Applications for RIRDC funding
for 2008-09 are now CLOSED. Applications are being assessed
and applicants should receive notification shortly.
Recruitment
– Senior Program Coordinator RIRDC is currently looking
to recruit a Senior Program Coordinator. Working closely with industry
experts and researchers, this position plays a key role in the delivery
of R&D programs and projects. As RIRDC’s Senior Program Coordinator,
this position will also provide a mentoring and leadership role to program
coordinators and manage the research administration support functions.
Applications close on 23 April 2008. Information
for applicants. Position
profile and selection criteria.
Non-Executive
Directors RIRDC is seeking applications
for seven non-executive directors of the Corporation Board for a three-year
term commencing 1 July 2008. Click
here for more information. Nuffield
Australia Farming Scholarships for 2008 will open on
the 1st April 2008. Formore information go to http://www.nuffield.com.au/ Development
of a strategic plan for RIRDC’s Leadership Program
- Click
here for more information and terms of refernce.
New
Pollination Australia booklet now online
At
a workshop in April 2007, the honeybee industry and other pollination stakeholders
evaluated opportunities and threats to the pollination industry and set
initial directions to develop paid pollination services as
a self sustaining industry. The workshop was funded by the Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) under their Industry Partnerships
Program. At this workshop, it was agreed that an incursion of Varroa
destructor poses one of the greatest threats to Australian horticulture
and other plant based industries. The workshop agreed to develop a business
plan that can be independently managed by an industry alliance.
This alliance is known as Pollination Australia. Download
the booklet here
RIRDC Advisory Committee
and Research Provider Forum Report A forum including the RIRDC
Board, key Research Partners, Advisory Committees and management was held
in September 2007 to open discussion between those responsible for RIRDC’s
R&D plans and project selection with those who partner in providing
the research.
The forum provided an opportunity
to:
inform participants on RIRDC’s
directions;
consult on significant R&D
policy and management issues and thereby strengthen our partnership;
identify specific and shared
issues facing partners, committees and their industries; and
look at the issue of research
partner capacity.
A
report detailing these discussions and their outcomes is available for
download (PDF 350kb)
RIRDC Annual Operational
Plan 2007-08now
online New
Report: Biofuels in Australia – issues and prospects Biofuels—like ethanol and
biodiesel (diesel refined from plant oils)—have potential as alternative
sources of energy that provide a range of environmental benefits and new
opportunities for the Australian rural sector. Go to summary
or the media
release.
Dowldoad the Full
report (PDF 3.2meg) Download the Abbreviated
Report "Biofuels in Australia - an overview of issues and prospects" Expressions
of Interest for RIRDC Advisory Committees RIRDC invites suitable candidates
to submit an Expression of Interest to the Corporation to be considered
for a register of prospective committee members. RIRDC has a single, specific
objective: to maximize the contribution of our R&D investments to the
profitability, sustainability and resilience of rural industries and communities.
RIRDC’s Advisory Committees play a crucial role in helping to shape strategic
research plans and identify the best research to implement them. The expertise
of individual committee members is critical to this role. Click
here for more information.
