Academic Project Lead

1 week ago

Sydney, Australia University of New South Wales Full time

**Job no**: 531822
**Work type**: Part Time
**Location**: Sydney, NSW
**Categories**: Professor
- **Employment Type**: Part-time (0.4 FTE)
- **Duration**: Fixed term until end of May 2026
- **Remuneration**: Competitive salary
- **Location**: Kensington NSW (Hybrid Flexible Working)

**About UNSW**:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. We’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

**Why Your Role Matters**:
As the Academic Project Lead - Business Responses to Climate Risk, you will play a pivotal role in advancing UNSW’s leadership in climate risk research. Based in the UNSW Business School, you will lead high-impact, multidisciplinary research and foster strategic collaborations across academia, industry, and government. You will also serve as Senior Deputy Director of the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR), helping to shape a university-wide translational research initiative that addresses the real-world challenges of climate change.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead innovative research on business responses to climate risk
- Build and coordinate cross-sector collaborations with industry and government
- Secure competitive and industry research funding
- Mentor early career researchers and foster a culture of research excellence
- Translate research into real-world impact through policy, education, and commercialisation
- Contribute to the development of a UNSW-wide climate risk research entity

**Who You Are**:

- PhD in a relevant discipline
- Proven leadership in large-scale, multidisciplinary research projects
- Strong track record of industry engagement and funding success
- Experience building institutional support for cross-disciplinary initiatives
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills

**Benefits and Culture**:

- Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit UNSW Lifestyle Benefits

**How to Apply**:
**Get in Touch**:
Persa Tzakis
Talent Acquisition Team Leader and Executive Resourcer

UNSW is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Position Description

**Advertised**: 27 May 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 10 Jun 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time

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