APPOINTING AN HONORARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
The following information outlines the process for appointing an external supervisor
as an Honorary Research Associate (HRA). Appointments are made by the Dean of
the Faculty of Graduate Research. See section 4.6 (c) of the PhD policy.
1. Complete the form for Appointing Honorary Research Associates.
This requires approval from:
The Administrative Supervisor/Head of School; and
The Associate Dean – for PhD candidates; or
The Head of School – for Master’s by thesis candidates
2. Send the completed memo, with a copy of the appointee’s CV to the Faculty of
Graduate Research (FGR). The CV will be returned to the School.
3. The FGR sends an appointment letter (see point 4 below if the HRA is to be paid)
to the appointee with the following resources:
PhD Statute
PhD Policy
Sample Six-monthly Progress Report
Human Ethics application
They are also referred to the FGR website for information relating to PhD
candidature.
Please note: where the appointee is for supervision of a Master’s thesis they will
be sent the Master’s Thesis Policy. Any additional information (such as the
relevant Master’s Handbook) will need to be supplied by the School or Faculty.
The HRA will also be invited to attend a professional development programme at
Victoria University of Wellington if living within the Wellington region.
4. If the HRA is to be paid, the FGR will send the documents as above, but it is the
School’s responsibility to send the HRA an offer of fixed term employment. Seek
advice from your Faculty HR Manager if in doubt about the appropriate
employment agreement.
5. The Associate Dean, the Administrative Supervisor (or the HoS) and the primary
supervisor will receive a copy of the appointment letter. It is the primary
supervisor’s responsibility to ensure that the HRA contributes to the candidate’s
six-monthly progress report.
Faculty of Graduate Research : February 2010
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