Research Fellow

Based in the Future Industries Institute at the Mawson Lakes Campus
- Full-time, fixed term contract until 20 June 2027
- Commencement Salary: $109,074 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

**About the Role**

You will conduct research inspired by real world challenges for a number of academic and industry focussed research projects, in particular contributing to research projects in support of the Peter Teasdale Chair in Environmental Health Risk Assessment.

Reporting to the Professorial Lead, you will design, perform and record experimental work. This will involve communicating research outcomes in various forms, ensuring the delivery of research milestones on time, making contributions to journal publications and demonstrating a high standard of professional behaviour.

**About UniSA**

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

**Essential Skills and Experience**
- A PhD qualification in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated research productivity in modelling microbial and/or chemical risks
- Evidence of participation in external activities such as industry or community engagement relevant to environmental risk assessments
- Record of independent research resulting in high-quality publications and evidence of growing citation impact

**Desirable Skills and Experience**
- Experience with Bayesian statistics and in developing Bayes Nets (to interpret influence diagrams) or systems modelling approaches (e.g. agent-based models, system dynamics etc.)
- Experience in interpreting microbiological research relevant to environmental management
- Professional experience with industry (across environmental, agribusiness or food sectors)
- A record of obtaining research income
- Experience with public or industry engagements (e.g., focus group solicitations)

**Benefits**

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

- Access to great personal development opportunities
- Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
- Employee assistance and development programs
- Staff study support
- A variety of leave arrangements

**Culture**

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**Applications close: 11:30pm Sunday 3rd November 2024**

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