regular newsletters, commonly asked questions and answers, and standard forms which you can print and complete.
Employers particularly will find the online Easy Reference Guide in a question and answer format helpful. Superannuation calculators which will enable members and employers to forecast their retirement benefit are being developed.
DONATE TO CHRISTMAS HAMPER
Once again we will be collecting a Christmas Hamper for the Salvation Army. if you wish to contribute to this hamper, you can leave your donation at the Personnel Office C4B Level 1. Please do not include perishable foods. Enquiries: Pam Balzan, x9769.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING COURSES IN
HYPERTEXT MARKUP LANGUAGE
(Greek: huper: over, beyond, above)
Due to popular demand, more HTML course dates have been scheduled!
These are definitely the last HTML courses for the year - your last chance
is now!
HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language - a method of presenting information on the WWW. Text is prepared for the Web by "marking it up" with specific tags that denote how it will appear and function.
Selected words or images can be "expanded" or linked to more information about the word in the same document, to another document or to another Website. These are called hypertext links.
Basic HTML - Jean Mitchell, Library
Create a simple Web document, insert and align images, change fonts,
use background colours and images, as well as create lists, tables and
borders and create hypertext links. Also learn helpful "tips of the trade".
Monday 3 November 11.00am - 1.00pm (TR2)
Tuesday 11 November 2.00 - 4.00pm (TR2)
HTML Editor Programs - Jean Mitchell, Library
Learn how to use HTML editors Word 7 and Netscape Gold to create web
pages and convert text and images to HTML. Evaluate their attributes and
ease of use.
Prerequisite: experience with HTML
Friday 14 November 11.00am - 1.00pm (TR2)
Advanced Internet - Katie Wilson, Library
This course covers the installation and use of additional software
or plug-ins to view, save and print material from the World Wide Web. Includes
PDF, audio and video formats, FTP (file transfer protocol) and Java.
Monday 27 October 11.00am - 1.00pm (TR2)
Searching Not Surfing the Internet - Katie Wilson, Library
Search the Internet to find information on specific topics, people
or organisations. Learn how to use online directories and Search Engines,
explore search strategies and cite information found. Prior use of WWW
or attendance at an Introduction to the Internet sessions is required.
Wednesday 5 November 11.00am - 1.00pm (TR2)
Courses are held in the Library Training Room No 2 - Level 1
Call Jean on x7200 to book or enrol via the Web http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/libit/ or e-mail: jmitchel@libnet.lib.mq.edu.au.
HAVE YOU A STABLE TRUNK FOR CORE STABILITY?
Core stability is the ability of your body, in particular your trunk,
to provide stability for your body to move and function. As you can imagine,
if the core is weak, as in this apple, then your arms and legs will not
have a stable base on which to move.
It is this core stability that has been implicated in many physical injuries and chronic pain problems, such as shoulder pain, low back pain and poor muscle function of the legs.
North Ryde Physiotherapy located at the gymnasium might have the answer for you!
We can test your stabilising muscles using physical tests and pressure biofeedback. We can assess visually how well your stabilisers are working when you walk and do other activities.
We can show you how to activate your stabiliser muscles. We can teach you exercises to do at home and in the physio clinic which will improve your stabilising ability.
One of the ways you will know it is working is that you have more control over your pain.
Come and see Ben, Kathy, Mike or Kate at North Ryde Physiotherapy in the gym, and we may be able to improve your physical ability and reduce your pain! We are open from 8.00am to 7.00pm weekdays by appointment (x7999).
SOCIOLOGY POSITION IN BELFAST
The Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the Queen's University of Belfast wishes to appoint a Professorship in Sociology beginning January 1998 or as soon as possible thereafter. The Department has strengths in the following areas of sociology: political sociology; criminology and policing; stratification and mobility; medical sociology and health; the sociology of economic life; and education and labour markets. It is desirable that the successful candidate is able to contribute to research and teaching in one of these areas. It is desirable, but not essential, that the successful candidate have a record of attracting research funds.
Further details about the Department of Sociology and Social Policy
can be found on the Internet at http://www.qub.ac.uk/ss/ssp. Informal enquiries
can be made to Professor John Brewer, Department of Sociology and Social
Policy, tel: +44-1232-245133 (x3749) fax: +44-1232-320668 or e-mail: j.brewer@qub.ac.uk.
Further particulars (please quote ref: L004C) are available from the Personnel
Office, The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NN. Tel:
+44-1232-273246/273044, 273854 (answering machine) or fax: +44-1232-324944.
Closing date: 28 November 1997.
WEATHER AT MACQUARIE FOR SEPTEMBER 1997
from Roger T Nurse, Senior Observer, School
of Earth Sciences
MARSFIELD (Macquarie University No. 1) On Campus,
Square F9
Note: Mean values for temperature and rainfall are from this
station for 25 years from 1971 to 1995.
| TEMPERATURES (C) | ||
| Mean Maximum for Month | 19.6. | 1.1 cooler than average |
| Mean Maximum for SEPT (25yrs) | 20.7 | |
| Highest Maximum (Warmest Day) | 27.0 on 15 | |
| Lowest Maximum (Coldest Day) | 11.0 on 24 | |
| Mean Minimum for Month | 09.9. | 1.9 warmer than average |
| Mean Minimum for SEPT (25yrs) | 08.0 | |
| Lowest Minimum (Coldest Night) | 05.5 on 30 | |
| Highest Minimum (Warmest Night) | 15.0 on 15 |
| RAINFALL (mm) (24hrs to 09:00) | ||
| Total Rain for Month. | 91.8 on 18 days. | Wetter than average |
| Wettest Day (24hrs to 09:00) | 20.8 on 25 | |
| Average for SEPT (25yrs) | 56.2 on 8.3 days | |
| Total for 09 months so far | 716.4 on 97 days. | Very depleted |
| Average for 09 months (25yrs) | 892.0 on 96.3 days | |
| Annual Average Rainfall (25yrs) | 1142.8 on 129.9 days |
| SUNRISE & SUNSET | Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Difference |
| (Sydney.EST.hr:min) | 01 SEP | 06:14 | 17:37 | 11:23 |
| (Add 1hr for ESDST) | 11 " | 06:01 | 17:44 | 11:43 |
| (Add 1hr for ESDST) | 21 " | 05:46 | 17:50 | 12:04 |
| 30 " | 05:34 | 17:57 | 12:23 | |
MARSFIELD (Macquarie University No. 2) On the
Playing Fields
Note: Temperature and Rainfall means at this station are being
compared with the 25 year mean from MU No.1
| TEMPERATURES (C) | ||
| Mean Maximum for Month 19.5. | 1.2 below average | |
| Highest Maximum (Warmest Day) | 26.5 on 15 | |
| Lowest Maximum (Coldest Day) | 11.0 on 24 | |
| Mean Minimum for Month | 09.0. | 1.0 above average |
| Lowest Minimum (Coldest Night) | 04.5 on 30 | |
| Highest Minimum (Warmest Night) | 14.1 on 02 | |
| Mean Terrestrial (Grass) Minimum | 03.6 | |
| Lowest Grass Minimum (Coldest) | -0.7 on 13 | |
| Highest Grass Minimum (Warmest) | 10.1 on 02 |
| RAINFALL (mm) (24hrs to 09:00) | ||
| Total Rain for Month. | 97.4 on 19 days. | Comment |
| Wettest Day (24hrs to 09:00) | 21.0 on 25 | |
| Total Rain so far this year | 717.0 on 102 days |
| EVAPORATION (Class A Pan) (mm) (24hrs to 09:00) | |
| Total Evaporation for the month | 81.0 |
| Driest Day (Greatest) | 6.8 on 04 |
| Dampest Day (Least) | 0.2 on 02 |
| Overflow on 24, 25 |
| RUN OF WIND (At 2m height) (km) (24hrs to 09:00) | |
| Total Wind Run for the month | 3015 |
| Windiest Day | 209 on 09 |
| Calmest Day | 36 on 02 |
SUMMARY REPORT OF EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILLS
Evacuation drills were conducted over three weeks of September/October under the supervision of the consulting trainers, Adair Fire & Security Pty Ltd.
