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Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering

Apply now Job no: 501497
Work type: Full time
Location: Hobart
Categories: Balanced Research/Teaching

- Provide industry-aligned teaching and research for a safer, more sustainable built environment
- Equip students with climate-safe skills to design low-emission, climate change hazard-resilient infrastructure
- Ongoing, full-time position based in Hobart with relocation assistance considered

About the opportunity

The School of Engineering is seeking an academic in Civil Engineering who is excited to contribute to a bold strategy that embeds climate adaptation and mitigation within the core of engineering education and research. The successful candidate will be supported either to develop and grow their academic profile in an inclusive, future-focused environment and contribute to delivering Climate Safe Engineering from Tasmania to the world or will be empowered to help lead the development of a distinctive teaching and research culture focused on climate adaptation and mitigation.

What you’ll do:

- Make an effective and sustained contribution to the University in achieving its strategic objectives and fulfilling its operational responsibilities.
- Undertake high-quality research in climate safe engineering of national and increasingly of international standing, secure external competitive and other funding, publish research findings and create research impact in a broader sense and contribute to the successful supervision of research higher degree students.
- Undertake scholarly undergraduate coursework teaching of a high quality, including preparation and delivery of state-of-the-art and future-looking curriculum and content with a climate safe engineering focus.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of productive and effective links inside the University and locally and nationally with discipline, relevant interdisciplinary domains, profession, industry and/or wider community.
- Deliver successful teaching and research outcomes in Climate Safe engineering.
- Provide academic leadership, particularly in fostering outstanding research and/or learning and teaching.

What we’re looking for:

- An excellent record of, and continuing commitment to, research that has achieved national recognition and made worthwhile contributions to the field of Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Water Resources Engineering.
- Experience in University-level teaching and learning.
- A record of good contributions to successful research higher degree supervision and completions.
- A record of contributing to building and maintaining effective and productive links locally and nationally with the discipline, profession, industry and wider community.
- An awareness of commercial and financial aspects of professional engineering, including the value of research and application of new knowledge in industry.

Salary details

Appointment to this role will be at Academic Level B or Academic Level C and will have a total remuneration package of up to $155,885 - $184,076 comprising base salary within the range of $114,766 to $157,330 plus 17% superannuation.

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How to Apply

- To apply online, please provide the following supporting documentation:

- Resume

- Cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role

- Your responses to the Role Specific Skills, Knowledge and Experience from the Position Description

- For further information about this position, please contact Evan Franklin, Associate Head Research for the School of Engineering.

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