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HDR Supervision Arrangements Schedule 1 - Supervision Registration Requirements

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HDR Supervision Arrangements Schedule 1 – Supervisor Registration Requirements

(1) Authority for this document is established by the HDR Supervision Arrangements Procedure.

Internal Supervisors

Internal Supervisors
Definition	Fixed-term and continuing RMIT salaried staff RMIT Emeritus Professors
Roles available	Senior Supervisor (not available to fixed-term staff) Joint Senior Supervisor Associate Supervisor
Academic qualifications	PhD (or formally deemed equivalent)

*Supervisory load is the sum of all proportions of supervision provided by an individual supervisor. It is not adjusted for candidate load.
**Applications to exempt prospective supervisors from the research active requirements detailed in Schedule 1 must be recommended by the Dean of School based on evidence of research and supervisory performance and/or capability, and approved by the ADVC RT&D or nominee. Exemptions would apply to achievements relative to opportunity and industry fellowship appointments.

Categories	Maximum supervisory load Teaching and research staff*	Maximum supervisory load Research only staff*	Research active requirements **	Professional development requirements
Associate Supervisor	8	10	None	As per Schedule 3 -Supervisor Professional Development
Senior or Joint Senior Supervisor	8	10	- At least one HDR supervision to completion (as Senior or Associate) And within the last 3 years, either: - An ERA recognisable research output (including publications and creative works) and external research income or - A minimum of three ERA recognisable research outputs, two of which must be Q1 (or equivalent).	As per Schedule 3 -Supervisor Professional Development

External Supervisors

External Supervisors
Definition	Anyone not employed by RMIT
Roles available	Joint Senior Supervisor Associate Supervisor
Academic qualifications	None required for associate supervision. PhD (or formally deemed equivalence) for Joint Senior Supervisor

Categories	Maximum number of candidates (by FTE)	Research active requirements	Professional development requirements
Associate supervisor	None	None	None
Joint senior supervisor	None	None	None