Partner Engagement & Outreach Unit
Faculty of Science
Reference no. 180/0218F

• Opportunity to design and develop, communicate and demonstrate Chemistry & Geosciences concepts
• Located at Camperdown Campus in the Partner Engagement & Outreach Unit, Faculty of Science
• Full-time 12 months Fixed Term, Base Salary: $92,053 p.a. - $100,287 p.a.  Level 7, plus a generous employer’s contribution to superannuation.  

About the opportunity

Reporting to the Head, Partner Engagement and Outreach, the successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing and communicating professional Chemistry and Geosciences programs to present and promote the Schools of Chemistry and Geosciences, and related concepts to people at all educational levels.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Senior Science Communicator who possesses:

• Ability to develop and implement professional science programs (specifically relating to Chemistry and Geosciences) for audiences at all levels including primary and high school students and the general public.
• Strong understanding of core Chemistry concepts at a high level and the ability to understand specialised research activities
• Undergraduate degree in Science including Chemistry subjects
• Current NSW driver’s license, C Class

• Working with Children Check Clearance is a mandatory requirement.

About us

The Faculty of Science is one of six faculties operating within the University and includes the Schools of Chemistry, Geosciences, History and Philosophy of Science, Life and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Psychology, and the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. The Faculty stewards a range of research entities including the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, and partners with University-wide research centres including the Charles Perkins Centre (CPC), the Brain and Mind Centre (BMC) and the University of Sydney Nano Institute.

The Partner Engagement & Outreach Unit are responsible for increasing the national and international standing of the Faculty of Science while igniting and fostering scientific curiosity among several key audiences. The team develops and delivers a range of targeted outreach programs to engage key audiences and more broadly raise the profile of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

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.

How to apply

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 180/0218F to apply.

Closing date: 11:30pm, 24 March 2019 (Sydney Time)

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.

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