Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research Officer - ACWEB (uq)

Job Description

• Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology – Faculty of Engineering 

• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50

• Skills in environmental dimension of antibiotic resistance and water technology

• ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance

• Full-time, Fixed term for up to 2 years

• Visa sponsorship is not available

• Based at St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

As part of our commitment to research excellence, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and post-fellowship contracts via our UQ Amplify initiative.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. Not only do we have one of the largest PhD enrolments in Australia, but we have also made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

About This Opportunity 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with multidisciplinary academic and industry partners and apply their skills in environmental dimension of antibiotic resistance and water technology.

We are seeking an outcome-driven scientist to progress multiple research projects and teach and mentor students in areas relevant to the ARC Training Centre for Environmental and Agricultural Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance. Based at The University of Queensland, the Environmental Water Technology theme postdoctoral fellow plays an integral role in engaging with industry and external partners to foster the Centre’s collaborative partnerships. 

Benefits

The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to work directly with the Centre’s partners, with a portion of their time dedicated to working with the industry partner. Other benefits of the Centre include:

• Access to specialised training and development opportunities with support and mentorship from academic and industry experts.

• Funding for national and international conferences, meetings, and symposia.

• Opportunity to have direct input into the management and operations of national collaborative research program.

Key responsibilities will include: 

Research

• Undertaking high quality research and publishing high impact papers.

• Designing and conducting experiments in laboratory and/or field.

• Research on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in water environment.

• Development of advanced treatment methods to combat the spread of antibiotic resistance in water systems.

• Dissemination of knowledge to the scientific community and industry through conferences and industry workshops.

Supervision and Researcher Development

• Contribute to the effective supervision of Higher Degree by Research students.

• Demonstrate personal effectiveness in supervision and the management of researcher development.

• Effectively lead and develop supervisee performance by providing feedback, coaching, and professional development.

Citizenship and Service

• Demonstrate citizenship behaviours that align with UQ values.

• Shows leadership of self through collaboration and active participation in priority activities for the Centre.

• Provide support to other academic positions and operational units operations as needed.

• Contribute to internal service roles and administrative processes as needed.

• Collaborate in service activities external to the immediate organisation unit.

• Develop links and partnerships by cultivating relationships with external bodies.

This is a research focused academic position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 2 years at an Academic level A. The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $74,308.68 - $99,426.59, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $86,941.16 - $116,329.11 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You  

• Completion or near completion of a PhD in environmental microbiology, or environmental engineering or similar disciplines, focusing on antibiotic resistance.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the emergence and dissemination of antibiotic resistance in water systems.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in molecular microbiology, genomics, metagenomics, and sequencing data analysis.

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the development of controlling strategies against antibiotic resistance in the environment.

• Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to develop effective collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently with excellent problem solving and organisational skills.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits. 

 
Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Jianhua Guo. For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion.  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au 

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close on 8 November 2023 at 11.00pm AEST (R-31631)