Five buildings were not included: E7A due to equipment failure, and C3B, C5A, C5C, W5A and W5C because drills had been previously conducted.
It has been clearly shown that the response from the occupants and Wardens was good in areas where there are an adequate number of Wardens appointed and where these wardens received training.
Where problems did exist, they were mainly because insufficient Wardens had been appointed or because new staff had not been briefed on the building emergency procedures.
The following locations need to appoint additional Wardens: C4B, C5A, E6A, GSM, W3A and W6A. Guidelines for Appointment of Wardens appear in the Personnel Management Handbook, Section 27.15.
Heads of Schools, Centres or Offices occupying a building must appoint persons to act as Building and Floor Wardens from employees who normally spend most of their time at, or near, their work station. The number of Wardens required is: (a) one Building Warden and a deputy; and (b) one Floor Warden for each twenty persons on the floor or in the area, with a minimum of two.
Information must be forwarded to the Buildings and Grounds Office with: (a) the names of officers responsible for carrying out the Building and/or Floor Warden duties in all areas or buildings (b) the relevant information on persons with disabilities; and (c) notice of any changes which may occur.
All newly appointed Wardens must be trained. The next Wardens training sessions, as previously notified, are scheduled as follows.
3 November, 1997 2:15 - 3:45pm
12 November, 1997 9:15 - 10: 45am
12 November, 1997 11.00am - 12: 30pm
Ugo Cernot
OH&S Officer
RESEARCH OFFICE
NEWS
http://www.ro.mq.edu.au
The Research Office, a section of the Vice-Chancellor's Office, was established in 1995; (formerly it had operated as the Research Management Unit under the Registrar's Office). Its role is to facilitate all aspects of research at Macquarie, to support the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), the University's Research Committee and other University research-related committees in the administration of research; the development of research policy and the allocation of research resources. It is intended that the Research Office will contribute regularly to Staff News to keep staff informed, and this is our first column.
Research Funding Opportunities
a) External
For the last two years the University has subscribed to a database of research funding opportunities, SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network), which contains information on opportunities from Australian, New Zealand and International sources. The database is user-friendly and accepts key words to narrow searches. This facility has superseded the methods the Research Office formerly used in preparing the fortnightly Research Gazette.
We encourage all interested members of staff to browse the SPIN facility; it can be located easily via the Research Office home page: http://www.ro.mq.edu.au.
For further information on aspects of SPIN, (current web address http://spin.web.unsw.edu.au), or further details of any opportunity found, contact Jennifer Halfpenny on x8609.
b) Internal
Staff may now find a copy of the timetable for all internal research grants schemes on the net at the Research Office's home page link page: http://www.ro.mq.edu.au/dates.html
Research Grant Writing Workshops
In December the University has commissioned Dr Gil Stokes to present two workshops on grant writing specifically aimed at potential applicants to the ARC Large Grants Scheme and the ARC SPIRT (formerly Collaborative Research Grants and APA(I)'s) Scheme. Each workshop will be held over a period of two days and will involve practical hands-on experience. The intention is that every participant will, by the end of the two days, have a quality draft proposal to the respective scheme. Participation is by nomination by your Head of School/Director of Centre and each workshop is limited to a total of 20 persons.
For further details contact your Head of School/Director of Centre, or contact Peter Freeman on x8611.
CHEPD News
http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au
Macquarie University Teaching Development Grants
The Centre for Higher Education and Professional Development invites applications for the 1998 Macquarie University Teaching Development Grants. The Scheme is designed to encourage the development of a wide range of improved practices in good teaching, learning and assessment in non-technology and technology-based activities.
Please note that the guidelines for these are different in two major ways from those for 1997. First, the Grants are intended to allow for a greater diversity of teaching development needs. Second, the new guidelines are a result of a specific move to make the Teaching Development Grants a more useful stepping stone towards obtaining more extensive funding from external sources, especially the Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development and internal sources such as Flagships.
The major purpose of this grants scheme is to encourage the use of best practice at Macquarie University - the adaptation and/or modification of best practices and/or products for local use in ways which will change and improve the student's learning experiences.
Accompanying the process of adapting best practice, the scheme also seeks to encourage planning for the modification of current practice.
Guidelines are available in Schools, Disciplines and Offices or may be downloaded from the Web:
http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au/chepd/grants/grants.html
CHEPD will run two information sessions to provide overviews, introductions
to the new guidelines, elements of a successful application and information
on application procedures on Thursday 6 November 1.00-2.00pm in
E6A 116 and Monday 10 November 1.00-2.00pm in E6A 116.
The closing date for applications is Friday 21 November 1997.
Reflective Teachers' Lunchtime Forums
Winners of the 1997 Macquarie University Outstanding Teacher Awards will talk informally about their teaching at two lunchtime fora, and invite you to join the discussion. Bring your lunch, and enjoy the discussion, with CHEPD's usual tea and coffee provided. The topics for each forum are as follows:
Personal Reflections on Teaching:
Things that work and things that don't work
Each forum will be in E6A 116 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm
1. Thursday 30 October
Ms Suzi Chow, Director of
Japanese Studies, Modern Languages
Dr Terry Freeman, Senior
Lecturer in Physics, MPCE
Mr Peter McGraw, Senior
Lecturer, GSM
2. Tuesday 11 November
Professor Ed Davis, GSM
Ms Rhondda Fahey, Associate
Lecturer in Linguistics, ELM
Dr Michael Johnson, Senior
Lecturer in Computing Science, MPCE
Dr Dennis Phillips, Senior
Lecturer in History, HPP
Note: Reflective Teachers is a Special Interest Group seeking to provide an informal forum for gathering ideas and keeping in touch with the latest developments in teaching and learning in higher education. To join, see: http://www.chepd.mq.edu.au/ For more information, contact Moya Adams, x8446.
