The University has a policy on the conferal of academic titles on research fellows from the Australia Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
The policy is set out in ARC and NHMRC Fellows.
The policy below applies in certain circumstances in which a proposed principal investigator of a grant, or director of a centre, is not a full-time academic staff member at UWA, or an ARC or NHMRC research fellow, and is seeking a salary for the term of the grant.
The title of lecturer (Level B), senior lecturer (Level C), associate professor (Level D) or professor (Level E) can be conferred on a principal investigator in circumstances where:
Titles below Professor (Level E) are conferred by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the head of school, the dean, and the Chair of the Promotions and Tenure Committee. The recommendation should be forwarded when the research proposal is submitted for approval by the University prior to being sent to the funding agency.
The academic title would be awarded for the duration of the grant.
The title of Professor (Level E) is conferred by Senate on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, the Chair of Academic Board, the dean and the head of school. The recommendation of the head of school and dean should be forwarded when the research proposal is submitted for approval by the University prior to being sent to the funding agency.
Staff with academic titles conferred under this policy are eligible for promotion under the University's promotion criteria for research-only staff.
The title of associate professor or professor can be conferred on a director of a centre in circumstances where:
The title of Associate Professor (Level D) is conferred by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the head of school, the dean, and the Chair of the Promotions and Tenure Committee. The recommendation should be forwarded when the proposal for the establishment of the centre is submitted for approval by the University prior to being sent to the funding agency.
Staff with academic titles conferred under this policy are eligible for promotion under the University's promotion criteria for research-only staff.