School: / PhD
Thesis title: / Prof. Doc.
Important Information
- Please ensure you refer to the Conflict of Interest in the Appointment of Examiners of Research Theses Guidelinesas well as the Higher Degree by Research Thesis Preparation, Submission and Examination Policywhen nominating examiners.
- Prior to submitting the Nomination of Examiners form to the Graduate Research Office, the School must contact potential examiners to ascertain their interest and availability. The Graduate Research Office will send a formal invitation once the examiners have been endorsed and the Thesis has been submitted.
- Each nomination should include a brief justification as to why the examiner has been nominated and provide evidence that the nominated examiner is an internationally recognised expert in their field. If available, please provide the link to their research page (profile page or WARP equivalent).
- Candidates are not to be involved in the process of examiner selection. The identity of potential, nominated or confirmed examiners must not be released to the candidate.
- All examiners must be external to the University of Tasmania.
Examiner One
Title: / First name: / Surname:
Institution:
Address:
Email: / Phone:
Research page:
Reason for nomination:
This examiner has been contacted by the School: / Yes
Examiner Two
Title: / First name: / Surname:
Institution:
Address:
Email: / Phone:
Research page:
Reason for nomination:
This examiner has been contacted by the School: / Yes
Examiner Three (Reserve Examiner – will automatically be invited if one of the above declines or does not respond)
Title: / First name: / Surname:
Institution:
Address:
Email: / Phone:
Research page:
Reason for nomination:
This examiner has been contacted by the School: / Yes
Required Information
Does the thesis contain commercially sensitive data requiring examiners to sign a non-disclosure agreement? / Yes / No
Is the School aware of any prior contact between the nominated examiners and the candidate? / Yes / No
If yes, please provide details:
Do any of the nominated examiners have any association with an organisation that has provided scholarship or project funding for the candidate? / Yes / No
If yes, please provide details:
Have any of the nominated examiners had any formal association with the School, Research Centre, location of the candidate’s research, or the place of the candidate’s employment within the last five years? / Yes / No
If yes, please provide details:
Format and Length of Thesis (Please select the format of the thesis to ensure the correct information is sent to examiners)
A written text with conventional chapters presented as typescript.
A written text containing a combination of peer reviewed publications, articles undergoing peer-review or
revision, and conventional chapters presented as typescript.
A written text containing a combination of peer reviewed publications and articles undergoing peer-review or
revision.
Creative, visual or professional practice products (e.g.musical manuscript, audio-visual materials, models,
designs, computer software, digital material or other non-written material) together with an exegesis, presented
as typescript.
The Thesis does not exceed the word limit stipulated in 3.4.1 Word Limits of the Thesis of the Higher Degree by
Research Thesis Preparation, Submission and Examination Policy.
Chair of Examiners
- A Chair of Examiners will be appointed by the Head of School to act as an independent Chair throughout the examination process of a Candidate’s Thesis. Where the Head of School is also a Supervisor of the Candidate, the relevant FacultyDean/Institute Director will appoint the Chair of Examiners.
- Please ensure you refer to3.9 Chair of Examinersof theHigher Degree by Research Thesis Preparation, Submission and Examination Policywhen nominating the Chair of Examiners.
- It is recommended by the Dean of Graduate Research that the Head of School appoint someone other than themselves or the Graduate Research Coordinator (GRC) as the Chair of Examiners, to remove any perceived conflict of interest.
Title: / First name: / Surname:
Position: / School:
Email: / Phone:
Head of School Endorsement
Note: If the Head of School is also the candidate’s supervisor, this nomination must be endorsed by either a senior academic within the School or the Head of another School.
I have discussed the nomination of the Chair of Examiners named above with the Graduate Research Co-ordinator and the Supervisor(s).
Yes
I have discussed the nomination of the examiners named above with the Chair of Examiners, Graduate Research
Co-ordinator and the Supervisor(s).
Yes
Signed: / Date:
Examination Process – Next Steps
Detailed information about the examination process can be found here, under Thesis Submission and Examination
The candidate submits their thesis for examination via iGRad
The Head of School approves the thesis via iGRad, confirming that it is suitable for submission
The Graduate Research Office sends a formal invite to examine the thesis to the examiners
The examiners accept the invitation and declare any potential conflicts of interest
The Graduate Research Office sends the thesis to the examiners*
*unless it has been determined that there is the potential for a conflict of interest to exist between the examiner and various parties, including the candidate, the supervisor, the University, the subject matter itself or another examiner
The examiners submit their recommendation and report on the thesis to the Graduate Research Office
The Graduate Research Office sends the examiner recommendations and reports to the Chair of Examiners
The Chair of Examiners, in consultation with the supervisory team, makes a recommendation to the Graduate Research Office
The Dean of Graduate Research may consider the recommendation of the Chair of Examiners, along with the reports, before determining how to proceed
The Graduate Research Office sends the reports, along with the deadline for corrections, to the candidate
The candidate makes the required corrections to their thesis
The candidate submits their corrected/final thesis to the Chair of Examiners
The Chair of Examiners initiates the relevant process to review corrections to the thesis, dependant on the recommendation
The Chair of Examiners determines if the thesis corrections are adequate and advises the Head of School that the thesis is complete
The Head of School endorses the recommendation and sends approval that the degree be awarded to the Graduate Research Office
Submission of Form
Please submit your form to the relevant inbox depending on your affiliated school:
(Sciences, IMAS, AMC)
(Arts, Law, Education)
(Health and Menzies)
(Tasmanian School of Business and Economics)
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