Ref 003/23, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mycorrhizal Phenotyping, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment

• Full-time, fixed-term position for 14 months
• Remuneration Package: $103,304 to $124,808 p.a.
• Hawkesbury campus

About Us
Western Sydney University is a modern, forward-thinking, research-led university, located at the heart of Australia’s fastest-growing and economically significant region, Western Sydney. Boasting 11 campuses – many in Western Sydney CBD locations – and more than 200,000 alumni, 49,500 students and 3,500 staff, the University has 14 Schools with an array of well-designed programs and degrees carefully structured to meet the demands of future industry.

About the Role
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Mycorrhizal Phenotyping position is part of an ARC-funded Future Fellowship project. The project is entitled “Understanding mycorrhizal phenotypes using functional traits” and aims to develop a new framework linked to tangible, measurable traits of beneficial plant-fungal partnerships that lead to empirical predictions. The project expects to deliver an understanding of how ecological strategies of plant-fungal partnerships control plant productivity and soil nutrient cycling.

The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Fellow who will have responsibility for collecting and analysing data on plant and fungal traits in a range of experiments conducted under field-based and controlled environments. The position will also have responsibility for development and refinement of methods for obtaining fungal trait data, including biochemical and image analyses, and for maintaining and enhancing a growing collection of fungal cultures. Expected research outputs include well-documented methods for generation and analysis of trait data, submission of research data to public repositories and peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals.

The position incumbent will have opportunities to collaborate widely with academics both within and external to HIE and will contribute to the supervision of two PhD students also working on the project. The Fellow will communicate findings at scientific meetings and publish research in high-impact international journals. A tailored career mentoring plan will be developed and will include opportunities to contribute to teaching and supervising Masters and PhD students as well as leadership and engagement. 

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This is a full-time, fixed-term position for 14 months, based at the Hawkesbury campus.

Culture
Western Sydney University highly values equity and inclusiveness. We have a proud history of doing so and consider this an important part of our social and civic responsibilities as a University. We strive to contribute to tackling inequalities and promoting wellbeing within our own institution, the Greater Western Sydney region, nationally and internationally.

Benefits
Western Sydney University has long been identified as a University of the people. We value the contributions made by our staff and recognise that they underpin the enablement of our mission and values. In return, we offer: 

•             35 hour work week
•             17% super contributions
•             Multi-Campus opportunities

If this sounds like you, apply now and ensure you address all items in the selection criteria in your application. For further information please refer to the Position Description.

Remuneration Package: Academic Level A $103,304 to $124,808 p.a. (comprising Salary of $87,293 to $105,464 p.a., plus Superannuation and Leave Loading)

Position Enquiries: Prof Jeff Powell, (02) 4570 1093 or [email protected] .

Closing Date: 8:30pm, Sunday 29 January 2023.

Please note: To be eligible for this position, you must provide evidence of your full-time Working Rights in Australia at time of application.

All ongoing and fixed term employees seeking to apply for this position as a secondment must have completed a minimum of 12 months’ full-time continuous service to be eligible to apply for this role, as per Part D of the Recruitment and Selection Policy.

Please note this is re-advertised position. Previous applicants need not apply.

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