Department of Chiropractic
About Us
Welcome to our team! This area of the website has been created and maintained for all Chiropractic contract Staff - Tutors, Demonstrators and Lecturers.
Employment Opportunities
Applications for teaching in the 2012 Program are now closed.
9th November 2011
INDUCTION PROGRAM
Thursday 23 FEBRUARY 2012 - E6A 102, detailed program to be advised
Registration and Lunch from xxx am to
The Induction Program will be held on Thursday 23 February 2012, you will be paid for your attendance. Registration and Lunch will be from xxx to xxx. It is a tight
schedule and the Executive Dean Faculty of Science will be addressing
the meeting at 12 Noon. Please be on time.
It is compulsory for all staff to attend.
From the 2012 program:
Casual Academic Staff Booklet 2012
When do classes start? All Lectures start in Week 1 (ie the week of 27 Feb 2012) and most Tutorials and Practicals start in Week 2 (ie the week of 5 March 2012), with a few exceptions. Click on the above link to find out when classes start.
Code of Conduct
This Code confirms our commitment to the university’s values and outlines the expectations that are made of all staff of the university. All staff are expected to perform their duties and conduct the academic and business activities of the university with efficiency, fairness, impartiality, integrity honesty and compassion.
Public Comment Policy
Applies to all university staff and covers any comment in any medium, where it might be reasonably expected that the publication or circulation of the comment will spread to the community at large. This includes comments in web-based communications such as social networks, forums and blogs; and the appropriate handling of confidential information.
A breach of these policies would result in disciplinary procedures.
Timesheets
You must have provided us with your contract paperwork prior to commencement of classes so that we can ensure that you are on the payroll system.
In 2012 we have moved to online submission of timesheets. Please click on the following link for Instructions on how to use the system. You must check and make changes where necessary to your timesheet every fortnight by the following dates: Timesheet Due Dates for 2012. Changes such as extra work performed or classes not taken must be noted on your timesheet as they occur.
Click on the following link for information on the current hourly Pay Rates and Job Descriptions.
The university entered into a new Academic Staff Enterprise Agreement in 2011.
Unit Class Lists
Please contact the Unit Convenor for a class list. As there are a couple of versions of this report on Student 1 please specify exactly which type of class list you require. Contact Christopher Evans to discuss x9850 6990 or email christopher.evans@mq.edu.au
Professional Development
Visit the university Learning and Teaching Centre a handy site to find help with Blackboard now replaced by Moodle, iLecture or AV services.
You can also enrol into the program Foundations in Teaching and Learning which is open to all academic staff. And also arrange to have your teaching evaluated via the Teaching Evaluation for Development Services (TEDS)
Sessional Staff Website This site has been developed as a toolkit to support sessional staff at Macquarie University. You might find this site useful if you are a sessional staff member, an administrator who manages sessional staff, or a unit convenor or Head of Department who has responsibility for sessional staff. Resources on this site have been grouped according to these roles.
Health and safety
First Aid Kits are located in our staff tea room (E7A227) and in E5A310 lab.
If a person is seriously injured or ill, call Security immediately on x 9999 (9850 9999). If you cannot reach x.9999 dial 0-000 (000 from external phone) and ask for AMBULANCE, FIRE BRIGADE or POLICE. Provide your name, phone number, location, number of people involved, and details of the medical emergency. Staff requiring basic first aid should call a First Aid Officer or Security on x7112.
Click here for a list of First Aid Officers in the Faculty of Science.
Strategic Planning (to be advised)
Research
Visit the Research page of our website to find out more about the areas of research that Chiropractic academics are involved in http://www.chiro.mq.edu.au/Research/
The Department has a research seminar program featuring talks of general interest. These are held regularly and are advertised on the website at: http://www.chiro.mq.edu.au/Seminars/index.htm
- Department Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month.
- Research Committee Meetings are held approximately every month.
- Student Staff Liaison Meetings are held twice per semester.
Useful Links
To provide comment on this page email Louella Almeida
Next update February 2012