ATEM Course: Servicing Committees
CHEPD has received information about "Servicing Committees", a workshop to be offered by the Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM), on Thursday 30 October. The workshop aims to provide up-to-date practical advice on supporting committees and to look forward to future ways of working. It will review practical aspects of the role of a secretary to a committee within the University environment. The course will be held at the University of Sydney. Cost is $50 for ATEM members or $100 for non-members.
For a leaflet about the program, please contact Bronwyn Clarke on x9799. For further information about ATEM, please contact Christine Noel on x 7357.
MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA
If you wish to be included in the next Staff News media listing, please forward details of any media interviews Bruce Williams in the Public Relations Unit on x7456 or by e-mail to xpertnet@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au. Please let us know particularly about television and radio appearances.
Mr Luka Budak (Modern Languages): Report on Macquarie's Croatian Studies Program, published in the Croatian Writers Association's weekly for culture, Hrvastsko Slovo, 26 September.
Associate Professor Ailsa Burns (Behavioural Sciences) and Professor George Cooney (Education): Their research into stress and university study, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 October.
Mr John Colette (Graduate): Communications graduate now teaching film-making with digital technology, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 October.
Dr Robyn Dowling (Earth Sciences): Cars are more important to women than they are to men, Daily Telegraph, 18 October.
Dr Julie Fitness (Behavioural Sciences): Motivations for acts of bravery, Daily Telegraph, 9 October.
Professor Yasmine Gooneratne (English, Linguistics and Media): Review of her story "Made in England", included in P Skrzynecki (ed) Influence: Australian Voices, Australian Review of Books, September 1997.
Dr Judith Goyen (Education): Literacy levels in children aged 5-10, Australia's Parents, October/November.
Professor Konrad Kwiet (Modern Languages): The Centre for Comparative Genocide Studies is in need of funding to secure its future, 2SER Head Over Heels, 30 September.
Ms Catharine Lumby (English, Linguistics and Media): The increasing importance of multimedia skills, The Age, 6 October. Love and relationships between people in their 30s, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October. Women don't need men, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 October.
Dr Kevin McCracken (Earth Sciences): Australian population growth and recent comments on the issue by former Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, 2KY, 1 October.
Professor Bill Norton (Economic and Financial Studies): The future of share market prices, Herald Sun, 13 October.
Associate Professor Pam Peters (English, Linguistics and Media): Swearing has become more acceptable in public places or in mixed company, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October.
Professor Frank Talbot (Graduate School of the Environment): Speaking at a meeting on the environmental issues facing Port Hinchinbrook, Northern District Times, 8 October.
Professor Colin Tatz (History, Philosophy and Politics): The Centre for Comparative Genocide Studies is in need of funding to secure its future, Northern District Times, 8 October.
Professor Malcolm Walter (Earth Sciences) with visitor Ms Miriam Beltuck (NASA): Terra forming Mars, 2SER Future Shock, 2 October.
Associate Professor June Wangmann (Institute of Early Childhood): It is often difficult for young children to cope with multiple environments, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 October.
Mr Ken Wark (English, Linguistics and Media): Discussion of Mortal Divide: The autobiography of Yiorgo Alexandroglou, 15 October. Interviewed about his book The Virtual Republic, 2SER Final Draft, 16 October.
Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): Commenting on changes to Federal Ministry responsibilities for education, The Australian, 8 October.
Special Issues and Events
Arts and Humanities: Macquarie among the top performers, The Australian, 8 October.
Executive Development: A program developed by McDonald's in conjunction with the Graduate School of Management, Australian Financial Review, 17 October.
Macquarie Trio: Review of concerts for the Sydney Mozart Society and at the Town Hall, South Sydney Bulletin, 16 October.
Ryde Business Forum After-Hours: Session hosted by the University Library, Weekly Times, 17 September.
SOHO: The Small Office Home Office expo held at the University, North Shore Times, 3 October.
Sports Scholarships: New Macquarie scholarships introduced for 1998, The Australian, 15 October.
Story Telling: The Australian Storytelling Guild offering awards at their conference held at the University, Northern Herald, 9 October.
CONFERENCES
Winds of Change: Women and the Culture of Universities
13 to 17 July 1998, Sydney
This international conference is being organised by the Women's Forum of the University of Technology, Sydney. It will provide a forum to consider and compare the issues confronting women in higher education internationally, to explore the ways women are participating in higher education, the diversity of conceptual models used to analyse their participation, and the strategies from around the world that have produced real outcomes for women. The conference will be an opportunity to revitalise and re-energise our thinking and strategising around a broad range of issues for women in universities. The focus of the conference will be on the re-thinking required to achieve real and lasting change for women.
Contributions are called for from university staff and students. Closing date for abstracts is Friday 14 November 1997. Early registration $495 (students $75). For further information e-mail: Lyn.Shoemark@uts.edu.au or check web site: http://www.uts.edu.au/div/iim/woc/themes.html.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
AUSTRALIAN POSTGRADUATE AWARDS WITH STIPEND
1998
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH
AWARDS 1998
Applications are invited for the above awards tenable at Macquarie
University 1998. The awards may be held for higher degree research programs,
applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents. It is expected
that applicants will have high first class honours or equivalent to be
successful in obtaining an award. The awards provide a living allowance
of $15,637 pa (1997) for a full time program. Applications for part time
status will be considered according to set criteria and have a living allowance
of $8,423 pa (1997). Various other allowances for some expenses may also
be applicable. Applications and information sheets are available from the
Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 1, Council Building). Closing date:
31 October 1997.
SIR ROBERT MENZIES CENTRE FOR AUSTRALIAN STUDIES
Australian Bicentennial Scholarships and Fellowships
Scheme
Applications are invited from Australian postgraduate students or academic
staff members for the above Scholarships and Fellowships tenable for the
British academic year 1998-99.
An applicant for Scholarship must be enrolled as a postgraduate student at an Australian higher education institution, and be eligible for such registration at a United Kingdom higher education, and usually resident in the Australia. He/She should normally have at least an upper second class honours degree. An applicant for a Fellowship should have a good postgraduate degree or equivalent experience, and should be seeking to further his/her education or professional experience but not through taking a further degree.
Laporte Centenary Scholarship
The Scholarship is administered in conjunction with the Australian
Bicentennial Scholarships and Fellowships scheme, and is available to an
Australian graduate working towards a higher degree in a science-based
discipline. Applicants should give evidence that their projects can be
completed in 3 to 6 months, and is acceptable to and capable of being carried
out at a proposed host institution in Britain. Application forms and further
information are available from the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level
1, Council Building).
Closing date for the above two scholarships: 7 November 1997.
CSIRO TELECOMMUNICATION & INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS
1998 Postgraduate Scholarship
CSIRO Telecommunications & Industrial Physics undertake research
and development in the areas of telecommunications and image processing,
applied physics and measurement standards. In 1998, four Postgraduate Scholarships
are offered to students enrolling at Australian Tertiary Institutions as
full-time students for research leading to the award of a PhD. Further
information and application forms are available from the Postgraduate Studies
Section (Level 1, Council Building). Closing date: 7 November 1997.
