Senior Lecturer - Heat Physiology and Biotechnology (usyd)

Job Description

• Full time, five-years fixed term
• Join a successful research centre, delivering global solutions to the impacts of climate change on human health
• Base Salary $150,461 - $173,492 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

While the planet is heating up, the Heat and Health Research Centre has been helping us cool down. As a testament to its success, the Faculty of Medicine and Health's Heat and Health Research Centre recently transitioned from an Incubator to an Impact Centre.  We have an opportunity for a Senior Research Fellow in Heat Physiology and Biotechnology to support the growth of the Centre into a globally recognised, leading authority on heat and health research.

The Heat and Health Research Centre has five research focus areas;

• Maternal and Child Health

• Aging and Chronic Diseases

• Landscapes and the Built Environment

• Humanitarian Settings

• Physical Activity, Sport and Occupational Health

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Contribute to the research capability of the Centre with your established Heat and Health research projects

• Provide mentorship to early career researchers

• Support the research outputs of the Heat and Health Centre by developing synergies with government, industry and other research institutes.

About you

• PhD in relevant field with an internationally emerging research profile

• Demonstrated successful competitive research grants

• Experience mentoring and building capacity in early career researchers or teams of researchers

• View Orignal JOB on: italents.net

  Established networks of academic, industry and professional partnerships to facilitate translational research impact, commercialisation or policy improvement.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement 

At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 

We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. 

How to apply

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Andria Bingham, Recruitment Partner, Recruitment Operations by email to andria.bingham@sydney.edu.au.

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