School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences

The School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences (SCMB) combines the disciplines of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Parasitology into a single academic unit. The School has modern research laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment and research infrastructure. The School includes over 50 academic staff, who are widely published internationally and have extensive research backgrounds. Information about the School and research interests of academic staff may be found on the web site http://www.scmb.uq.edu.au.

About This Opportunity

As the Manager, Teaching Laboratory Services, you will be responsible for managing the School’s undergraduate and postgraduate coursework preparation and teaching laboratories and associated support services, including team leadership. You will also participate in management of the School’s casual tutor program and outreach activities program and be part of the School’s professional staff leadership team.

This position is located at our picturesque St Lucia campus, renowned as one of Australia’s most attractive university campuses, and located just 7km from Brisbane’s city centre.

The Ideal Candidate

With prior demonstrated experience in leadership and team supervision and demonstrated experience in higher education teaching laboratories, you should possess a postgraduate degree in chemistry or the molecular biosciences and relevant management experience in laboratory facilities or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training. Detailed knowledge of relevant courses and programs of study and familiarity with general requirements of student administration such as enrolments, timetabling and examinations and an understanding of academic and administrative policies and procedures will see you excel in this role. Essential to the role will be your outstanding communications, interpersonal and organisational skills, in addition to your strong commitment to outstanding service delivery and laboratory safety and a tenacious ability to handle situations that require initiative and judgement.

You must have ongoing unrestricted work rights in Australia to apply for this opportunity.

We value diversity and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University. Our Diversity and Inclusion webpage contains further information if you require additional support. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au.

What We Can Offer

This is a full-time, continuing position at HEW Level 8.

The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $100,264- $112,583, plus super of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be in the range $117,309 - $131,723.

You will be able to take advantage of UQ Sport Facilities, recreation leave loading, salary sacrificing options, on-campus childcare, discounted private health insurance, cheap parking, development programs and many other benefits.

For further information, please review The University of Queensland's Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2018-2021.

Questions?

To discuss these roles please contact Mark Starkey on m.starkey@uq.edu.au

Want To Apply?

To submit an application for this role, use the Apply button below. All applicants must supply the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter addressing key selection criteria

To satisfy pre-requisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline. Applications received via other channels including direct email will not be accepted.

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