LADY DAVIS FELLOWSHIPS (ISRAEL)
The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust seeks to make the cultural heritage
of Israel and its achievements in development, state-building, scholarship,
science & education widely available and known to people from all over
the world. Lady Davis Fellowships are awarded at Israel's two leading academic
institutions, the Hebrew University and the Technion, on the basis of excellence
in achievement and promise of further distinction. They are open to candidates
of every race, creed, nationality and sex, although preference is given,
wherever possible, to suitably qualified candidates from Canada. Since
its inception in 1973 the Lady Davis Fellowship Trust has awarded 1380
Fellowships.
There are three types of Fellowships: for Visiting Professors (teaching and/or research), Post-doctoral Researchers (within 4 years of gaining PhD) and for Doctoral Students (research). There must be a scholar at the Hebrew University or Technion willing to sponsor your application. Fellows receive return flight and a stipend. For the academic year commencing 1 October 1998, deadlines are as follows - Visiting Professorships: 30 November 1997, Postdoctoral: 31 December 1997, Doctoral: 31 January 1998. For more information go to web site at http://sites.snunit.k12.il/LDFT; e-mail: LDFT@VMS.HUJI.AC.IL. Voice mail: 972 2 651 2306, phone: 972 2 658 4723, fax: 972 2 566 3848.
THE JAPAN FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAM
The Japan Foundation Grant Program is an annual program run concurrently
with the Japanese fiscal year beginning on 1 April and ending on 31 March.
Twenty-one Japan Foundation grant programs are open to Australian applicants,
10 of which are administered by the Japan Cultural Centre, Sydney, with
the remaining 11 administered by the Japan Foundation Sydney Language Centre.
Applications are open to Australian citizens and citizens of countries
that have diplomatic relations with Japan and permanent residency status
in Australia. Guidelines and applications for the Japan Foundation Grant
Program Fiscal 1998-1999 are now available from the Centre, fax: (02) 9954-0777
or e-mail: jccgrant@ozemail.com.au. Closing date: 1 December 1997.
JAMIESON AWARDS - AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION OF
UNIVERSITY WOMEN NSW INC
The Australian Federation of University Women NSW Inc offers annual
awards of up to $250.00 each to outstanding women students in any of the
universities within New South Wales completing final or honours year as
follows: one award each for a student from a Faculty of Arts, a Faculty
of Science, a Faculty of Medicine or related field, Faculties of Law or
Business or Commerce or Economics, and one award in the Faculties of Architecture
or Engineering or Agricultural Science or other field. Candidates from
Universities operating in Schools will be considered on the basis of major
subject interest.
Prospective candidates for the awards are invited to write for application forms to the office of the Australian Federation of University Women NSW Inc, Dymock's Building Floor 8, 428 George Street, Sydney, 2001. Completed application forms should be returned as soon as possible and preferably by 30 November 1997. Transcripts of academic records and written comments by referees should be forwarded to the office by not later than 2 February 1998.
RSPCA AUSTRALIA ALAN WHITE SCHOLARSHIP 1998
RSPCA Australia offers an annual scholarship to full-time students
for research projects aimed at improving the welfare of animals. The scholarship
comprises an award of $A2,500 and is available to all full-time students
for the funding of original research aimed at improving the welfare of
animals. Applications and enquiries should be forwarded to Anita Shooks,
Executive Officer, RSPCA Australia, PO Box E369, Kingston ACT 2604. Tel:
(02) 6282 8300, Fax: (02) 6282 8311. Closing date: 27 March 1998.
POSITIONS VACANT
SCHOOL OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES: Computer Officer - Ref. 7886. The appointee will manage a Novell network with over 100 IBM PC and Macintosh-based users and provide general computing and programming support for members of the School of Behavioural Sciences using systems both within and outside the School. Applicants must have a complete or part-degree with a major in Computer Science, and at least two year's experience in a Novell environment. The applicant should also have extensive experience with Windows and Macintosh operating systems and applications, and some acquaintance with WWW applications, tools and languages and with UNIX. The appointee must have the ability to communicate clearly on computing matters with users of widely varying knowledge and experience, and have an approach which encourages all users to exploit the network facilities as fully as possible.
Preference will be given to applicants who are familiar with TCP/IP and have had previous experience in a support position. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Mr Slawomir Boleslawski on x8058, or e-mail: slawomir@bunyip.bhs.mq.edu.au. Salary range: Level 6 $36,375 to $39,903 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 27 October 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
SCHOOL OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES: Lecturers in Sociology (Two positions) - Ref. 18271. The appointee will be responsible for coordinating a core undergraduate unit entitled Social Policy, in semester one and teaching an undergraduate unit entitled Contemporary Sexualities in the second semester. The appointee will also be expected to contribute towards the administration of the Department and its teaching and research program. The position is available from 1 January 1998 for a fixed-term of one year.
Ref: 18272:
The appointee will be required to coordinate an undergraduate introductory
unit entitled Australian Society, and to teach within the Masters of Applied
Social Research. The appointee will also be expected to contribute towards
the administration of the Department and its program of teaching and research.
Preference will be given to applicants with expertise in research design
and qualitative methods. The position is available from 1 January 1998
for a fixed-term of two years.
General
Applicants for the above positions must have a PhD or an active research and publications profile, and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching. All enquiries concerning the positions or your application should be referred to Dr Ken Johnston on x8102 or e-mail:johnston@bunyip.bhs.mq.edu.au. Salary range: Level B $47,363 to $56,245 per annum. (Rates applicable from 1 January 1998). Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 7 November 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE: Manager, Public Relations and Media - Ref. 5869. The appointee will be responsible for general public relations and media liaison for the University. The appointee will supervise seven staff covering University publications, photography, course advertising, media and cultural activities. Applicants must have a background in journalism, public relations or University administration. Experience in editing a range of material for publication would be an advantage. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as are computer skills. The ability to work to tight deadlines is essential. Samples of recent articles or submissions should be submitted with the application. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Peta Lane on x9658. Salary range: Level 10 Band I $56,326 to $66,358 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 27 October 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT (for Macquarie Staff
Only)
SCHOOL OF LAW: Lecturers in Law (Two Positions) - Ref. 18273+Applications
are sought from people who are interested in working to foster an innovative
approach to teaching and research relating to any area of legal scholarship.
Two positions are available. The aim of the School is to provide a plurality
of interdisciplinary approaches to the study of law. The School has two
teaching programs: internal (full-time) and distance education (by correspondence
and on-campus sessions). Students receive a thorough preparation for professional
practice and other careers. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in
a related area. In addition, applicants must also have made substantial
progress towards a higher degree or the equivalent in published work, have
a good record of teaching, scholarship and research. A demonstrated capacity
for administration or community outreach would add strength to applications.
The teaching and curriculum development needs of the School will be taken
into account in making appointments to these two positions. Enquiries and
further information package: Mr Michael Noone on x7085, or e-mail: michael.noone@mq.edu.au.
An application package MUST be obtained prior to sending your application.
