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The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) is committed to equity and excellence and to creating a better future for its regions through a focus on innovation and impact. For 50 years, UON has delivered education to talented students from diverse backgrounds, developing the professional leaders of the future. Critical to its success has been an enduring commitment to equity, excellence and engagement. UON is a dynamic research-intensive university ranked in the top eight nationally for the quality of research. UON has recognised international strengths including biomedical science, clinical and translational health, and biology as well as in chemistry, engineering, mathematics,…

About the Chair appointment The right person for this role has a commitment to being at the forefront of positive change to improve gender equity in STEM, and is an inspiring scientific leader, bringing a global academic profile with a continuing research trajectory that fits UON’s research profile and ambitions. About UON The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) is committed to equity and excellence and to creating a better future for its regions through a focus on innovation and impact. UON was one of the first Australian universities to pilot the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program, adapted from the…

• Professor – Creative Industries (Creative Cities and Communities) • Professor – Creative Industries (Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship) • Professor – Communication • Associate Professor – Creative Industries (Making Real and Virtual Worlds) • Associate Professor – Music The recently formed School of Creative Industries (SOCI) at the University of Newcastle brings together the University’s suite of creative programs and staff to facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration, innovation, and deliver programs that are aligned with student demand and contemporary labour force trends. The School’s mission is to collaborate with partners across the spectrum of creative professions to drive innovation that contributes to…

We wish to be absolutely clear. If you’re seeking a highbrow position where you slide into an existing traditional setup, this message is not for you. Indeed, what we are offering is something very different – quite possibly the most innovative academic career opportunity in Australia. Perhaps, the world. The Academy at Western Sydney University is a leadership program, custom-built to unleash the potential of gifted, socially committed talent to impact and benefit the 21st century and beyond. We are searching for someone who will champion new ideas and new ways of thinking. A revolutionary, if you will. You may already…

The University of Newcastle, Australia (UON) is committed to equity and excellence and to creating a better future for its regions through a focus on innovation and impact. UON is renowned for the quality and breadth of its research, and a commitment to research translation and world class innovation. The University is placed in the top 8 Australian universities for research quality which is ‘well above world standard’ (ERA 2015) and it is also ranked in the top 10 for research funding by the ARC and NHMRC. About the position The Director Strategy, Planning and Performance (SPP) is a key…

  Professor Karen Dodd has been appointed as PVC (Associate) and Dean of the College of Health and Biomedicine. Professor Dodd brings to the role over ten years of university leadership experience and a record of developing major university partnerships with communities for research networks and innovative education pathways; partners and projects include Northern Health, Bendigo, Austin Health, Alfred, Royal Melbourne, and the La Trobe Rural Health School in Bendigo. Professor Dodd was most recently Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor-Academic Partnerships at the College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University and prior to that Executive Dean, and previously Associate Dean Research, both…

Leah Armstrong is confirmed as the next Director of Wollotuka Institute. Leah Armstrong brings to the role professional experience developed over the past 22 years in the Indigenous community in economic development, governance and reconciliation fields.Her management experience includes CEO of Reconciliation Australia and Executive Director of Yarnteen. She has had board roles at a variety of organisations in education, government, corporate and community sectors, these include: o Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council o Chairperson – NSW Aboriginal Housing Office o Chairperson – Federal Indigenous Business Policy Advisory Group o Member – National Policy Commission on Indigenous Housing o Advisor – Macquarie…

Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), is one of the largest independent centres of research on the brain and nervous system in Australia, based in Sydney. Recognised as an international leader, NeuRA is changing the face of research into diseases and disorders of the brain and nervous system. NeuRA hosts a dynamic, large and diverse group of neuroscientists, clinicians and research leaders who are united by a goal of excellence in research that is translated into benefits to improve people’s lives. The Institute hosts over 300 staff and students in 33 research groups across five broad themes. Staff work in a world-class…

Welcome Dr Paula Jones, commencing as the Director of Research and Innovation. Dr Jones’s professional experience includes working for over 15 years in international, national and industry research and development.  This has included roles as General Manager R&D Investment and then Chief Operating Officer with the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC (Cotton CRC), Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, National Research and Bid Manager at integratedliving and an Australian Project Representative with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).  Dr Jones was recognised for excellence in research management in 2012 when she was awarded the Australian Cotton Industry Researcher of the Year….

Professor Farzad Khosrowshahi takes up the position of Dean at Victoria University, moving from Leeds Beckett University where he has been serving as Dean of the School of Built Environment and Engineering. The College of Engineering and Science at Victoria University is distinguished by a practical curricula and external commitments to community and industry. The College is a research leader in the University, and region. Its strengths were recognised in the latest national research quality assessment exercise, Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA). In the ERA 2015 Victoria University achieved outcomes of: ♣ well above world standing (rating 5) in electrical and…