Schedule: Academic Board — Academic staff from the professoriate and associate professoriate (levels D or E) (special election)

This is the schedule for the special election to fill an academic staff casual vacancy on Academic Board.

The schedule specifies the term of office, electorate, dates for nominations and ballots, Returning Officer and election rules. It also includes the nomination form that should be used to nominate as a candidate in this special election, and information about Academic Board.

For the special election of

Term of office

One year: 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025

Electorate

Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term at levels D or E) can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates, and vote in this election (Rule G3-22(1)(h)).

Restriction

No more than two from any one faculty or unit can be elected to sit on Academic Board from the professoriate and associate professoriate (levels D or E) (Rule G3-1(3)(b)). Given this restriction and the current Academic Board composition, no candidates from the Faculty of Business and the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology can be elected. Similarly, only one candidate from the Faculty of Arts and Social Science and the Faculty of Science can be elected.

Nominations

• Open Thursday 10 October 2024
• Close at 3pm Thursday 24 October 2024

Nomination form

To nominate a candidate in this Special election use the nomination form: Academic Board — Academic staff from the professoriate and associate professoriate (levels D or E) (special election) (101kb PDF).

Ballots

• Open Thursday 7 November 2024
• Close at 3pm Thursday 21 November 2024

A ballot is required if more valid nominations are received than positions vacant. Ballots will take place in UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.

The names of candidates and candidate statements will be made available in voting before the ballot opens.

Returning Officer

University Secretary, William Paterson

Election rules

University General Rules, G3, Part 3

Conduct

Participants in elections (candidates, their representatives and voters) are expected to follow the same high standard of conduct and behaviour during the campaign process as is expected on campus generally. The behaviour of election candidates and their representatives should meet expected standards of conduct. See Code of Conduct for UTS Elections.

Concerns about security due to election-related conduct should be reported to UTS Security. Phone +61 2 9514 1192, or dial ‘6’ on any UTS phone.

Results

The results of these elections will be made available in results around two weeks after close of voting, following the declaration of poll by the Returning Officer (Rule G3-36(3) and (4)).

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