Level A General Standard. A level A Academic Staff Member is expected to make contributions to the teaching effort of the institution, particularly at undergraduate and graduate diploma level and to carry out activities to develop their scholarly, research and/or professional expertise relevant to the profession or discipline. Specific Duties Specific duties required of a level A Academic Staff Member may include: • The conduct of tutorials, practical classes, demonstrations, workshops, student field excursions, clinical sessions and/or studio sessions. • The preparation and delivery of lectures and seminars provided that skills and experience demonstrate this capacity. • The conduct of research. • Involvement of professional activity. • Consultation with students. • Marking and assessment primarily connected with subjects in which the academic teaches. • Production of teaching materials for students for whom the academic has responsibility. • Development of subject material with appropriate guidance from the subject or course coordinator. • Limited administrative functions primarily connected with subjects in which the academic teaches. • Acting as subject coordinator provided that skills and experience demonstrate this capacity. • Attendance at departmental and or faculty meetings and/or membership of a limited number of Committees. A level A Academic Staff Member shall not be required to teach primarily in subjects which are offered only at Masters level or above.
Level A General Standard. A level A research-only Academic Staff Member is expected to contribute towards the research effort of the institution and to develop their research expertise through the pursuit of defined projects relevant to the particular field of research. Specific Duties Specific duties required of a level A research-only Academic Staff Member may include: • The conduct of research under limited supervision either as a member of a team or, where appropriate, independently, and the production or contribution to the production of conference and seminar papers and publications from that research. • Involvement in professional activities including, subject to availability of funds, attendance at conferences and seminars in the field of expertise. • Limited administration functions primarily connected with the area of research of the Academic Staff Member. • Development of a limited amount of research-related material for teaching or other purposes with appropriate guidance from other staff. • Occasional contributions to teaching in relation to their research project(s). • Experimental design and operation of advanced laboratory and technical equipment or conduct of advanced research procedures. • Attendance at meetings associated with research or the work of the organisational unit to which the research is connected and/or at departmental and/or faculty meetings and/or membership of a limited number of committees. • Advice within the field of the Staff Member’s research to postgraduate students. A level A research-only Academic Staff Member shall work with support, guidance and/or direction from staff classified at level B and above and with an increasing degree of autonomy as the research Academic Staff Member gains in skill and experience. Skill Base A level A research-only Academic Staff Member shall normally have completed four years of tertiary study in the relevant discipline or have equivalent qualifications or research experience. In many cases a position at this level shall require an honours degree or higher qualifications or equivalent research experience. Research experience may have contributed to or resulted in publications, conference papers, reports or professional or technical contributions which give evidence of research potential.
