Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00975:reg:9:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00975
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 7/13)
Character Range: 52264–55647

or industry-based end user ambassador.
      b.         Project Quality and Innovation 25%
            * Contribution of the project to address an important gap in knowledge or significant problem identified by the Key Industry Partner;
            * Innovation and significance of the proposed program of research in the context of recent international research in the area, and its potential to transform current bodies of knowledge and practices for the Key Industry Partner and research end-users;
            * Cohesiveness and clarity of the design and implementation plan for the program of research (including the appropriateness of the aim(s), conceptual framework, method, data and/or analyses); and
            * Clear involvement of the Key Industry Partner in the design, method and delivery of the research, and relationship to previous collaborative projects between the candidate and the Key Industry Partner.
    If the project involves Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander research, additional criteria include:
          * The project's level of collaboration, engagement, relationship building and benefit sharing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and First Nations Organisations and Communities;
          * The project's strategy and mechanisms for Indigenous research capacity building within the project;
          * The project's adherence to the Australian Indigenous Data Sovereignty Principles (2018); and
          * The project's understanding of, and proposed strategies to adhere to, the AIATSIS Code of Ethics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (2020) and NHMRC's guidelines on Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities (2018).
      c.         Benefit 10%
          * Strength of engagement between the candidate and the Key Industry Partner, including previous projects (where applicable), and interactions to date on the proposed project;
          * The extent to which all parties demonstrate a commitment to the success of the project, and to developing and expanding a collaborative relationship, including the necessary facilities, resources and development opportunities that the organisations will provide for the candidate;
          * The feasibility of the research in terms of the project's design, participants, requested duration, required resources/facilities, risk management, and appropriateness of the budget; and
          * The cost-effectiveness of the research and its value for money.
      d.         Mentoring and Capacity Building 25%
          * Extent to which the candidate demonstrates exceptional leadership and organisational skills to ensure successful completion of the program of research;
          * Extent to which the candidate will provide exceptional leadership for supervision and mentoring of HDR students and ECRs, to enable their development of industry-focused and industry-based collaboration, translation and/or commercialisation skills, and careers;
          * The extent to which the program of research will build new teams and create world-class research capacity, collaboration and innovation across the relevant industry setting(s);
          * The extent to which all parties demonstrate a commitment to establish enduring Australian and international research collaborations or links between academia