Salary
$143,602 – $165,586 plus 17% superannuation plus annual leave loading
Position
Full-time, Continuing
Location
Callaghan Campus
About the Role
The Senior Lecturer specialising in Power Systems Engineering will contribute to research, teaching and professional activities in the school. The successful applicant will also, as part of the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER), contribute to fostering excellence in research and industry collaboration in the field of advanced energy integration.
Energy integration is one of several global social and engineering trends that will shape the solutions to the key challenges of the next decades: resource stress, climate change, megacities, urbanisation, cybersecurity, and infrastructure resilience are major factors driving complexity. Advanced energy integration is an umbrella concept that encompasses activities tackled in the context of renewable energy systems and our shift to a distributed energy grid.
About You
You are dedicated and forward-thinking with expertise in Electrical or Electronics Engineering ready to contribute to a thriving academic environment. You bring a strong research experience in power systems engineering, and a passion for advancing knowledge and practice in your field.
Qualifications
* Completed a doctoral qualification or equivalent accreditation and standing in Electrical or Electronics engineering with significant research experience in the power systems engineering field.
* Demonstrated record of high-quality contribution to research with a focus on the integration of renewable and distributed energy technologies and their impacts on electricity supply system resilience.
* Demonstrated recent capacity for independent research funding success; contributing as a chief investigator including collaborations which create new insights and opportunities for more junior researchers.
* Skills in active and effective record of supervision honours and masters research projects and primary supervision of Higher Degree by Research students with timely completions.
* Demonstrated recent ability to contribute at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate levels in the specialist areas of power systems engineering, taking responsibility for the preparation and delivery of course modules and coordinating one or more courses, including collaboration in curriculum design and delivery where appropriate.
* Demonstrated recent leadership in learning and teaching activities, including undertake program convening and course coordination, having a central role in course and curriculum development, and peer mentoring at undergraduate, honours and postgraduate levels.
* Demonstrated outstanding performance in a range of higher-level internal duties, providing a strong contribution to external activities, and developing international collaborations.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including an inter-disciplinary way of working, capacity to build relationships and engagement with industry stakeholders.
What We Offer
* Flexible working arrangements
* 17% superannuation, access to salary packaging options and annual leave loading
* Generous leave entitlements
* Wellbeing and support programs
* Career development opportunities
Equal Opportunity
The University of Newcastle is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Birpai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.
#J-18808-Ljbffr