The Fellowship will be administered by the Anglo-Australian Telescope Board (AATB), through the Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO).

The period of tenure of the Fellowship shall be two years with an extension of up to 12 months in exceptional circumstances.

Where a fellowship is awarded to an overseas resident, the AAO will reimburse the cost of the cheapest direct airfare, for the Fellow and his/her dependents

On completion of the Fellowship the Fellow will be entitled to the same return fare provisions provided that the Fellow has not obtained subsequent employment in Australia for a period exceeding 12 months.

In the case of an award to an Australian resident, the AAO will meet transfer expenses on a basis comparable to that provided for Fellows travelling from overseas, for the Fellow and the Fellow's family.

Where a Fellow elects to travel by car, the AAO will provide a mileage allowance up to the maximum equivalent of the cheapest direct airfare.

To claim reimbursement of travel costs, Fellows will furnish the AAO with full particulars of their mode and time of travel and receipts for all payments.

The Fellow may claim for removal expenses up to $12,000. To claim removal expenses Fellows should supply the AAO with full particulars of all costs incurred and receipts.

If the Fellow relinquishes the Fellowship before 12 months after commencement date, the Fellow will be required to refund all the removal expenses incurred. If the fellowship is relinquished within 6 months, the relocation allowance will be refundable on a pro rata basis.

RENTAL ALLOWANCE

A rental allowance will be paid for the duration of the Fellowship in accordance with Australian Government conditions.
 

A research support grant of $6,000 per annum is available. The Research Support Grant may be used for the following purposes:

Short term or casual assistance where some work in the research program requires an extra pair of hands or where some special expertise is required eg computer programming.

Equipment.

Minor items of equipment which are needed essentially full time for the research program of the Fellow and which cannot reasonable be made by the host institution. Equipment purchased from a Research Support Grant normally become the property of the host institution but may be subject to negotiation between institutions if the Fellow relocates.

Special chemicals, components, consumable and minor items necessary for the Fellow’s research program.

Subsistence and fares for field work, attendance at national or international conferences, workshops and seminars directly associated with and essential to the Fellow’s research program and where necessary for consultation with other workers.

The duties of a Fellow shall be to conduct research in the field proposed by the Fellow and to spend one third of his or her time supporting AAO activities as specified by the Director, AAO. Fellows shall diligently and to the best of their ability apply themselves to the duties of their Fellowship.

Fellows shall devote their whole time to their duties and may not accept additional appointment or emolument without prior reference to the Director, AAO.

A Fellow will be required to abide by the regulations (including disciplinary provisions) of the AAO.

During the tenure of the Fellowship, a Fellow shall become entitled to leave of absence for recreation at the rate of four weeks per annum to be taken at any time by arrangement between the Fellow and the AAO and may be granted leave of absence for health or other reasons in accordance with the usual practices of the AAO.

Additional funds will not be provided to cover accrued leave proposed to be taken after the Fellowship period has expired. Fellows should therefore take their recreation leave during the period of Fellowship tenure.

Fellows are entitled to 12 weeks paid maternity leave in addition to the duration of their Fellowship. Any further leave must be taken as leave without pay.

In some circumstances a Fellow may apply for a suspension of the Fellowship. This may only occur if, for example, a Fellow is offered a short term Fellowship to travel overseas, and the work to be carried out overseas is relevant to the research being done in the AAO Fellowship. Therefore the Fellow may be granted a suspension of up to six months to take up such a short term Fellowship. To be granted a suspension, the Fellow must seek the written permission of the Director, AAO.

Every 12 months from commencement date, the Fellow must provide an annual progress report to the Director, AAO. The Director will forward copies of the report to the ARC and PPARC.

No later than six months after termination or completion date of a Fellowship, the Fellow must provide a Final Report in a form approved by the Director, AAO.

If at any time the ARC and PPARC should become convinced after due enquiry that the Fellow is not making proper use of the opportunities presented by the Fellowship, or if the Fellow is guilty of conduct that, in the opinions of the ARC and PPARC, shows that the Fellow is unfit to continue the Fellowship or would prejudice the standing of the Fellowship Scheme, the ARC and PPARC may, at their absolute discretion, terminate the Fellowship.

A Fellow may only relinquish the Fellowship 12 months or more after the commencement date. Only under exceptional circumstances will the ARC and PPARC allow forfeiture of the Fellowship before 12 months.

A Fellow should give one month's notice in writing to the Director, AAO after the 12 month period, if he/she intends to relinquish the Fellowship.

Notices or communications signed by the Chair, ARC on behalf of the ARC and PPARC are to be taken as notices or other communications from the ARC and PPARC. Communications from the Fellow to the ARC/PPARC shall be addressed to:-

The Chair

Australian Research Council

GPO Box 2702

CANBERRA ACT 2601

SYDNEY

15 July 1998