Academic Promotion

Academic Promotion recognises and rewards academic excellence and sustained achievement in alignment with the University’s strategic priorities and relevant frameworks. It provides academic employees with the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to excellence and sustained achievement to progress their career.

2026 applications open on 3 June 2026 and close on 29 July 2026.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for Academic Promotion, you must:

• be a continuing or fixed-term academic employee (if fixed-term, your contract must extend until at least the end of the year); and
• have served a minimum of two years of continuous service at your current level of appointment (excludes casual service).

Please refer to section 5 of the Academic Promotions Policy for additional eligibility requirements.

How to Apply

Before applying for Academic Promotion, please ensure you have:

• read the Academic Promotion policy & procedure
• read the Academic Excellence Framework
• consulted with your National Head of School and attended an information session
• complete the Case for Promotion document

There are three steps to complete:

1. Application form
2. Case for Promotion
3. National Head of School report

Applications must be submitted via the Application Portal.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Resources

• Policy: Academic Promotion
• Procedure: Academic Promotion
• Application form and Case for Promotion
• Academic Excellence Framework
• Referee and Assessor – Conflict of Interest Guide
• Example - Case for Promotion
  • Level B Teaching Scholar
  • Level C Research Scholar
  • Level C Teaching Scholar
  • Level D Teaching and Research Scholar
  • Level E  Teaching and Research Scholar

Access info sessions and more by contacting academicpromotions@nd.edu.au.

• Academic Promotion 2025 Results

  Level C

  • Alexa Seal, Medicine - Research Scholar
  • Anastazja Gorecki, Health Sciences - Teaching and Research Scholar
  • Khaya Morris-Binelli, Health Sciences - Teaching and Research Scholar
  • Lishan Chiu, Medicine - Teaching Scholar
  • Annemarie McLaren, Arts and Sciences - Teaching and Research Scholar
  • Heath Williams, Philosophy & Theology - Teaching and Research Scholar
  • Nitasha Narayan, Nursing & Midwifery - Teaching and Research Scholar
  • Helena Kadmos, Arts & Sciences - Teaching & Research Scholar
  • Sarah Chudy, Health Sciences - Teaching Scholar
  • Stephen Bested, Medicine - Teaching & Research Scholar
  • Shaun Blanchard, Philosophy and Theology - Research Scholar
  • Tim Smartt, Institute for Ethics & Society - Research Scholar

  Level D

  • Christopher Hengel, Medicine - Teaching Scholar
  • Lynnette Mann, Medicine - Teaching Scholar
  • Rosemary Hancock, Institute for Ethics and Society - Teaching Scholar
  • Victoria Lorrimar, Institute for Ethics and Society - Teaching Scholar

  Level E

  • Annmarie Hosie, Nursing and Midwifery - Research Scholar
  • Camilla Nelson, Arts and Sciences - Teaching & Research Scholar
  • David Bronstein, Arts and Sciences - Research Scholar

Contact

For more information, please contact academicpromotions@nd.edu.au