Professors are a critical resource within the University community, possessing a range of skills and knowledge which can contribute significantly to the quality of the institution in a variety of ways.
Over recent years changes in the higher education sector have altered many traditional understandings of the professorial role. Within the University of Western Australia the most significant of these is the ongoing devolution of responsibility and authority to faculties and schools.
'Classification Standards' were introduced in industrial awards in 1988 to clearly document the roles and expectations of all academic staff, including professors. This University has supplemented these 'classification standards' by the development of specific selection criteria for academic appointments.
This statement is intended to provide clarification of the many roles which professors may play within their schools, the institution and the community.
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