Head of Department, Chemical and Environmental

• Play a pivotal role in providing senior leadership for all activities within the Chemical and Environmental Engineering discipline in the School of Engineering
• Full time, 3-year fixed term position as Head of Department, Chemical and Environmental with underlying continuing position at Level D or E
• Salary Academic Level D ($155,691 - $171,521) or Level E ($200,550) with leadership allowance + 17% Superannuation
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus

About You
As the Head of Department and Associated Dean for Chemical and Environmental Engineering, you will be responsible for providing strategic and scholarly leadership for all activities within the Department, including both research, and learning and teaching.

The School of Engineering is looking to appoint a leader in Chemical and Environmental engineering and welcomes applicants with a focus on environmental engineering and related areas. The position will offer the opportunity to lead the future strategic vision for the department, as well as innovate, influence, facilitate, manage, and implement change.

The strategic plans for the School will see additional budgetary control and decision making transfer into each Department. This is designed to provide Departments with more autonomy and enable them to make local decisions, as well as enhance innovation in teaching and research activities.

The Department is ranked highly both nationally and globally and has leading academic staff, including 2 Future Fellows, 2 DECRA Fellows and 1 Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow. The Department hosts an ARC Training Centre as well as the TREMS Research Hub. Collaborative links with industry also continue to be our major source of research activity.

To be successful in this position, you'll have as a minimum:

• Strong academic leadership and management skills with demonstrated ability to lead teams and deliver on strategic objectives.
• Established research record in a relevant discipline, with demonstrated capacity to lead and promote excellence in research.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of industry priorities.
• High-level interpersonal, communication, influencing and negotiating skills including the ability to consult, network and build relationships within the organisation and externally.

Please view Position Description for further selection criteria

Mandatory qualifications
PhD in relevant field, combined with knowledge and achievements that meet the associate professor or professor criteria.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the School
The School of Engineering is one of the largest Engineering Schools in Australia. It has over 350 staff and 7000 students, including 750 HDR students. The School is committed to driving innovation and collaboration through our industry partnerships. Our industry partners range from small companies to multinational organisations and we work together on translating our research into impact for our partners and the wider community.

In April 2024, the School will transition to the following Departments:

• Aerospace Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Chemical and Environmental Engineering
• Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical, Manufacturing and Mechatronics Engineering

RMIT is a global university and the School of Engineering has students and research partners across South East Asia and Europe. This includes two campuses in Vietnam, as well as partnerships in Hong Kong, Singapore and we recently entered into a partnership with the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India. The School also has a research centre in Barcelona, which provides access to European funding and industry partners.

The size and capability of the School of Engineering at RMIT supports a multidisciplinary, outcome-oriented approach at scale. This makes the School a partner of choice in our collaborations with research agencies, other universities, and government, community and industry bodies.

To Apply

Please submit your full Curriculum Vitae including Research and Publication lists and cover letter addressing the Selection Criteria, no longer than two pages for this position by clicking on the 'Apply' link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Jessica Bernardo (Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor) via email [email protected] .

PD - HoD, Chemical and Environmental

PD - Professor

PD - Associate Professor

Applications close on Sunday 4th February 2024 at 11.59pm.

About RMIT University

RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design and enterprise with more than 96,000 students and close to 10,000 staff globally. The University's mission is to help shape the world through research, innovation and engagement, and to create transformative experiences for students to prepare them for life and work.

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