Director, ARCSHS

• Leading Australian university
• Largest Australian research centre investigating LGBTIQ health and wellbeing
• Ranked well above world standard in ‘Other Medical and Health Sciences’ by ERA

About the organisation

Of all Australian universities, La Trobe is the most successful at combining accessibility with excellence, having developed a global reputation while expanding to seven campuses across Victoria and New South Wales. Part of the School of Psychology & Public Health at La Trobe University, the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society (ARCSHS) is the largest research centre in Australia investigating the health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) communities, as well as issues of sex and sexuality for all. This includes a focus on young people, older people, and the intersection of sexuality and gender with other issues, such as disability, family violence and mental health.

About the role

The Director, ARCSHS will be responsible for the leadership and management of ARCSHS, including financial and project management, staff supervision and the development and management of the Centre’s strategic research portfolio and business plan. The Director, ARCSHS will foster a sustainable and collaborative research climate of internationally recognised excellence, attracting high level research staff and HDR students, while promoting a culture that values innovation and identifies all possible funding sources, including commercialisation.

About you

You are a Professor with a background in the social dimensions of gender, sexuality and/or sexual health and a reputation as a highly regarded thought leader in your field. A strong leader, you are both internally collaborative and externally oriented, with a track record of fostering relationships and establishing research and innovation linkages and partnerships. You relish the opportunity to lead ARCSHS, focusing on addressing Australia’s pressing sex and sexuality issues, including the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ communities today and into the future.

For more information, please contact Dr Andrew Smith at SHK on +61 3 8620 8090 or via [email protected] . Please submit your resume in Microsoft Word format. Advertising period closes 10 March 2023. Direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to SHK.