Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Reference no. 2103/1017

• Opportunity to work within the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology
• Full-time Fixed Term, three years, Camperdown / Darlington Campus
• Remuneration package $97k pa, including annual leave loading and up to 17% superannuation

About the opportunity 

An opportunity has become available for a Project Officer to work within the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (AINST).

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer of AINST, the role will provide general project and administrative support, and coordinating the implementation and delivery of a range of identified AINST projects to meet established milestones and deliverables.

The position will support activities of the AINST Research Strategy, which involves implementing programs and events as well as managing work-stream stakeholders and communications.

A core component of the role will be the ability to produce well-articulated reports and development of communications strategies conveying scientific content.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for a Project Officer, AINST who possesses demonstrated expertise in:

• managing the development and implementation of work stream project plans
• preparing reports and communication strategies conveying scientific content
• implementing project governance and reporting procedures to monitor project delivery
• ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines

 About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

The Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (AINST) is one of ten University-wide multidisciplinary initiatives (MDIs) within which the University concentrates intellectual resources from many disciplines to address the grand challenges facing society and to educate the next generation.

AINST is a world-class institute that seeks to discover and harness new science on the nanoscale. Currently, the institute focuses on three themes - energy and environment; health and medicine; and communications, computing and security - and four domains - materials on the nanoscale; molecular nanoscience; nanophotonics; and quantum science.

AINST is headquartered in the Sydney Nanoscience Hub, a new building with state-of-the-art facilities in photonics, quantum science, nanostructure fabrication and high-resolution microscopy. AINST also maintains a presence in other facilities across the University, where research in related fields of nanoscience is conducted.

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Closing date: 5.30 pm 1 November 2017

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

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