University of Technology, Sydney

Schedule: Faculty Board in Engineering and Information Technology — election of a professional staff

This is the schedule for the election to fill a professional staff position on Faculty Board in Engineering and Information Technology.

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 election, and information about faculty boards.

For the election of

Professional staff 1 position

Term of office

Two years: 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2026

Electorate

Any professional staff member (continuing or fixed-term) can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote for staff positions in Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (Rule G3-22(1)(c)).

Nominations

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

Nomination form

To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Faculty Board in Engineering and Information Technology — election of a professional staff (PDF 162KB).

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)).

About faculty boards

Terms of reference Each faculty of the university has a faculty board. The faculty board constitutes the primary forum in the faculty for the discussion and resolution of academic issues and matters. For more information, see Standing Orders for Faculty Boards.
Number of meetings Faculty board meets at least 4 times each calendar year and at such other times as the faculty board determines.
Composition Faculty board consists of ex officio members, nominated members, elected staff members and elected student members.
Membership The length of faculty board membership will be 2 years for staff and 1 year for students.
Further information

For elections contact the Electoral Officer:
email Elections@uts.edu.au
telephone 02 9514 1235

For Faculty Board in Engineering and Information Technology contact:
email FEIT.facultyboard@uts.edu.au
telephone 02 9514 3221