"Professorial Research Fellow"

About This Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for a Professorial Research Fellow to work within the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre (MISHC) to engage in research that sustains their reputation for outstanding research and international leadership in resource industry health and safety, principal hazard management and incident response research. At this level the incumbent will make outstanding contributions in service and engagement roles and activities.

This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Research

• Conduct and develop research into areas of occupational health and safety in major hazardous industries such as mining and mineral processing including:
  • Emergency response and management
  • Fire and explosions
  • Spontaneous combustion of coal
  • Occupational Health including fatigue, respirable dust, noise and psychosocial risk
  • Principal (Major) Hazard management including critical controls
  • Collection and analysis of health and safety statistics to identify trends and underlying causes
  • Effective Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
  • Other relevant areas of OHS would be considered
• Maintain a record of outstanding contributions to the field and producing quality research outputs as well as initiating and leading funding initiatives.

2. Teaching

• Where undergraduate and postgraduate teaching is undertaken and when professional develop courses are delivered direct to industry professions it is expected that teaching quality is high as indicated by approved surveys and outcomes for students.

3. Supervision and Researcher Development

• Lead a research team, drive individual/team commitment in the pursuit of results and mentor more junior academics and researchers.
• Act as Principal Supervisor to Higher Degree by Research students.
• Demonstrate effectiveness in the development of researcher capability and skill.
• Lead the facilitation of engagement opportunities for supervisees

4. Citizenship and Service

• Consistently demonstrate and provide senior leadership to others in relation to behaviours that align to the UQ values.
• Make outstanding contributions to the improvement and governance of the organisational unit, including displaying leadership behaviours.
• Shows leadership of self and others through mentoring, collaboration and a responsibility for staff wellbeing.

5. Other

Ensure you are aware of and comply with legislation and University policy relevant to the duties undertaken, including but not exclusive to:

• The University’s Code of Conduct.
• Requirements of the Queensland occupational health and safety (OH&S) legislation and related OH&S responsibilities and procedures developed by the University or Institute/School.

About You

• Completion of a PhD in the discipline area.
• A sustained record of outstanding impact and achievement in research in the disciplinary area.
• International recognition in the area of expertise and an excellent record of publications in reputed refereed journal and presenting at conferences.
• Ability to successfully lead a research team, with an excellent record of successfully seeking, obtaining and managing significant external research funding from institutional and commercial sources.
• An extensive record of supervision of Honours and Research Higher Degree students to successful completion.
• A strong record of meaningful internal service roles in conjunction with evidence of leadership in external activities.
• Well-developed communication, interpersonal and consultative skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from a multidisciplinary background.

In addition to the above, level E will have:

• A sustained record of outstanding outcomes and contributions to research training and research policy at a national and international level.
• International recognition for leadership in research in the area of expertise with an outstanding record of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.
• Ability to lead strategic research agendas and research teams, with an outstanding record of successfully seeking, obtaining and managing significant external research funding from institutional and commercial sources.
• An excellent record of supervision of honours and Research Higher Degree students to successful completion.
• An outstanding record of meaningful internal leadership roles in conjunction with a high level of leadership in external activities at a national and international level.

Want to Apply?

If you’d like to have a confidential discussion, please contact Professor Maureen Hassall via m.hassall1@uq.edu.au. For a copy of the full position description, contact Lachlan Inch, Principal Advisor, Talent Acquisition via talent@uq.edu.au. As part of the internal UQ community, we’re genuinely committed to finding an exceptional leader we’ll continue to work with longer-term, so we’ll ensure we also support you throughout the recruitment process.

When you’re ready to submit an application, we ask that you please create a profile via our careers website and upload the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter providing a highlight of your experience and key achievements
• A brief vision statement relating to the purpose and/or expectations of the role

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to talent@uq.edu.au

Relocating from interstate or overseas? We’ll support you with the visa sponsorship process and a relocation support package. You can find out more about life in Australia’s Sunshine State here.

Applications close Sunday February 1 at 11.00pm AEST (R-58803).