The positions are available from 1 January 1998 for a period of one year, to be taken up by 1 February 1998. Salary range: Level B $47,363 to $56,245 per annum. (Rates applicable from 1 January 1998) Applications, including full curriculum vitae, visa status, and the names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 31 October 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT (for Macquarie Staff
Only)
SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STUDIES: Associate Lecturers in
Statistics - Ref. 17320+ The Statistics Department is the largest in
Australia and is committed to develop an outstanding presence in teaching
and research. Three positions are available. The appointees will be required
to teach in the undergraduate program in Statistics, undertake research
and publication in the fields of Statistics, and contribute to the administration
of the School. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in statistics or
closely related area. Applicants must have demonstrated teaching experience
at tertiary level in core undergraduate units in either of the two areas
of operations research or epidemiology, along with experience in the administration
of undergraduate statistics units. The successful applicants must also
hold, be completing or willing to undertake a higher degree in Statistics,
and develop a suitable research and publication program. Industry experience
will be viewed favourably. Enquiries and further information package: Associate
Professor John Croucher on x8551. An application package MUST be obtained
prior to sending your application. The positions are available from 1 January
1998 for a fixed-term of five years, with the possibility of conversion
to tenure. Salary range: Level A $33,155 to $44,994 per annum. (Rates
applicable from 1 January 1998) Market-based salary supplementation may
be available. Applications, including full curriculum vitae, visa status,
and the names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the
Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by
7 November 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically
requested.
INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENTS (for Macquarie Staff
Only)
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: Special Education Centre - MUSEC Teaching Positions
- Early Years Initiative. Applications are invited for the following
positions to work in the Early Years Initiative in the Special Education
Centre. The Early Years Initiative comprises two inclusive preschool programs,
The Early Intervention Network and the Early Years Clinic. The clientele
served by these programs are children 0-6 years with disabilities (principally
intellectual disabilities), typically developing and gifted preschoolers
3-5 years, and young students with severe literacy and numeracy problems
5-8 years. A service is also provided for the families of these children
and, in some cases, the professionals involved in their current and future
education. The Co-ordinator and Senior Teacher will be recruited to work
in specific programs. The assistant teachers will be expected to work across
programs at the discretion of the Director of the Special Education Centre.
Co-ordinator, Early Years Initiative - Ref: 18002
The appointee will be responsible for the day to day operation of the
programs which are part of the Early Years Initiative (Early School, The
Pre-school Program, The Early Intervention Network and The Early Years
Clinic). This will involve the direct supervision of a senior teacher,
assistant teachers, therapy staff and teachers' aides who are implementing
the various programs and will include an important role in program development
and management in consultation with academic staff. An important component
of the Co-ordinator's role is the supervision of postgraduate students
undertaking special education practicum in Centre programs and in placements
outside the Centre. Other duties include participation in research in the
programs and the development and implementation of inservice courses and
workshops and liaising with professional staff from other services and
with parents.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate collaborative management skills and competence in the use of data-based teaching methods and behavioural methods of classroom management. The applicant will need to hold a postgraduate qualification in special education with extensive experience in working with young children with disabilities and learning difficulties and, ideally, with typically developing children. Experience in working with parents and other professions is essential. Qualifications in early childhood education are highly desirable. A current NSW driver's licence is also essential. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Coral Kemp on x8712. The position is available from 31 January 1998 for a fixed-term of three years, with the possibility of further appointment subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding. Salary range: Level 8 $47,248 to $52,620 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation. (Rates apply as at 1 January 1998).
Senior Teacher, Early Intervention Network - Ref:17743
The appointee will be required to assume the day to day responsibility
for the co-ordination of the Early Intervention Network which provides
an early intervention resource for families with children with disabilities
and to community-based early intervention programs. The successful applicant
will also provide input to the inclusive preschool program; edit the Network
newsletter; participate in the development and implementation of inservice
courses and workshops and will liaise with professional staff from other
services and with parents. The appointee will work under the direction
of the Co-ordinator, Early Years Initiative.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate collaborative management skills and skills in appropriate assessment and program development for young children with a range of abilities, including children with intellectual disabilities. Extensive experience in working with young children, and with parent and other professions, is essential. Early childhood qualifications and a postgraduate qualification in Special Education are highly desirable. A current NSW driver's licence is also essential. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Dawn Chadwick on x8700. The position is available from 1 January 1998 for a period of one year, with the possibility of further appointment subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding, and is to be worked over 15 hours per week. Salary range: Level 6 $38,121 to $41,819 per annum, pro rata rates apply, plus employer superannuation. (Rates apply as at 1 January 1998).
Assistant Teachers (Three positions) - Ref:16446+
The successful applicants will work with the Senior Teacher and/or
the Early Years Co-ordinator, assisting them to plan instructional programs.
They will be responsible for the general organisation and day to day operation
of the classroom under the direction of the Early Years Co-ordinator and/or
the Senior Teacher. The position requires teachers to work with consultant
therapists and may involve the supervision of the work of a teacher's aide.
The appointees are expected to work in classrooms at the Centre as well
as implementing supporting programs in preschools or "next environment"
schools.
Applicants will be expected to have formal qualifications in Special Education and be familiar with data-based instructional techniques and behavioural techniques of classroom management. Experience as a special education teacher will be viewed favourably. A current NSW driver's licence is essential. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Dawn Chadwick on x8700. The positions are available from 27 January 1998 for a period of one year with the possibility of further appointment subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding. Salary range: Level 5 $33,038 to $37,312 per annum, plus employer superannuation. (Rates apply as from 1 January 1998).
MUSEC Teaching Positions - MULTILIT (Making Up Lost Time in Literacy)
Initiative
Applications are invited for the following positions to work in the
MULTILIT (Making Up Lost Time in Literacy) Initiative in the Special Education
Centre. The MULTILIT Initiative comprises full-time intensive literacy
programs as well as clinical and off-site programs, specifically the MULTILIT
Program for students in Years 5 and 6, the FAST Progam for students in
years 2 to 4, the MULTILIT Clinic for students from 8 years, and the Schoolwise
Project for students in Years 6 and 7. The clientele served by these programs
are school-aged children who are experiencing severe difficulties in acquiring
basic literacy skills, including children with disabilities.
Co-ordinator, MULTILIT Initiative - Ref: 18276
The appointee will be responsible for the day to day operation of the
programs which are part of the MULTILIT Initiative. This will involve the
direct supervision of a Senior Teacher/s, Assistant Teachers and Teaching
Assistants who are implementing the various programs, and will include
an important role in program development and management in consultation
with academic staff. An important component of the Co-ordinator's role
is the supervision of postgraduate students undertaking Special Education
practicum in Centre programs and in placements outside the Centre. Resource
development within the educational programs is also a function of this
position. Other duties include participation in research in the programs
and the development and implementation of professional development courses
and workshops and liaison with schools and with parents. The successful
applicant will need to demonstrate collaborative management skills and
competence in the use of data-based teaching methods and behavioural methods
of classroom management. The appointee will need to hold a postgraduate
qualification in Special Education with extensive experience in working
with primary-aged students with severe learning difficulties. A current
NSW driver's licence is also essential. All enquiries concerning the position
or your application should be referred to Professor Kevin Wheldall x9621.
