This is the schedule for the election to fill academic staff positions on Academic Board.
The schedule specifies the term of office, electorate, dates for nominations and ballot, Returning Officer and election rules. It also includes the nomination form that should be used to nominate as a candidate in this election, and information about Academic Board.
For the election of
| Academic staff from faculties | Engineering and Information Technology | 1 position |
| Health | 1 position | |
| Law | 1 position | |
| Science | 1 position | |
| Academic staff from the professoriate and associate professoriate (levels D or E) | 4 positions | |
| Academic staff (levels A, B or C) | 2 positions | |
| Deputy dean, associate dean or head of school (or equivalent) | 1 position | |
Term of office
Two years: 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028
Electorate
| Academic staff from faculties | Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term) from Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Science can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote for their faculty position (Rule G3-22(1)(b)). |
| Academic staff from the professoriate and associate professoriate (levels D or E) |
Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term at levels D or E) can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote in this election (Rule G3-22(1) (h)). Restrictions No more than 2 from any one faculty or unit can be elected to sit on Academic Board from the professoriate and associate professoriate (levels D or E) (Rule G3-1(3)(b)). Given this restriction and the current Academic Board membership, only one candidate from UTS Business school, one candidate from Faculty of Design and Society, one candidate from Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology and one candidate from Faculty of Law can be elected. |
| Academic staff (levels A, B or C) |
Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term at levels A, B or C) can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote in this election (Rule G3-22(1) (h)). Restrictions No more than 2 from any one faculty or unit can be elected to sit on Academic Board from the academic staff (levels A, B or C) (Rule G3-1(3)(c)). Given this restriction and the current Academic Board membership, no candidate from UTS Business School can be elected. |
| Deputy dean, associate dean or head of school (or equivalent) | Any academic staff member with the title of deputy dean, associate dean or head of school (or equivalent) can stand as a candidate, nominate candidates and vote in this election (Rule G3-22(1)(h)). |
Nominations
- Open Thursday 6 August 2026
- Close at 3pm Thursday 20 August 2026
Nomination form
To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Academic Board — election of academic staff (PDF).
Ballot
- Open Thursday 10 September 2026
- Close at 3pm Thursday 24 September 2026
A ballot is required if more valid nominations are received than positions vacant. Ballots will take place in UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.
The names of candidates and candidate statements will be made available at Voting before the ballot opens.
Returning Officer
University Secretary, William Paterson
Election rules
Conduct
Participants in elections (candidates, their representatives and voters) are expected to follow the same high standard of conduct and behaviour during the campaign process as is expected on campus generally. The behaviour of election candidates and their representatives should meet expected standards of conduct. See Code of Conduct for UTS Elections.
Concerns about security due to election-related conduct should be reported to UTS Security and Emergency Management. Phone 02 9514 1192 or dial ‘6’ on any UTS phone.
Results
The results of these elections will be made available at Results around 2 weeks after close of voting, following the declaration of poll by the Returning Officer (Rule G3-36(3) and (4)).
About Academic Board
| Terms of reference | Refer Rule G3, Part 1. |
| Number of meetings | Academic Board has 6 scheduled meetings per year. |
| Composition | Academic Board consists of ex officio members and elected members. For more information, see Academic Board: Membership. |
| Membership | The length of Academic Board membership will be 2 years for staff and one year for students. |
| Further information |
For elections contact the Electoral Officer: For Academic Board contact the Principal Governance Officer: |