Technical Research Support Manager

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time

• Higher Education Officer Level 8 | $106,842 - $118,281 p.a.

• Location: Health and Medical Research Building / Kaurna Country  

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College of Medicine and Public Health         

At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory.

Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.
 

About Health and Medical Research Building

At the beginning of 2022, construction commenced on the $255 million Flinders Health and Medical Research Building (FHMRB). Due to open in the first quarter of 2024, the FHMRB will enable researchers, practitioners and industry partners to work together more closely than ever before, creating a hub of collaboration within southern Adelaide’s own biomedical research precinct. Located adjacent to Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders Private Hospital, it will be the focal point of research informed by genuine patient need, positioned to make an immediate improvement to people’s health and wellbeing. 

About the Role

Under broad direction, the Technical Research Support Manager will provide leadership, management and strategic direction to the Technical Service Research Support Teams in the College of Medicine and Public Health. This includes wet laboratory support within the Health and Medical Research Building, Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer (FCIC) and Health Sciences Building. The Manager is responsible for developing and implementing procedures and systems to ensure that operations with the research support teams are appropriately resourced, meet all demands and continually improved. This position will work closely with researchers to be the key conduit that links research requirements with operational delivery of strategy.

The Manager Technical Research Support will provide strong people leadership, supervision and proactively manage overall staff performance within the Research Technical Services Team.

About You

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• A Postgraduate qualification with relevant experience or extensive management experience and proven management expertise; or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.

• Demonstrated extensive experience of managing a wet laboratory research facility and working with a broad range of core specialist equipment supporting research including tissue culture and controlled environments.

• Proven ability to function as an effective member of the senior management team.

• Demonstrated ability to produce high level written material including reports, guidelines, policies and/or other workplace documents.

• Demonstrated high level organisational skills, including self-direction and the ability to achieve numerous work functions concurrently.

• Demonstrated experience in workplace health and safety, biosafety and biosecurity in line with the WHS, Gene Technology & DAFF legislative requirements.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Wide range of professional development activities and services

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym  and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy  

• It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Angela Binns

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

21 Jan 2024

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.