The position is available from 27 January 1998, for a fixed term of three
years with the possibility of further appointment subject to satisfactory
performance and the availability of funding. Salary range: Level
8 $47,248 to $52,620 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation.
(Rates apply as from 1 January 1998).
Senior Teacher, MULTILIT Initiative - Ref: 17743
The appointee will be required to assume day to day responsibility
for one of the educational programs or work within an educational program
assisting the Coordinator with management of the program. The appointee
will assist the Co-ordinator in the practicum placement of postgraduate
students undertaking Special Education practicum in the programs. Resource
development within the educational programs is also a function of this
position. In addition, the appointee may be required to assist the Co-ordinator
in the presentation of workshops or professional development courses. The
successful applicant will also need to demonstrate collaborative management
skills and competence in the use of data-based teaching methods and behavioural
methods of classroom management. The successful applicant will need to
hold a degree and recognised specialist teaching qualification in Special
Education with relevant experience in working with students with behavioural
difficulties. Postgraduate training in Special Education is highly desirable,
as is experience in teaching in mainstream classrooms/programs. A current
NSW driver's licence is also essential. The appointee will work under the
direction of the Co-ordinator, MULTILIT Initiative. All enquiries concerning
the position or your application should be referred to Ms Margrit Frischknecht
x8701. The position is available from 27 January 1998 for a period of one
year with the possibility of further appointment subject to satisfactory
performance and the availability of funding. Salary range: Level
6 $38,121 to $38,121 to $41,819 per annum, plus employer superannuation.
(Rates from 1 January 1998).
Assistant Teachers, MULTILIT Initiative (Two positions) - Ref:16446
The appointees will work with the Senior Teacher and/or the MULTILIT
Co-ordinator, assisting them to plan and implement instructional programs.
The appointees may be assigned to any of the programs conducted through
the Centre, including programs accommodated off campus. Applicants will
be expected to have a tertiary teaching qualification (eg BA Dip Ed), with
a specialisation in Special Education. Preference will be given to applicants
who have indicated a willingness to undertake further study in Special
Education, or who are already qualified special educators. Applicants will
be expected to be familiar with data-based instructional techniques and
behavioural techniques of classroom management. Experience as a Special
Education teacher will be viewed favourable. A current NSW driver's licence
is also essential. The successful appointees will work under the direction
of the Co-ordinator, MULTILIT Initiative and/or the Senior Teacher. All
enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred
to Ms Margrit Frischknecht x8701. The positions are available from 27 January
1998 for a period of one year with the possibility of further appointment
subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding. Salary
range: Level 5 $33,038 to $37,312 per annum, plus employer superannuation.
(Rates apply from 1 January 1998).
Teaching Assistant, MULTILIT Initiative - Ref:18001
The appointee will work in a team of Assistant Teachers and Senior
Teacher and/or the MULTILIT Co-ordinator, implementing instructional programs.
Applicants must have at least a Higher School Certificate and be prepared
for in-program training. Preference will be given to applicants who have
a degree in a related discipline and who have indicated a willingness to
undertake study in Special Education, or who are already enrolled in suitable
program of study in Special Education. Applicants will be expected to be
familiar with data-based instructional techniques and behavioural techniques
of classroom management. Experience working with children with learning
difficulties will be viewed favourably. The appointee will work under the
direction of the Co-ordinator, MULTILIT Initiative and/or the Senior Teacher.
All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred
to Ms Margrit Frischknecht x8701. The position is available from 28 January
1998, for a period of one year with the possibility of further appointment,
subject to satisfactory performance and the availability of funding. Salary
range: Level 4 $30,267 to $32,345 per annum, plus employer superannuation.
(Rates apply from 1 January 1998).
General
Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference
number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be
forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personel Office, Macquarie University,
NSW 2109 by 27 October 1997 Applications will not be acknowledged
unless specificially requested.
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL SERVICES: Management Accountant - Ref. 8873. The Office of Financial Services, Budget Section, is a central area of the University providing financial management expertise within a pro-active contemporary environment. The Office provides planning support and information to the University Executive as well as to Schools and Offices of the University. The appointee will be a senior member of the Office and will be expected to contribute to the broad activities of the Office and the University, including committee membership. Duties include, a supervisory role as a management accountant with day to day co-ordination of activities relating to a group of Budget Units, preparation/monitoring of the University's Operating, Capital and Research Budget, assisting in the development and upgrading of the Financial Management Information System and on-the-job training of staff within the University. Applicants must have relevant tertiary and/or professional qualifications or extensive relevant experience particularly in computerised finance systems. The successful applicant will have a high level of spreadsheet skills, extensive experience in budgeting and management accounting, proved staff management skills, together with high level oral and written communication skills. Applicants must be able to demonstrate an ability to work within a team, have a commitment to professional development and innovative practices, and communicate well with staff from all levels and disciplines.
Preference will be given to applicants with an understanding of government funding of universities and experience in staff training. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Denise Osmand, Acting Chief Finance Officer and Deputy Director on x7201 or e-mail:Denise.Osmand@mq.edu.au. Salary range: Level 9 $52,580 to $55,556 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 31 October 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
Women are particularly encouraged to apply
Equal Employment Opportunity and No Smoking in the Workplace are University Policies
SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
Machinery. Earth Sciences has a small Hercus brand Milling Machine and a Hyco brand Table Jig Saw for sale by tender. These are an ideal size for the home workshop of an experienced machinist. The milling machine has been adapted to take larger than usual samples and includes some cutters (quality and sharpness unknown). The jig saw has a solid overhead arm and a deep throat for good cutting clearance. Items will not be sold singularly. Inspection can be arranged by contacting Nigel Wilson on x8330 or Keith Maxwell on x8326. Sealed tenders addressed to Mr Rod Bashford, School Manager must be received by 14 November, 1997. A tender condition is the prompt collection of these items by the successful tenderer.
The School of Earth Sciences has the following SUN workstations available for sale: Enquires should be directed to Dr Peter Love x9677, Peter.Love@mq.edu.au.
Ultra170e, 167MHz, 64MB, 2GB, 19" colour monitor, 17 months old
Ultra140, 143MHz, 64MB, 2GB, 19" colour monitor, 17 months old
SPARC10, 36MHz, 112MB, 2GB, 17" colour monitor, 4 years old
CLASSIFIED
TO LET: Gordon. Fully furnished house with 3 bedrooms plus study. Walk to station, bus to Macquarie. Suitable for visiting academic. Rent: $430 p.w. Phone Mr W Wright on 9498 3100.
TO LET: Thornleigh. Fully furnished 3 bedroom house.1km to Normanhurst station. Huge back yard. Available beginning December to end of February (negotiable). Rent: $250p.w. plus bond. Car could be included for additional $100p.w. Phone Gae on 9484 7302.
TO LET: Marsfield. Partly furnished spacious 4 bedroom house with refrigerator, lounge, washing machine, dryer, 2 beds, wardrobes, garage. Minimum lease 6 months. Contact Tessa Donovan on 9888 2231.
