Academic Employment

The policies, guidelines and procedures which support the principles of the industrial instruments can be found on the PTC Policies, Procedures and Guidelines webpage under ‘3. Employment conditions’.

If more information or clarification is required, please contact your People, Talent and Culture professional at the local level. 

Academic standards and qualifications by level and academic employment type

Minimum Standards for Academic Levels (MSAL)

The Minimum Standards for Academic Levels (MSAL) are set out in the Enterprise Agreement and provide an explanation of the minimum level of complexity and achievement, degree of autonomy and the leadership requirements of each level.

Minimum Qualifications for Academic Staff

The Minimum Qualifications for Academic Staff outlines the minimum qualifications required to appoint academic staff.

Academic Classification Standards, Research Only Classification Standards & Teaching Academic Standards of Performance.

The classification standards explain and expand the MSAL for academic staff (but do not replace them) and in conjunction with the University of South Australia Academic Workload Guidelines 2019, and your position description, will support academic staff and supervisors with recruitment, performance development and management, and with preparation for academic promotion.

The documents referred to above can be found on the PTC Policies, Procedures and Guidelines webpage.

Academic Casual (Sessional) staff 

• Please refer to the Academic Casual Staff webpage.

Academic Research

• Guidelines on the preferred and accepted practices of the University in the internal communication process during the appointment of during the appointment of NHMRC and ARC Fellows can be found on the PTC Policies, Procedures and Guidelines webpage.
• The Early Career Researcher (ECR) Development Program is aimed at academic staff in the early stages of their research careers who are seeking opportunities for strategic career planning and skill development in the area of academic research. Please refer to the Early Career Researcher Development program website for further information.

Academic Promotion

• Please refer to the Academic Promotion webpage.

Academic Staff Development

• Please refer to the Academic development webpage.

Senior Academic employment

• Conditions of Employment guidelines for Senior Academic Positions can be found on the PTC Policies, Procedures and Guidelines webpage.
  
  
• To obtain a copy of a current position description for a Senior Academic Position, please contact your People, Talent and Culture (PTC) Business Partner at the local level.