Developing Your Academic Career

Academic Development programs and resources at UTS provide academic staff with opportunities to support, reflect on and enhance their work and career development. They include support for the process of probation for new academics and professional development opportunities and resources for all academic staff, including advice and resources on preparing for a promotion .

Learning and teaching development

The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning provides opportunities for academics to participate at a choice of three levels:

  1. Participation in workshop sessions without completing assessment tasks or enrolling in the course. This level is available to all UTS academics and other teaching staff, including casuals by negotiation with the course co-ordinator.
  2. Completion of individual subjects. At this level, you would come to sessions or complete equivalent independent learning activities and submit appropriate evidence of learning in a reflective teaching portfolios for assessment. This level is available only to participants in the development program for academics new to UTS. If you complete subjects and are not enrolled in the course, the completion will be counted for credit if you choose to enroll.
  3. Completion of the entire course, which enables you to obtain a formal qualification in learning and teaching in higher education. The course may be completed by completing a negotiated action research project related to your teaching and learning context, and credit may be given for equivalent prior learning.
    See the course timetable for session details. All sessions are held in the IML seminar room 27.15, Level 27, Tower Building.


Contact the course administrator Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au, 9514 1669, for enrolment and general information.

UTSOnline workshops and drop-in sessions

These are offered each semester and are advertised via the UTSOnline Community email list and in Staff Notices. They are held in the IML New Media Centre 27.13, Level 27, Tower Building. Kuring-gai and Gore Hill sessions can be offered by arrangement. Contact Simon Housego (9514 1661).

UTS Teaching and Learning forum

The 2007 forum will be held on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 November. Information will be made available on the IML website and via Staff Notices. Abstracts and the program from the 2006 forum are available. In 2005, the forum was replaced by the ATN Evaluation and Assessment conference held at UTS.

Research development

The Research and Innovation office offers workshops and advice on grant preparation and other research topics. To get information about events, subscribe to ResearchNet via http://listserv.uts.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/researchnet

Research supervision development

The University Graduate School offers orientations and supervisor forums for postgraduate research supervisors and students. UTS is a leading member of the fIRST consortium site which contains online activities and resources for improving research supervision and training.

Other academic career development

Your academic supervisor and/or mentors' roles include assisting you with career development and providing advice about opportunities which are available within your Faculty or Institute. Other opportunities which you can make use of for your career development within UTS include: