Join the Centre for Educational Research

• Members
• Associate Members
• Adjunct Members
• Visiting Members
• Benefits of Membership
• Expectations of Membership
• Contact and Application
  

Membership

There are four types of membership available within CER:

• Members
• Associate members
• Adjunct members
• Visiting members

Members

Membership is open to all UWS staff.
Minimum criteria for membership are set in accordance with UWS requirements for the previous triennium. These are

• research active status (either ‘qualifies’ or ‘provisional’) on the University’s register of research activity
• research fits within the Centre’s themes
• external research income as recorded with the Office of Research Services, being $30,000 per triennium.
• 3.0 weighted publications per triennium
  
• contribution to Higher Degree Research completions.

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Associate Members

Associate Members are required to be UWS staff who meet UWS active research status (either ‘qualifies’ or ‘provisional’) on the University’s register of research activity with the Office of Research. Associate members are researchers with an emerging profile and who are supported in their research practice through their association with the Centre.

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Adjunct Members

Adjunct appointments are governed by the UWS Visiting and Adjuncts Appointments Policy. They are honorary appointments made to benefit the University by increasing cooperation and activities between the University and leaders and members of academia, professions, business, industry, community, and the public sector, in Australia and overseas.
Such appointments are made for a limited period, up to a maximum of three years and appointees can be current or former (e.g. retired) academics, or members of a profession, business, industry, community, or the public sector, either in Australia or overseas.

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Visiting Members

Visiting Member appointments are governed by the UWS Visiting and Adjuncts Appointments Policy. Visiting appointments are for relatively short term periods. The maximum term of appointment is one year but appointments may be renewed via the approval process outlined in UWS Policy indicated above.
Visiting appointments provide recognition for external scholars who wish to be associated with the University to undertake independent scholarly work, for example during study leave.
A visiting appointment mainly recognises individuals who already have an academic appointment with another university and who continue to be paid by that institution. The appointee is seeking an association with the University for a defined period, with the intention of returning to their substantive position elsewhere.
This category of appointment may also be applied to external students (e.g. doctoral students) in appropriate circumstances.

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Benefits of membership 

• a lively intellectual environment
• an international network of researchers
• work with postgraduate students
• support for publications, conferences, professional development, research development
• access to CER support staff and infrastructure.

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Expectations of membership

• building and promoting the research, activities and reputation of the Centre
• securing external research grants and disseminating research findings through high quality and high impact media
• contributing to the research culture and intellectual environment, including facilitating and hosting visits by scholars of national and international repute, mentoring early career and emerging researchers and sharing knowledge, expertise, and advice with other members
• contributing to the administration, planning, and management of the Centre
• contributing to the Centre’s annual report, triennial reviews, and other Centre publications.

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Contact and Application

The Centre will call for applications for membership annually, although individuals may contact the Centre Director to discuss their interest in membership at any time. Potential members will be asked to complete a University Research Centre (URC) Annual Membership Registration Form which will be made available at the Centre for Educational Research website before the closing date. The completed form will be assessed in conjunction with data provided by the Office of Research Services.

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