Postdoctoral Fellow / Research Fellow (Multiple positions)

Classification: Academic Level A/B
Salary package: $95,169 - $124,903 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Full time, Continuing (Contingent Funding)(up to 5 years)
(Multiple roles available)

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The Position
We are looking to appoint three academic staff at Academic Levels A (Postdoctoral Fellow) or B (Research Fellow). The levels of the appointments will be determined by the appointee’s level of experience and expertise. The successful candidates will work within the Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellowship Project “Cities as Transformative Agents for Climate Safe Futures” awarded to Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai. The project aims to build knowledge and identify strategies to bring about rapid, positive, and widespread transformations within and across cities towards zero-carbon, resilient futures.

Working closely with Professor Bai, the successful candidates will play a pivotal role in addressing the four main components of the project: a) Develop archetypes of urban evolution and transformations; b) Explore how innovations in mitigation and adaptation practice can be scaled exponentially across cities; c) Reveal the behaviour of a networked system of cities, and explore pathways to build networks that enhance functional resilience to climate change; and d) Governing for transformation. The successful candidates are each expected to lead one of the first three themes, while collaborating on and contributing to other themes. Tasks may include: case studies in 4 international cities and a number of Australian cities, building conceptual and dynamic system models, literature review, surveys and structured interviews, policy analysis, co-supervising PhD, Masters and/or Honours students, co-producing high quality peer reviewed academic outputs, disseminating research findings to academic community, urban policy makers and practitioners.

The Person
These positions provide rare, long-term opportunity for outstanding and ambitious early career researchers to build successful research career in urban, environmental and sustainability science. The successful candidates will play essential roles in a highly collaborative, motivated, and inspiring team with an excellent international collaborative network.

We are looking for strong team players, who are eager to expand horizon, and able to actively contribute, learn and thrive in an interdisciplinary environment. Ideal candidates will have outstanding research capability demonstrated by strong publication track record; capability and experience in conceptual and quantitative modelling e.g. system dynamics, agent-based, networked system modelling; statistical analysis; survey design and implementation; working in field with city level governments and other stakeholders; will be a strength. Ability to execute work and deliver on time is essential.

For more information about the position please contact Distinguished Professor Xuemei Bai on T: +61 2 6125 7825 E: [email protected] or [email protected] .

To Apply
To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents:

• A cover letter outlining your research experience, motivation and objectives
• A current curriculum vitae (CV), and
• No more than a three-page summary addressing your suitability against the selection criteria.

The committee will consider candidates that do not meet one or more aspects of the selection criteria.

If shortlisted, candidates will be asked to complete an interview with the selection committee.

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The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process. An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.