As the SIG continues to grow, the membership has identified the need for one of our Co-Convenors to focus on building our research profile. Contributing to Australasian research in openness has been a long-desired outcome, and our recent meetings have indicated it’s time to realise that purpose.
The SIG takes an activity-based approach to the Co-Convenor roles, with each seeking to deliver tangible outcomes. This position will join the Co-Convenors for the Digest Team, and the Webinar Program.
Importantly, establishing these positions provides the opportunity:
- For members to actively contribute within a leadership position
- To build skills and share knowledge that benefit the SIG membership
- To signal to members and external parties the key areas of activity for the SIG
- To distribute workload as the SIG continues to grow in size
Co-Convenor (Research)
Purpose: This position is primarily responsible for identifying and coordinating SIG research activities that encourage the membership to become involved in collaborative publication and research presentation opportunities related to OER and OEP. The position will support at least one SIG conference paper at ASCILITE annually, with the intent to develop opportunities for AJET publications (or other OA journals). Additionally, the position will liaise with ASCILITE to determine support for research activities (for example, organising guest speakers), and identify (with the membership) opportunities for funding.
Responsibilities: This position will liaise with ASCILITE for the purposes of accessing resources/training for the community (if available) and identify opportunities for member professional development (working with the Co-Convenor Webinars to suggest speakers, for example), identify sources of funding as appropriate, and coordinate collaborative research activities that lead to at least one conference paper submission at ASCILITE and one journal article submission to an open journal. These activities will be a ‘pilot’ and reviewed during the second year of office. The position will also report to the membership as part of the monthly agenda at each SIG meeting.
Term of Office: Two years: (currently 2023 and 2024)
Reporting metrics:
- Types of support for research skills training accessed – e.g. submitting a research proposal, ethics applications, literature reviews
- Number of staff engaged
- Number and type of cross-institutional projects commenced and/or completed, with progress reports
- Type and number of outputs
- Annual survey
- Research metrics (i.e. when papers are published, collect and report appropriate impact measures)
How to apply:
Applicants should send their expressions of interest to the Returning Officer via angie.w@deakin.edu.au. An application should outline any relevant experience and outcomes related to the Purpose and Responsibilities (above). Applications should not exceed 600 words and should be in Word (or similar) format. Please do not send a pdf.
Applications open: Wednesday June 7, 2023
Applications close: COB (5.00pm AEST), Wednesday 21 June 2023
Recruitment process:
- The Returning Officer will receive all applications. The Returning Officer for this position is: Angie Williamson <angie.w@deakin.edu.au>
- On Friday 23 June 2023, the Returning Officer will copy all applications into the July OEP SIG Meeting Agenda document
- Voting will open via email (facilitated by voting buttons) for a period of one week (closing 5.00pm AEST on Friday June 30 2023)
- The Returning Officer will report the outcomes directly to the Co-Convenors
- An announcement will be made at the OEP SIG meeting (Tuesday, 4 July 2023)
Please direct any enquiries about the position to one of the current Co-Convenors.
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