Ref 2042/22 Senior Business Development Officer, MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development

• Westmead Campus
• Remuneration Package: $120,879 to $134,189 p.a.
• Full-Time, Fixed-Term position for 3 years

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.

The University is ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide, and as a research leader, over 85 per cent of the University’s assessed research is rated at ‘World Standard’ or above.

Located in the new Westmead Innovation Quarter (WIQ) – a visionary research, health, education and business hub located in the Westmead Health Precinct, the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development is looking for a Senior Business Development Officer.

The Senior Business Development Officer holds responsibility for building and monitoring a portfolio of external relationships and pipeline of funding opportunities, as well as securing new funding that is aligned to our research, science, innovation and impact goals. The role will perform a critical function in establishing external linkages, identifying partnership opportunities and matching appropriate resources to deliver on projects and initiatives.

This position holder will work autonomously to manage a portfolio of researchers and research groups within the Institute, specifically in the Brain Sciences and Biomedical and Human Technologies programs.  The role will require that strategic business development targets are identified, and productive partnerships established. We are therefore seeking a self-motivated and energetic individual with the ability to work independently to join our team. For further information please refer to the attached Position Description.

The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development is an interdisciplinary research institute of Western Sydney University. The vision for the Institute is to optimise human interaction and wellbeing across the lifespan. To strive to solve the problems that matter most through the themes: sensing and perceiving, interacting with each other, and technologies for humans. Researchers in MARCS come from many disciplines including cognitive science, developmental psychology, language science, music science, cognitive neuroscience, and biomedical, electrical, electronic and software engineering. Further information about the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development is available at http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/marcs .

This is a full-time, 3 year fixed-term contract based on the Westmead campus - Westmead Innovation Quarter.

Remuneration Package: HEW Level 8 $120,879 to $134,189 p.a. (comprising Salary of $102,144 to $113,391 p.a., plus Superannuation and Leave Loading).

Position Enquiries: Please contact Professor Kate Stevens, Director, The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development, [email protected]  

Closing Date: 8:30pm, Thursday 23 June 2022.

To be eligible for this position you must provide evidence of your fulltime Working Rights in Australia at the time of application.

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