TO LET: Holiday house on south coast, opposite popular surfing beach. Fishing, walks etc. Sleeps up to 8 (4 bedrooms). Available weekends and school holidays. x7937 or 9569 1172(AH).
TO LET: Redfern. Renovated terrace, only 5 minutes from the city. Four bedrooms plus small study, timber kitchen, bathroom, working fireplaces, and grassed backyard. Available from early December. Rent: $400p.w. Contact Paul on x9616 or 9698 4772.
HOUSESITTING AVAILABLE: Professional theatrical production person settling in Sydney looking to housesit for six months plus from the end of December 1997. For details call 00 11 64 21 655 230 (overseas number - will call back immediately) or write to Mr B Fitzgerald, Apartment 8B, The Madison, 37-39 Federal Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
FOR SALE: Wet suit (spring suit) Rip Curl "Dawn Patrol". As new, worn once, size medium. $110 ono. Contact Bob Dickson on x7162.
FOR SALE: Elegant, ergonomic scandinavian "lounger". It may be viewed in my office. $75 ono. Phone x8758 or e-mail: plevine@pip.engl.mq.edu.au.
FOR SALE: 1700+ Fly Buy points. Yes, you can transfer points from one account to another. $150. Phone x8758 or e-mail: plevine@pip.engl.mq.edu.au.
FOR SALE: 5CM Coronamatic 2200 electric typewriter in perfect working order. $45 ono. Phone x8758 or e-mail: plevine@pip.engl.mq.edu.au.
FOR SALE: Steelcraft Pack'n'Play cot, brand new in box with fitted cotton sheet set to match. $95 ono. Phone Elaine on x7385.
FOR SALE: Hanimex slide projector, including 3 roll cartridges (holding 120 each), speed control and projector screen. Phone Luba on 9891 2888(W).
FOR SALE: Toyota Corona, auto, sedan, 1980, air, 5 months registration, good condition. $2,300 negotiable. Contact Grace on x8472, 9419 4752(AH) or e-mail: gliu@work.gsm.mq.edu.au.
FOR SALE: Daihatsu Charade CS 1993, 5 door, 1.3ltr, air, 4 new tyres, excellent condition. $9,500 ono urgent sale. Phone 9982 8149.
FOR SALE: Mitsubishi Colt (1984) excellent mechanical condition, one lady owner, 155 000 kms, auto, air, cassette, 6 months registration. $2,700 ono. Phone 041 114 5050 or 9736 1638.
FOR SALE: Lounge suite, Van-Treight 5th Avenue, brand new, top quality 3-piece fully upholstered, zip-cushioned lounge suite. Can be bought as a suite $5,190 or separately as 3 individual items; 3-seater lounge $2,390; 2 ½ seater $1,950, both Delft light blue; armchair, sapphire deep blue, $990, all with scatter cushions and armcaps. Phone 9876 4458.
FOR SALE: Kelvinator 2-door fridge, 220L $330; Simpson heavy duty Washing machine $420; dining table with 4 chairs $220; pine coffee table $50; 2 single sofa (wooden arm) $50 each; queen-size bed (mattress, base and caster) $170; foam matt $40; study desk $100; Aiwa CD radio cassette player $90; TV rack $20. Phone Kaz on 9805 0565.
FOR SALE: Pair of tubular bunk beds, high and low level, can be stacked vertically or used separately. Red colour, virtually as new. $140; BMX bike, 16 inch, black, Universe brand. Mechanically excellent, seat functional but not elegant, paintwork fair. $55. Contact Eddie on x8543.
FOR SALE: TV and VCR, both 8-9 years old. VCR just serviced and excellent. TV is OK, works well, but the colour fluctuates. Would be terrific as a second or spare set. $350 for both. Please phone Cynthia, x7448 or 9807 3173.
FOR SALE: Preloved Macintosh Corporate Computers - come with free Nokia digital phone if you connect with Vaughan Roles on an 18 months plan. Supplied with 80MgHD, mouse, keyboard, monitor and 3 months warranty: Powerbook 170, 6MgRam, $580. MacIIvx, 8MgRam, $599. MacLCIII, 8MgRam, $499. MacIIci, 8MgRam, $499. MacIIsi, 5MgRam, $399. Phone Vaughan Roles on 0500 866 866 or 0411 878 357.
WANTED: Music stand for student use only - primary school level, any condition. Phone Elaine on x7385.
Fri 24 October BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: Functional Roles of Termites in Undisturbed and Disturbed Tropical Forest: Does Biodiversity Matter? presented by David Bignell (School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary and Westfield College, UK).1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.
Fri 24 October ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Auditor Litigation: Reputation and Auditor Switching Effects, presented by Professor Keith Houghton (University of Melbourne). 2.00 to 3.30pm in Building C5C Room 452, followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries: Dr Chris Chan x7765.
Fri 24 October LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Christian Charity and Prisoner Supplications in the Late Antique/Early Medieval Period, presented by Dr John Koenig (Macquarie). 3.00 to 5.00pm in Museum of Ancient Cultures Seminar Room, Building X5B Room 321. Admission free. All welcome. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966, e-mail: agillett@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au.
Fri 24 October AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR EGYPTOLOGY DISCUSSION GROUP: The Exodus - general discourse, followed by supper - no charge. 7.00pm, 3rd floor X5B. Enquiries: Joan Beck x8848.
Mon 27 October CHEPD WORKSHOP: Resolution And Negotiation, presented by Amanda Phillips, (CHEPD). 9.30am to 5.00pm in E6A 116.
Tues 28 October SOCIAL/DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY GROUP: Parenting and Employment Roles, presented by Ruth Way (Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C3A 532. Enquiries: Jennifer Bowes x9844 or Julie Fitness x8015.
Wed 29 October LAW SEMINAR:
The Law of Love, presented by Professor Michael Detmold
(University of Adelaide). 1 00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4
of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from
Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).
Wed 29 October PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: The God Effect, presented by Professor Kevin Hart (Monash University). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Peter Menzies x8876 or Jane Farquhar x8837.
Wed 29 October INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINAR: Women's Poetry, with Particular Reference to the Work of Anne Sexton, presented by Rebecca Curran (joint Women's Studies/English Honours student). 1.00 to 2.00pm in W6A 325. Enquiries: Dr Wendy Waring x7684 or Beverley Barnett x 7095. All welcome.
Wed 29 October AUSTRALIAN METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: A talk on the effect of changing climate and weather on coastal landforms and beaches in eastern Australia by Professor Ted Bryant (University of Wollongong). Visitors welcome, refreshments will be served after the meeting. 7.30pm in E5A 143 (Nominations for the 1998 committee will be welcome at this meeting.)
Wed 29 October MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FRIENDS: Visit to the Australian History Teaching and Resources Centre, including a talk by the Curator, Ms Valda Rigg. Please meet at the Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Macquarie University Library at 5.30pm for 6.00pm. We will then go to the Centre for the talk. All welcome. Enquiries: Barbara Farquhar, x7520.
