Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Business and Climate Change Policy

• Business School

• Social scientist with a background in Organization Theory/Studies, Sociology or Politics will be highly regarded!

• Conduct research on the climate crisis and join a collaborative team led by Professor Daniel Nyberg

• An opportunity to develop your academic career with strong mentorship whilst doing work that is meaningful to society.  

• Based at our vibrant and picturesque St Lucia Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. UQ has made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

About This Opportunity 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to start their academic career under the leadership of Professor Daniel Nyberg in the University of Queensland Business School. This position is situated within research projects addressing how businesses adapt to climate change, including the political influence of business on democratic practices. The successful candidate will delve into critical research relating to the climate crisis and advance their academic knowledge in this space.
The successful candidate will ideally be able to commence by August 2024.

Key responsibilities will include: 

Research

• Produces quality research outputs consistent with discipline norms by publishing in high quality outlets.

• Participate in applications for competitive research funding to support projects and activities.

• Work with colleagues in the development of joint research projects and applications for competitive research funding support.

• Contribute to progressing towards transfer of knowledge, technology and practices to research.

• Develop a coherent research program and an emerging research profile.

• Review and draw upon best practice research methodologies with a focus on qualitative methods.

Supervision and Researcher Development

• Contribute to the effective supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students (as appropriate).

• Demonstrates personal effectiveness in supervision and the management of researcher development.

• Effective lead and develop supervisee performance and conduct by providing feedback, coaching, and professional development.

Citizenship and Service

• Demonstrate citizenship behaviours that align to the UQ values.

• Lead through collaboration and participation in unit activities.

• Support team members during absences and contribute to internal service roles.

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

This is a full-time fixed-term position for initially 2 years (with possible extension) at Academic level A. The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $77,324.85 - $102,945.12, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $90,470.08 - $120,445.79 annually. As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You  

• Completion or near completion of a PhD in the Organization Theory/Studies, Sociology or Politics

• An emerging profile in research in the discipline area.

• Evidence or research training in Qualitative Methods

• Evidence of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.

• Evidence of contributions towards successfully obtaining external research funding.

• Some experience in meaningful internal service roles and contributions towards external activities

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: Visa sponsorship may be available for this appointment  

• Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits. 

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Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Daniel Nyberg at [email protected]

For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Resume

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ Section

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 the 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 [email protected] .

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Thursday 16th May 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-37815).