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    Below is a job adverisement from my University. To save time I've
    added the position description also. However, I would recommend
    contacting the relevant people for more information because I believe
    they will send brochures and the like which I can't yet transmit via
    email.

    Since I am on holiday for the next few weeks, if you contact me about
    the position you may not get a prompt response (if at all!). Please
    make formal approaches to the appropriate officers detailed in the
    position description.

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    VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY


    JACK REFSHAUGE CHAIR OF MOVEMENT SCIENCES


    The Faculty of Human Development wishes to appoint a senior academic
    to the new Jack Refshauge Chair of Movement Sciences. The naming of
    the Jack Refshauge Chair is a joint initiative of Sport and
    Recreation Victoria and Victoria University of Technology in
    recognition of the outstanding achievements of Jack Refshauge in
    sport and education within Victoria.

    The person appointed will be Director of the Centre for
    Rehabilitation, Exercise and Sport Science (CRESS). CRESS is a new
    University Research Centre located in the Faculty. It undertakes
    research and consultancy work aimed to enhance physical performance,
    health and wellbeing in and through physical activity. Major
    contributions currently come from the disciplines of exercise
    physiology and metabolism, biomechanics and sport and exercise
    psychology.

    The person appointed will be expected to provide research leadership
    in rehabilitation, exercise and sport science. This will include
    identification of major research directions and oversight of research
    funding strategies and applications and the development of
    consultancy work. The person appointed will manage the Centre,
    including coordination of around 20 academic staff and more than 60
    research students currently associated with it.

    A PhD and a strong research record in the field are essential. The
    person appointed will have relevant academic and professional
    experience in the rehabilitation, exercise and sport science field.
    Substantial experience of attracting and managing research and
    consultancy funds will be a distinct advantage.

    The Jack Refshauge Chair of Movement Sciences is an established
    position in the Faculty of Human Development at Victoria University
    of Technology. The appointment will be made on a tenurable basis. The
    person appointed will have available an initial research grant of up
    to $20,000 for personal research and will also be able to access a
    Centre car. Superannuation, travel and removal allowance and
    temporary housing assistance are available.

    Salary : $78,991 per annum (Level E)

    Further information regarding the position may be obtained from
    Professor David Lawson by telephone on (03) 688 4085 or by fax on
    (03) 688 4803.
    __________________________________________________ ____________

    A position description may be obtained from Personnel Services by
    telephone on (03) 688 4993 or by fax on (03) 688 4965.

    Forward written applications quoting reference number F/HD05,
    personal details, qualifications, experience and the names,
    addresses, telephone and confidential facsimile numbers (where
    available) of three referees to the Manager, Personnel Services,
    Footscray Campus, Victoria University of Technology, PO Box 14428,
    MMC, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 by 21 October 1994.
    Equality of employment opportunity is University policy.

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    NOW FOLLOWS THE POSITION DESCRIPTION

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    VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

    FACULTY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

    Centre for Rehabilitation, Exercise and Sport Science (CRESS)

    Jack Refshauge Professor of Movement Sciences and Director of CRESS


    Position Title: Jack Refshauge Professor of Movement Sciences
    Director, Centre for Rehabilitation, Exercise and Sport Science

    Position Ref: F/HD05

    Salary: $78,991 (Level E)

    Incumbent: New Position

    Reports to: Dean, Faculty of Human Development
    Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

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    1. BACKGROUND

    The Victoria University of Technology has established a chair in the
    area of rehabilitation, exercise and sport science. In association
    with Sport and Recreation Victoria and in recognition of his
    significant contribution to sport and education in Victoria,
    including a notable role in the development of physical education and
    recreation at Footscray Institute of Technology and Victoria
    University of Technology, the University has named the chair, the
    Jack Refshauge Chair of Movement Sciences. The person appointed to
    this chair will be Director of the Centre for Rehabilitation,
    Exercise and Sport Science (CRESS).

    The Centre for Rehabilitation, Exercise and Sport Science has
    recently been established as a University Research Centre (URC). It
    is one of only six URCs and it is envisaged that this number will not
    increase in the next few years, so the research area is recognised as
    one of the University's strongest. As a URC, CRESS has guaranteed
    funding from the University for five years. This is based on CRESS
    meeting agreed performance objectives and the amount of funding
    reduces each year so that CRESS is expected to be self-financing by
    1998.