Thurs 30 October DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: (Topic to be Announced). Presented by Dr Santi Rozario (Lecturer, Anthropology/Sociology, University of Newcastle). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601.
Thurs 30 October ECONOMICS SEMINAR: (Topic to be announced), presented by Professor Peter Goenewegen (University of Sydney). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.
Thurs 30 October CIC SEMINAR: On the Choice of Soil Hydraulic Models in Land Surface Parameterization Schemes, presented by Parviz Irranejad (PhD student, CANCES and School of Applied Mathematics, UNSW). 1.00 to 2.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Roy Leigh x8356.
Thurs 30 October CHEPD WORKSHOP: Personal Reflections on Teaching: Things That Work and Things That Don't Work (1). Winners of the 1997 Macquarie University Outstanding Teacher Awards talk informally about their teaching. With Ms Suzi Chow (Director, Japanese Studies, Modern Languages), Dr Terry Freeman (Senior Lecturer, Physics, MPCE) and Mr Peter McGraw (Senior Lecturer, GSM). 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116.
Fri 31 October GEOLOGY SEMINAR: The Skippy Project: Seismic Structure of Australia, presented by Professor Brian Kennett (RSES, ANU, Canberra). 1.05pm in E6A 102. Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.
Fri 31 October ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: The Appropriateness of Reliance on Accounting Performance Measures: Is it a Case of National Culture or Task Uncertainty?, presented by Ms Alina Lee (University of Melbourne).2.00 to 3.30pm in Building C5C Room 452, followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries: Dr Chris Chan x7765.
Fri 31 October RESEARCH SEMINAR IN EARLY JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY: The Significance of Genesis in the Persian Period, presented by Dr Mark Brett (Whitley College, Melbourne). 3.00 to 4.30pm in X5B 321. Enquiries: Dr Judith Lieu, x8867.
November
Mon 3 November MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SINGERS REHEARSAL: 7.00 to 9.30pm in C5C 209 every Monday evening. All voice parts welcome. Phone Corinna on 9413 7108, or just come!
Tues 4 November SOCIAL/DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY GROUP: Power in Lesbian Relationships, presented by Judith Isben (Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C3A 532. Enquiries: Jennifer Bowes x9844 or Julie Fitness x8015.
Wed 5 November MODERN HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Military Revolution or Maritime Evolution? European Imperial Expansion 1492-1788, presented by Dr George Raudzens (Macquarie). 11.00am to 1.00pm in the Australian History Teaching and Research Collection Seminar Room, W6A 331. Enquiries: x8879.
Wed 5 November PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: The Importance of Love in Rawls' Theory of Justice, presented by Dr Susan Mendus (York University). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Peter Menzies x8876 or Jane Farquhar x8837.
Wed 5 November LAW SEMINAR: Curbing Activism: Contracts and the Jurisprudence of Justice Kirby, presented by John Gava (Macquarie). 1 00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4 of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).
Thurs 6 November DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: (topic to be announced). Presented by Dr Christine Jourdan (Sociology/Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601.
Thurs 6 November ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Micro versus Macro Explanations of Unemployment: An Australian Study, presented by Chris Heaton and Paul Oslington (Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.
Thurs 6 November CHEPD WORKSHOP: Macquarie University Teaching Development Grants - Information Session. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116.
Fri 7 November GEOLOGY SEMINAR: Dedolomitization Reactions: The Fate of Primary Dolomite, presented by Professor Blair Hostetler (Macquarie). 1.05pm in E6A 102. Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.
Fri 7 November ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Be(com)ing the Leader of a Finance Function: Three Vignettes of Accounting in Action, presented by Dr Jane A Baxter (UNSW). 2.00 to 3.30pm in Building C5C Room 452, followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries: Dr Chris Chan x7765.
Fri 7 November AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR EGYPTOLOGY DISCUSSION GROUP SOCIAL NIGHT -please bring a plate. 7.00pm, 3rd floor X5B. Enquiries: Joan Beck x8848.
Mon 10 November CHEPD WORKSHOP:
Macquarie University Teaching Development Grants -
Information Session. 1.00pm to 2.00pm in E6A 116.
Tues 11 November CHEPD WORKSHOP: Personal Reflections on Teaching: Things That Work and Things That Don't Work (2). Winners of the 1997 Macquarie University Outstanding Teacher Awards talk informally about their teaching. With Professor Ed Davis (GSM), Ms Rhondda Fahey (Associate Lecturer, Linguistics, ELM), Dr Michael Johnson (Senior Lecturer, Computing Science, MPCE) and Dr Dennis Phillips (Senior Lecturer, History, HPP). 1.00pm to 2.00pm in E6A 116.
Tues 11 November CHEPD WORKSHOP: Stress Management, presented by Christine Gardiner, (Director, Counselling and Health Services). 9.30am to 4.00pm in the Mollie Thomson Room, Library. For bookings contact CHEPD, x9721.
Wed 12 November LAW SEMINAR: Law & Religion Scholarship and the development of common law teaching, presented by Pat Kavanagh (Macquarie). 1 00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4 of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).
Wed 12 November PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Discursive Commitments, presented by Dr Phillip Staines (UNSW). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Peter Menzies x8876 or Jane Farquhar x8837.
Wed 12 November INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S STUDIES WORK IN PROGRESS SEMINAR: To have and to hold: Women and understandings of commitment in Australian Cosmopolitan from 1976 to 1995 presented by Dr Fiona Papps (School of Behavioural Sciences, Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in W6A 325. Enquiries: Dr Wendy Waring x7684 or Beverley Barnett x 7095. All welcome.
Thurs 13 November ECONOMICS SEMINAR: (Topic to be announced), presented by Brian Toohey (Australian Financial Review). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.
Thurs 13 November CIC SEMINAR: Climate and sea level variations as recorded from the Bahamas Platform: Results from Ocean Drilling Leg 166, presented by Dr Alexandra Isern (Lecturer, School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney). 1.00 to 2.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Roy Leigh x8356.
Fri 14 November BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: The Key Centre Goes West: Biodiversity Assessment in Sturt National Park, presented by Ian Oliver (Macquarie). 1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.
Fri 14 November LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Jerome and the Near East, presented by Professor Fergus Millar (Oxford). 3.00 to 5.00pm in Museum of Ancient Cultures Seminar Room, Building X5B Room 321. Admission free. All welcome. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966, e-mail: agillett@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au.
Fri 14 November MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY ASSOCIATION LECTURE: The Classical World and the East, presented by Professor Fergus Millar (Brasenose College, Oxford). 8.15pm in X5B T1. (AGM will be held at 7.30pm).
Sun 23 November MACQUARIE TRIO THANKSGIVING CONCERT: 2.30pm in the Macquarie Theatre. Enquiries: x9447 or x9658.
The next issue of Staff News will be published on Friday 7 November 1997.
All items for inclusion to be submitted in writing, preferably on disk, if lengthy, or by e-mail (vilma.monios@mq.edu.au) by noon, Monday 3 November 1997.
Barbara McGarity W6B x7379, Fax x7391.