Centre Manager

$106,563 to $120,783
- Fixed-term, full-time
- Gardens Point (hybrid option available)

**Who are we looking for?**

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking a Centre Manager to join the School of Biology and Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Academic Division.

The Centre Manager will provide leadership and management of the Centre's core operational activities, working closely with the Director and other senior leaders to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of Centre's vision and objectives. The Centre Manager will lead and have responsibility for managing the operation of the Centre, delivery of administrative services, project delivery support and all operational matters. The position has operational responsibility for the Centre's budget (including operating and discretionary budgets) and collaborates with share services staff across the Faculty and University to execute the effective operations of the centre. The Centre Manager is one of a team of Managers deployed to support Centre Directors with the management of Faculty's research centres. As the senior administrative lead within the Centre this position is required to engage on the Centre's behalf with Office of Research Services, Administrative Division, HR and other areas of the University as required. The position will participate in cross-functional project teams.

We're offering this role as a hybrid position as part of QUT's commitment to embracing the opportunities created by a more virtual and connected world.

**Real world impact**

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real world' focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

**About the Faculty**
The Faculty of Science aims to explore the frontiers of our physical and digital worlds to drive innovation and develop solutions to complex, real-world challenges. We deliver distinctive programs in Information Technology, Mathematics and Science to meet industry demands for data-driven and technological solutions.
Strong connections and long-standing partnerships with governments and industry enable us to address complex challenges though learning, teaching, research, and innovation. We facilitate learning that is delivered on campus, online and in the real-world through relevant and practical learning experiences.
Our Schools are established around disciplines that promote collaboration in teaching and research. These include:

- School of Biology and Environmental Science
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- School of Computer Science
- School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- School of Information Systems
- School of Mathematical Sciences

The Faculty is renowned for its translational research expertise in areas such as climate change, energy, geosystems, food security and water resource management led by world-class and internationally recognised researchers. The Faculty is home to both University and Faculty based Research Centres, including:

- Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy
- Centre for Data Science
- Centre for Materials Science
- Centre for Clean Energy Technologies and Practices
- Centre for the Environment
- Centre for Waste Free World

The Faculty is led by the Executive Dean and the Executive Management Team which includes the Deputy Dean, Associate Deans, Heads of School, and the Faculty Operations Manager.

**About the School of Biology and Environmental Science**
Our school brings together multidisciplinary research teams to address global challenges, ranging from food security to climate change. We work across all levels of complexity, from genes to whole organisms, and in natural to modified ecosystems. Through research, we aim to:

- significantly contribute to the advancement of food production,
- develop more resilient and nutritional crops,
- understand groundwater-soil-vegetation interactions,
- treat plant and animal diseases, and
- prevent and control pests and invasive species.

The school has an outstanding record of producing impactful pure and applied research outcomes, with ERA ratings for fields of research either at or well above world standard (ERA 2015). We are the partner of choice for research and innovation at federal, state and regional government levels, and with industry and end-users. Our researchers currently play a leadership role in the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Centre for Fruit Fly Biosecurity Innovation and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology. School members have leadership roles and are affiliated with a number of University research centres including the Centre for Agriculture and Bioeconomy, Centre for the Environment and Centre for a Waste-Free World.
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