November 10, 2008 – 10:03 pm
Due to the annual close down for Christmas and New Year, the Themis Timekeeper approval times and Remuneration and Benefits internal paper cut-offs have been revised. The revised calendar (.pdf) is now available to download from the Payroll page.
October 10, 2008 – 4:23 pm
The University of Melbourne Staff Wellbeing Program has started! The website brings together information about a range of wellbeing related activities - involving physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing - in and around the University of Melbourne. From this new website you will be able to:
- Check out the list of current and upcoming events
- Find information and resources on a range of wellbeing related topics
- Take a wellbeing test
- Follow links to other sites on a variety of wellbeing topics, and
- Listen to downloadable audio on meditation and relaxation.
This program is coordinated by the Counselling Service within the Department of Wellbeing Services. Further enquiries can be directed to Jonathan Norton, Manager, Counselling Service.
September 27, 2008 – 4:30 pm
The University commenced enterprise bargaining negotiations with the NTEU and other relevant unions on Tuesday 26th August. To find out more about enterprise bargaining visit our Enterprise Bargaining website.
September 9, 2008 – 4:25 pm
There have been changes concerning the FBT treatment of laptops and salary packaging announced in the 2008/09 Federal Budget. For further details, please see the relevant pages of our website.
August 12, 2008 – 4:33 pm
Fellowships for Threatened Academics: Professors, Researchers and Lecturers
Application Deadline: September 5th, 2008
The Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Scholar Rescue Fund (SRF) provides fellowships for established scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. These fellowships permit professors, researchers and other senior academics to find temporary refuge at universities and colleges anywhere in the world, enabling them to pursue their academic work and to continue to share their knowledge with students, colleagues, and the community at large. When conditions improve, these scholars will return home to help rebuild universities and societies ravaged by fear, conflict and repression. During the fellowship, conditions in a scholars home country may improve, permitting safe return post-fellowship; if safe return is not possible, the scholar may use the fellowship period to identify a longer-term opportunity.
How the Scholar Rescue Fund Works
- Professors, established researchers and other senior academics from any country, field or discipline may qualify. Preference is given to scholars with a PhD or other highest degree in their field; who have extensive teaching or research experience at a university, college or other institution of higher learning; who demonstrate superior academic accomplishment or promise; and whose selection is likely to benefit the academic community in the home and/or host country or region. Applications from female scholars and under-represented groups are strongly encouraged.
- Fellowship recipients are expected to resume their teaching, lecturing, research, writing and publishing at an academic institution outside the region of threat.
- Fellowships are awarded for visiting academic positions ranging from 3 months to one calendar year. Awards are issued for up to US $25,000, plus health insurance with the final amount dependent upon the location of the host institution, the cost of living, and the value of any additional contributions from the host institution or other source.
- Fellowships are disbursed through host academic institutions for direct support of scholar-grantees. In most cases, host campuses are asked to match the SRF fellowship award through partial salary/stipend support, research materials, medical insurance, and other in-kind assistance.
Applications
Applications are accepted at any time. Emergency applications receive urgent consideration. Non-emergency applications will be considered according to the following schedule:
| Season |
Applications Due |
Decision Date |
| Spring 2008 |
5th September |
20th October |
| Summer 2008 |
5th December |
20th January |
| Autumn 2009 |
5th April |
20th May |
To apply, please download the information and application materials from:
http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/apply.htm
For universities and colleges interested in hosting an SRF scholar, please visit: http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/host.htm.
More Information
We welcome your questions. Please contact us at:
IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships
809 U.N. Plaza
New York, New York 10017
Tel: (USA) 1-212-984-5486
Fax: (USA) 1-212-984-5353
E-mail: SRF@iie.org
Web: www.scholarrescuefund.org
Iraqi Scholars
If you are a scholar from Iraq, or seeking support on behalf of an Iraqi scholar, please direct all questions or queries to the telephone number above or write directly to the Iraq Scholar Rescue Fund at IraqSRF@iie.org. Kindly include “SRF Iraq Project” in the subject line.
January 9, 2008 – 4:39 pm
Take a look at our 2008 Calendar of Programs to learn about staff development opportunities.