Director, NBF and Senior Group Leader

• Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN)

• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50

• Collaborate with highly awarded, world-class colleagues  

• Access state-of-the-art facilities to further your research endeavours 

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll 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 

As a dynamic and strategic research leader, this role is a joint position leading the Queensland node of NBF and a research group at AIBN to conduct high quality translational research in the area of therapeutics plus lead the National Biologics Facility (NBF).

The NBF Queensland node at AIBN is a founding member of the nationally funded research infrastructure which for 15+ years has played a crucial role in supporting researchers and industrial partners with their advanced biomanufacturing needs from supply of industrially relevant cell lines through to bioprocess development and early-phase clinical manufacture of recombinant proteins and vaccines.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Professorial Research Fellow to engage in research that sustains their reputation for outstanding research and international leadership in the therapeutics and biomanufacturing area. At this level the incumbent will make outstanding contributions in service and engagement roles and activities.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Initiate and lead funding initiatives and applications as chief investigator role in applications for significant research funding to support projects and activities, which includes actively seeking, obtaining and managing research funding.

• Lead significant and strategic research agendas that yield new insights and opportunities to represent and promote the discipline area in leading academic and research forums.

• Lead a research team, drive individual/team commitment in the pursuit of results and mentor more junior academics and researchers.

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 up to 5 years, at Academic level E.

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, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You  

• PhD in life sciences and at least 10 years relevant national and international experience across both academic and the commercial biotechnology industry.

• High level expertise and demonstrated track record in research, discovery and development of biologics with a focus on facilitating transition from discovery into preclinical and then clinical translation to commercial endpoints.

• Executive level experience within the biotechnology industry including demonstrated technical and leadership skills.

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

Work Rights:  Visa sponsorship is 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. 

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 .

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity and a copy of the full appointment booklet for the role, please contact Lachlan Inch, Principal Advisor, Talent Acquisition on [email protected] For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

 
Want to Apply? 

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

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

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]  

We are committed to improving gender equity in the workplace. At UQ we have a range of initiatives and action plans to increase the proportion of women and gender diverse staff in our employment, where they are underrepresented. We are proud to be an organisation that is focused on removing barriers that prevent women from participating equally in the workforce and closing the gender pay gap.

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 17 March 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-17793).