Staff

Elected positions on Council and University Committee

The September round for staff elections has now commenced.

The Returning Officer, hereby gives notice of the intention to conduct an election for staff membership on University Council and various University committees set out below.

VOTING IS NOW OPEN

CAST YOUR VOTE

Nominees

COMMITTEES WITH VACANCIES THIS ELECTION ROUND

Staff Vacancies

Committee	Elected Position	Term date	Election Result
University Council	Two members of the academic staff of the University, elected by the academic staff of the University One of the elected academic staff must be male and one of the elected academic staff must be female. The two elected academic staff must represent a diversity of genders (female/woman; male/man; person who is gender diverse) with a maximum of one from each of these groups elected and the two with the most votes across more than one group elected.	28/10/2025 to 27/10/2029	Voting in progress
	One member of the professional and support staff of the University, elected by the professional and support staff of the University.	28/10/2025 to 27/10/2029	Voting in progress
	NOTE: Both of the above are remunerated positions. For further information, please refer to the Elections FAQs webpage.
Academic Committee	Six members of the academic staff of the University to be elected by members of the academic staff of the University at least two of whom shall be from each of the Arts, Education and Law Group; Griffith Business School; Griffith Health; and Griffith Sciences. NOTE: The split of Group members is across the total twelve elected academic staff on Academic Committee, six of whom were elected in the September 2024 Election Round. To maintain the balance of membership in accordance with the constitution, at least one elected member shall be from the Griffith Sciences and at least one elected member shall be from Griffith Health.	01/01/26 to 31/12/2027	ELECTED UNOPPOSED Dr Edoardo Bertone - Sciences Voting in progress for AEL, GBS and Other academic staff representatives on Academic Committee. No eligible nominations were received from an academic staff member resulting in a vacancy to be filled during the next election round.
AEL Promotions Committee	One academic staff member of the Group at Level D or above, elected by the academic staff members of the Group.	01/12/2026 to 31/12/2027	Voting in progress
GBS Promotions Committee	One academic staff member of the Group at Level D or above, elected by the academic staff members of the Group.	01/12/2026 to 31/12/2027	Voting in progress
Health Promotions Committee	One academic staff member of the Group at Level D or above, elected by the academic staff members of the Group.	01/12/2026 to 31/12/2027	ELECTED UNOPPOSED Associate Professor Abdullah Karaksha
Sciences Promotions Committee	One academic staff member of the Group at Level D or above, elected by the academic staff members of the Group.	01/12/2026 to 31/12/2027	Voting in progress
Senior Promotions Committee	One Professor (Level E), elected by the Professoriate.	01/12/2026 to 31/12/2027	ELECTED UNOPPOSED Professor Benoit Gilbert
Research Committee	One full time member of the professoriate (Level E) staff of the University, elected by members of the professoriate staff of the University.	01/12/2026 to 31/12/2027	Voting in progress

Should you wish to nominate for any of the above vacancies, nomination forms can be found here:

Elections Nomination Forms - Staff

Persons wishing to stand for nomination must be listed on the electoral roll for the position and submit a completed nomination form.

Persons nominated for a position (unless declared elected unopposed) will be elected by the persons on the electoral roll for the position.

Don't miss out! Key dates for this election round:

Nominations and electoral rolls

Call for nominations

9am Wednesday 20 August 2025

Electoral rolls close

5pm Friday 29 August 2025

Nominations close

5pm Wednesday 3 September 2025

Voting and results

Voting commences

9am Wednesday 10 September 2025

Voting closes

12 noon on Monday 29 September 2025

Counting of votes and declaration of results

Monday 29 September 2025

Want further information on each committee?

About Committees

Have questions regarding elections?

Elections FAQs

Elections will be conducted with integrity and fairness, using an open and transparent election process and a secure voting system, and guided by the principles set out in the Elections Policy, Elections Procedure and Electoral Code.

All elected Council and University committee members are expected to adhere to the Griffith University Code of Conduct.

Contact Us

For further information concerning the university election process, contact the Returning Officer:

Michelle Bouwhuis

Office of the General Counsel

General Enquiries Email

elections@griffith.edu.au

Staff elections