Organisation

Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS

Job Summary

Lead and develop a modelling and analytics team. Work on research projects that produce impact and create change towards a sustainable future. Embed quantitative approaches across the Institute's research projects and mentor the quantitative capabilities of the Institute’s staff more broadly.

Detailed Description

About Us

• Join a growing institute that has delivered more than $25 million worth of research in the last 5 years
• Access state of the art facilities, including the new UTS Data Arena and the High Performing Computer clusters
• Gain global research exposure working with leading sustainability researchers

The Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) is a leader in applied sustainability research.  For nearly two decades, ISF has worked with government, industry and community organisations domestically and abroad to incorporate sustainability into organisational processes and practices through high quality interdisciplinary research.

About the Role

The Institute for Sustainable Futures is looking for an experienced quantitative modelling specialist who will lead and conduct analytical and statistical research that underpins the Institute’s work across a range of sustainability applications, including water, transport, energy and climate change adaptation.

You will be responsible for leading and developing the modelling and analytical staff as well as mentoring and developing the quantitative capabilities of the Institute’s staff more broadly. Your passion for using quantitative approaches will augment your ability to gather a client’s requirements and to develop and communicate modelling approaches and data-driven insights and results for non-technical audiences.

You will display a balance of being able to develop and maintain external relationships and opportunities, while collaborating effectively with internal staff. Your demonstrated project management experience will enable you to direct and manage multiple, concurrent quantitative research projects from the proposal stage through to successful delivery.

What will help you succeed in this role

• Extensive hands on experience undertaking data analysis and modelling
• Demonstrated high level mathematical ability and conceptual modelling skills
• Extensive skills in the use of statistical methods
• Experience managing quantitative projects including the scripting of elements, with direct programming skills being high regarded

Remuneration & Benefits

Salary Range: $94,147 to $107,732 pa

The university offers 17% superannuation and salary packaging opportunities. We also offer access to our state of the art facilities which include the UTS Data Arena. This appointment will be on a Full Time Continuing basis.

You will also reap the rewards of working in a dynamic, supportive, environment with employee benefits including flexible work practices, study support, discounted gym membership and generous parental leave.

How To Apply

Prior to commencing your application for [IRC65797], please review the Position Description and the relevant selection criteria, which you are required to address in your submission [in a separate document]. Seek applicants must click ‘Apply for this job’ and will be taken to our Jobs at UTS site.

Please note that only those applications submitted via the UTS online recruitment system will be accepted.  Current UTS employees should apply through their UTS Employee Self Service function.

As you will be unable to save your application once started, please have all required documents and information available prior to commencing. Assistance with registering and making your application is available on our Jobs at UTS webpage.

Please ensure that the file name for each document submitted includes IRC65797.

Specific enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to Recruitment Team at recruitment@uts.edu.au or 02 9514 1080/9514 1161

Closing Date:  11:59 PM 25^th June 2015

Job Ref:   IRC65797