    Each URC is located in a faculty and the Director reports to the Dean
    of that faculty on a day-to-day basis, while being responsible also
    to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research). CRESS is an independent
    cost centre in the Faculty of Human Development. This Faculty has
    four departments, Education, Nursing, Health Sciences, and Physical
    Education & Recreation, as well as a number of other research units.
    There is great potential for staff in each of those departments and
    units to collaborate on research and consultancy in CRESS for their
    mutual benefit. Currently, the largest input to CRESS comes from the
    Department of Physical Education and Recreation, with only occasional
    contributions around the Faculty, so this is an area of potential
    growth.

    A characteristic of URCs is that they should have cross Faculty
    collaboration. CRESS has historically involved substantial input from
    exercise biochemistry and metabolism researchers in the Department of
    Chemistry and Biology. This contribution currently involves four
    members of academic staff, a research officer and six postgraduate
    research students and involves a range of collaborative studies with
    other members of the Centre, as well as many biochemistry projects.

    Other research currently in progress involves intra-University
    collaborations with engineering departments, Maths and Computing, and
    the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts. Again there is
    potential to expand the inter-faculty collaborations of CRESS.

    The Centre also has external associations with researchers in a
    number of other Australian universities, as well as overseas
    collaborators in the USA, the UK, Europe, and Asia. It is developing
    partnerships with commercial potential, both in research and
    consultancy. In view of the limit to the time for which the
    University supports URCs, developing this area is a priority for the
    Director of CRESS.

    The Director will also play a leading role in achieving the Centre's
    aim of becoming a national leader in research and consultancy in its
    field, as measured by performance indicators such as source and
    amount of public and private funding attracted, prestigious
    publications and presentations by Centre members, number of research
    students enrolled in and graduating from the Centre and eminent
    researchers attracted to work in or collaborate with the Centre.
    Primary among these will be the preparation of research and
    consultancy funding proposals to suit target organisations, the
    development of strategies for research to enhance the success of
    these applications, such as optimal selection of funding agencies,
    identification of topics receiving funding priority, and the
    identification and lobbying of internal and external figures
    influential in the determination of research funding. Encouragement
    and support for CRESS members to facilitate the submission of
    publications and conference presentations, as well as funding
    proposals, is a primary means by which the Director will promote this
    objective.

    The Director of CRESS will be responsible for the management of the
    Centre, including its facilities, resources and its budget.
    Acquisition and maintenance of laboratories and office space,
    equipment to execute research and administrative activities,
    administrative and technical staff to support the Centre's activities
    and high quality researchers and research students to execute the
    research and consultancy work, which will further enhance the
    national and international standing of CRESS, will require skills in
    negotiating at all levels within the University and with various
    external organisations.

    The Chair is a Faculty position on a tenurable basis with a level E
    salary ($78,991). Duties, responsibilities and rights outside CRESS
    may be assigned from time to time. The person appointed will have
    available an inital research grant of up to $20,000 for personal
    research, and will also be able to access a Centre car for business
    and reasonable private purposes.


    2. POSITION OBJECTIVE

    The Jack Refshauge Professor of Movement Sciences, as Director of
    CRESS holds a research leadership position. Its main objective is to
    lead the development of the new research centre to a position of
    national and international pre-eminence in the area of
    rehabilitation, exercise and sport science. Strategic leadership is
    required in setting the direction of future research and consultancy
    to achieve financial, as well as scholarly, success. Leadership is
    needed to foster the development of researchers in the Centre to
    achieve their personal objectives, as well as the corporate
    objectives of CRESS.


    3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

    3.1 Leadership

    To provide academic leadership in the field of Movement Sciences by
    actively promoting the maintenance of high academic standards and by
    demonstration of a continuing high level of commitment to scholarly
    achievement, through excellence in research, professional
    consultancy, teaching, and curriculum innovation.

    To provide academic leadership for research in rehabilitation,
    exercise and sport science by developing research policy commensurate
    with the mission of CRESS and current needs and priorities in
    government, industry and the community and by promoting research in
    the Centre, advising, leading or collaborating on the submission of
    research proposals, the execution of high quality research, the
    publication of papers in prestigious international journals, and
    presentations at major international conferences to foster the
    research and development of individuals and groups.

    Associated with the above, to promote the Centre so as to attract
    high quality postgraduate research students, to supervise and monitor
    their supervision by others to ensure the production of theses well
    regarded in their field and submitted in minimum time.

    To provide managerial leadership of the Centre for Rehabilitation,
    Exercise and Sport Science by developing administrative policy and
    procedures, chairing the Management Committee, directing the
    activities of the Administrative Officer, the Marketing Manager and
    any other staff employed by the Centre, as well as organising
    procedures for the effective involvement of research and technical
    support shared with other administrative units.

