C7Future Fellows Operational Requirements

C7.                   Future Fellows Operational Requirements

C7.1  Prior to commencing, the Future Fellow must relinquish any fellowships, awards or the duties of any existing appointments. The Future Fellow may hold honorary or non-remunerated fellowships or awards. The Administering Organisation must ensure that honorary or non-remunerated fellowships will not impair the capacity of the Future Fellow to complete the proposed Project. ARC approval must also be obtained for any responsibilities after the award.

C7.2  The Future Fellow cannot begin another ARC Award or ARC Fellowship until the Future Fellowship has been completed.

C7.3  The Future Fellow must be an employee at the Administering Organisation for the Project Activity Period.

C7.4  The Future Fellow is expected to spend a minimum of 0.8 FTE (80 per cent of Full Time Equivalent) of their time on research activities related to the proposed Future Fellowship.

C7.5  The Future Fellow is expected to spend a minimum of 0.2 FTE (20 per cent of Full Time Equivalent) of their time on activities at the Administering Organisation. The Future Fellow may spend up to 0.2 FTE (20 per cent of Full Time Equivalent) of their time annually on teaching activities. The Future Fellowship will not be extended to accommodate any periods of teaching. Supervision of honours or postgraduate students is not included in this limit.

C7.6  A Future Fellow must not spend more than half of the Project Activity Period outside Australia or engaged in international travel, except where ARC approval has been granted.

C7.7  The Future Fellow may not engage in other professional employment during the Project Activity Period without prior approval from the ARC. The Future Fellowship may be undertaken on a full-time basis, or a part-time basis subject to the employment conditions of the Administering Organisation provided that the Future Fellowship does not exceed eight years from the Date of Commencement (excluding any approved periods of suspension).

 A Future Fellowship does not have a minimum Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) for ARC purposes, but the FTE of the Future Fellow for ARC purposes must match that of the Future Fellow’s employment contract. The Administering Organisation and not the ARC is to manage changes to the Future Fellow’s working hours. The Administering Organisation will notify the ARC of any changes to working hours through submission of a Variation of Funding Agreement.

C7.8  The Administering Organisation must ensure the Future Fellow has access to the following Leave entitlements in line with the Administering Organisation’s normal practice:

a.            maternity leave;

b.            partner/parental leave;

c.            recreation leave; and