Graduate Research Board — special election of an academic staff
This is the schedule for the election to fill a staff casual vacancy on the Graduate Research Board.
The schedule specifies the term of office, electorate, dates for nominations and ballot, Returning Officer and election rules. It also includes the nomination form that should be used to nominate as a candidate in this election, and information about Graduate Research Board.
For the election of
| Academic HDR supervisor (level D or E) to represent Business, Design and Society and Law | one position |
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Term of office
Date of declaration to 31 December 2028
Electorate
Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term) at level D or E who holds the title of HDR supervisor can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote for staff positions in their respective cohort (Rule G3-22(1)(b)).
Per the Board’s composition, the cohorts are:
- Faculty of Engineering and IT, Faculty of Health and Faculty of Science
- UTS Business School, Faculty of Design and Society and Faculty of Law
- Institute for Sustainable Futures, TD School and Connected Intelligence Centre.
For this election, the cohort is UTS Business School, Faculty of Design and Society and Faculty of Law.
Nominations
- Open Tuesday 14 April 2026
- Close at 3pm Wednesday 29 April 2026
Nomination form
To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Graduate Research Board — special election of an academic staff (PDF 121kb).
Ballot
- Open Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Close at 3pm Tuesday 19 May 2026
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
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 2 weeks after close of voting, following the declaration of poll by the Returning Officer (Rule G3-36(3) and (4)).
About Graduate Research Board
| Terms of reference | Refer Graduate Research Board. |
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| Number of meetings | The board meets 6 times a year. |
| Composition | The board consists of ex officio members, elected staff members and elected student members. |
| Membership | The length of board membership will be 2 years for staff and 1 year for students. |
| Further information |
For elections contact the Electoral Officer: email Jenny.Luong@uts.edu.au telephone 02 9514 1235 |