    3.2 Financial Management and Development

    To manage the Centre's budget effectively by optimal use of
    resources.

    To develop strategies to maximise acquisition of competitive research
    funds, research contracts and sponsorships for research.

    To negotiate agreements on shared use of equipment and facilities to
    the financial benefit of CRESS.

    To create other strategies for the generation of research funds.

    To maximise the productivity of the CRESS Consultancy Unit and
    develop profitable consultancy and service activities.

    To develop profitable programs, particularly non-award bearing
    courses, in the area of CRESS expertise.

    3.3 Resource Management and Development

    To manage the maintenance of all CRESS laboratory and office
    facilities to the highest standards.

    To acquire additional space for laboratories, offices and associated
    functions, as needed by the Centre.

    To acquire new equipment for research and administrative functions as
    it is needed.

    To acquire research, administrative and technical staff commensurate
    with CRESS development plans and identified needs.

    To acquire high quality postgraduate research students with the
    associated funding and scholarship implications.

    To enter into agreements with other units for the mutually beneficial
    use of space, staff and equipment.

    3.4 Reporting, Liaison and Promotional Activities

    To report to the Dean, Faculty of Human Development on a regular
    basis agreed with the Dean, providing information on Centre
    activities and access support for Centre developments.

    To report to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) on the basis of
    information or support.

    To chair, report to and facilitate operation of the CRESS Management
    Committee on all CRESS research, consultancy and financial business.

    To service and report to the CRESS Advisory Committee and to liaise
    with its members, both external and internal.

    To liaise with University Senior Management, Administration, and
    heads of other administrative units, such as departments and other
    University and faculty research centres as necessary for the smooth
    running and successful development of CRESS.

    To liaise with key figures in research fund provision, both internal
    and external to ensure that CRESS has a high profile and image of
    research excellence to maximise research funding.

    To liaise with key figures in the community who are potential
    providers of research partnerships, such as sports organisations,
    hospitals, community services and industrial companies.

    To liaise with community leaders and support agencies to ensure that
    CRESS has a high profile and positive image in the community for its
    excellence and its community involvement and to develop consultancy
    work.

    To liaise with the media, advise CRESS staff in media promotion and
    to employ other University expertise to ensure good promotion of the
    Centre in the local and national electronic and print media, good
    public relations with current and prospective clients or partners and
    other target groups and good hospitality of visiting clients or
    partners.





    4. KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

    Skills, Abilities and Attributes

    Demonstrated achievement in the field of movement science,
    specifically in rehabilitation, exercise and sport science, which is
    recognised as outstanding and maintained by colleagues in the field.

    Continuing and significant contributions to the body of knowledge in
    the field by research and critical analysis of existing knowledge,
    resulting in published articles in refereed journals, professional
    reports, books and other publications from established publishing
    houses.

    Professional leadership as demonstrated by presentations for
    professional associations, national and international conferences,
    especially by invitation, as well as invitations to comment to the
    media and in other forums on topical issues.

    Award of significant prizes, fellowships or honours by external
    bodies in recognition of scholarship or research.

    Development and implementation of strategies and policies for
    research, leading to significant new initiatives and research
    product.

    Proven record in acquisition of research funds, in terms of number
    and size of research grants received and research programs
    successfully executed, including leadership of research teams and
    supervision of postgraduate research students.

    Successful application of research results to the solution of
    significant problems of relevance to the community and professional
    application of knowledge in the community through consultancy and/or
    service activity.

    Contributions to academic excellence and innovation in terms of
    curriculum development, teaching methods, access or articulation.

    Effective management of academic or other units, so as to enhance the
    organisation's goals and objectives, including budget management,
    student recruitment and monitoring of progress, staff development and
    facilities planning and maintenance.

    Service on public boards, committees of inquiry, regional
    authorities, boards and committees of professional associations or
    government, as well as membership of accreditation, review, advisory
    or examining bodies.

    Ability to liaise and negotiate at all levels, including record of
    liaison with senior personnel in commercial organisations and
    government agencies, resulting in successful funding or sponsorship.


    Further Information:
    Please contact Professor David Lawson, Dean, Faculty of Human
    Development, on (03) 688 4085, or on fax number (03) 688 4803.

    Closing date: 21 October 1994

    Applications:
    Forward written applications (preferably 2 copies) quoting Reference
    Number and including the names and contact details of three referees
    to Personnel Services, Footscray Campus, Victoria University of
    Technology, P.O. Box 14428, MMC, Melbourne, Victoria 3000. Fax number
    (03) 688 4965.
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