Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2018 - [Archived Advertisement]

Location:                         Sydney, Australia

Employment Type:       Full-time

Duration:                         Four-year appointment

Remuneration:               A$99,924 (plus 17% employer superannuation)

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is seeking applications from outstanding early career researchers for our most prestigious fellowship scheme.

The UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme offers:

• a four-year combination research and teaching appointment
• research project funding of up to A$50,000

 In addition, the Scheme provides further opportunities to:

• access international researcher development funds, and
• convert to a continuing academic position following the fellowship period

UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are highly competitive. To be short-listed, applicants must have an exceptional track record relative to opportunity as well as the commitment and potential to enhance the research capacity of UTS within our research focus areas – Health, Data Science, Sustainability, Future Work and Industry, and Social Futures.

About UTS research

At UTS, we aim to develop pioneering research solutions with real benefits for industry, government, the environment and communities. We call this approach ‘practical innovation’. We have chosen to build research capacity and performance in five research focus areas aligned with the UTS vision to become a world-leading university of technology.

• 94 per cent of UTS research rated at world standard or above in the 2015 Excellence in Research (ERA) evaluation
• UTS is consistently rated Australia’s top young university by both THE 200 under 50 and QS Top 50 under 50

At UTS, diversity and excellence go hand in hand

We are one of just three Australian universities consistently recognised as a Workplace Gender Equality Agency employer of choice. Our Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy, UTS Access and Inclusion Plan, Research Equity Initiative and participation in the SAGE Athena SWAN pilot are all part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

We welcome applications from women, Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Registrations for expressions of interest open Friday 28 April and close 12 noon AEST, Friday 19 May 2017.   

For more information, or to register an EOI visit our Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme website.