Director, La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
1 month ago
Director, La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food
Job Summary:We are seeking a highly experienced and accomplished research leader to join our team as the Director of the La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of research excellence, strategic leadership, and team management.
Key Responsibilities:- Develop and implement a strategic plan for the Institute, aligned with La Trobe University's research strategy
- Provide research and innovation leadership, and foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration across the research domains of the Institute
- Lead the Institute and deliver on the vision, bringing an outstanding record of international achievement in research, a breadth of academic vision, strategic thinking, and demonstrable experience leading and inspiring teams in an innovative industry or academic environment
- Develop, with domain leads, funding pipelines to support large-scale programs of research across the research domains
- Exercise a strategic academic and administrative leadership role, and assume overall responsibility for the operations of the Institute
- Foster excellence and advancement of the research discipline of agri-food biotechnology for value chain impact
- Play a major role in elements of major research projects, including management and leadership
- Provide leadership and foster excellence in research and policy development across the agri-food sector, with research institutions, industry, and government, nationally and internationally
- Support the development and, where necessary, lead large multidisciplinary research proposal submissions to external funding bodies and industry
- Demonstrated previous experience in research leadership at Professorial Level, including proven ability to develop and execute strategic plans that achieve set key performance indicators
- Outstanding record of original, innovative, and internationally recognized research in the agrifood sector, with evidence of its impact and significance in agrifood value chains
- Strong understanding of the food and agriculture industries and the policy settings shaping these sectors
- Demonstrated high-level strategic leadership and management experience in leading research teams or programs, fostering the research activities of others, and contributing effectively at multiple levels within the organization
- A substantial record of success in external research funding through competitive national or international grants, philanthropy, and/or industry funding
- Demonstrated effectiveness in liaising with, and delivering outcome-focused programs with, collaborators and industry partners, and in promoting research links with outside organizations/agencies
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills, with an ability to lead and motivate others
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