D6DECRA Operational Requirements

D6.                   DECRA Operational Requirements

D6.1   Prior to commencing, the DECRA must relinquish any fellowships, or awards. The DECRA 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 DECRA to complete the proposed Project. ARC approval must also be obtained for any responsibilities assumed after the award.

D6.2  The DECRA Recipient cannot begin another ARC Award or ARC Fellowship until the DECRA has been completed.

D6.3   The DECRA Recipient must be an employee at the Administering Organisation for the Project Activity Period.

D6.4   The DECRA Recipient is expected to spend a minimum of 0.8 FTE (80 per cent Full Time Equivalent) of their time on research activities related to the proposed DECRA.

D6.5   The DECRA Recipient is expected to spend a minimum of 0.2 FTE (20 per cent Full Time Equivalent) of their time on activities at the Administering Organisation. The DECRA Recipient may spend up to 0.2 FTE (20 per cent of Full Time Equivalent) of their time annually on teaching activities. The DECRA will not be extended to accommodate any periods of teaching. Supervision of honours or postgraduate students is not included in this limit.

D6.6   A DECRA Recipient must not spend more than one third of the Project Activity Period outside Australia or engaged in international travel, except where ARC approval has been granted.

D6.7   The DECRA Recipient may not engage in other professional employment for the Project Activity Period without prior approval from the ARC.

D6.8   The DECRA 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 DECRA does not exceed six years from the date of commencement (excluding any approved periods of suspension).

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

D6.9   The Administering Organisation must ensure the DECRA Recipient has access to the following Leave entitlements in line with the Administering Organisation’s normal practice:

a.            Maternity Leave;

b.            Partner/Parental Leave; and

c.            Recreation Leave.

D6.10  Funding for paid leave, and suspension of the Project to undertake such leave, must be requested from the ARC via a Variation to Funding Agreement as detailed in the Funding Agreement.