Framework for Teaching Opportunities
Who is this for?
This framework aims to encourage and facilitate schools to connect with some of the large numbers of Research Focused (RF) staff who are at UQ.
There are multiple ways RF staff can contribute to teaching at UQ including these four categories:
- Joint appointments between Schools and Institutes;
- UQ Amplify Scheme (for eligible ARC, NHMRC and MRFF externally-funded fellows);
- RF staff where 1 or 2 is not relevant, but who undertake substantial and sustained contributions to teaching (employed by a School, Centre or Institute);
- RF staff who contribute in a smaller and/or more ad hoc manner to teaching as an entry and/or career development opportunity.
This framework is designed to support the contributions of those staff described by categories 2 and 3 above to:
- enhance teaching capacity and capability and help manage teaching workload in Schools;
- provide an opportunity for interested RF staff to expand their academic portfolio; and
- further strengthen the relationship between research and teaching to improve the student learning experience.
The Principles
Mutuality: Teaching activities must be mutually beneficial to the university; school; students and RF academic.
Educational excellence: All contributions to teaching need to be of high quality and of dependable input.
Contextualised yet consistent: A ‘one size fits all’ approach will not be applicable, however some consistency in the mechanism to match disciplinary expertise and interest in teaching by RF staff with the teaching needs of Schools is required.
Accountability: Expectations need to be clear and transparent; for the individual RF academic, those who support their academic performance assessment, and those responsible for the teaching program. For clarity and accountability, these include expectations of responsibility, quality, time commitment and participating in development and feedback processes including the Annual Performance and Development (APD) process.