AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY OF SOIL SCIENCE

COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Hawkesbury institute for the environment

Research positions ADDRESSING KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

We are seeking to appoint energetic, highly motivated academics to positions from Lecturer to Professor in the University’s new Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment. These positions will build upon an impressive range of research activities and take advantage of the $40 million facilities for climate change research include a next generation sequencing facility, PC2 laboratories and a Free Air CO₂ Enrichment facility located in native Australian woodland.

This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the Institute’s interdisciplinary research programs focusing on environmental genomics, soil, plant and animal science, and ecosystem function and modelling. Applicants should have expertise in one or more of the Institute’s areas of research. Preference will be given to those with expertise in one or more of the following:

· Bioinformatics

· Invertebrate biology including soil fauna

· Water movement in soil and plants

· Plant molecular biology

· Plant/animal interactions

· Soil/plant mineral nutrition

· Biodiversity and invasive species

· Population genetics

· Landscape scale hydrology/ecohydrology modelling

· Ecosystem/atmosphere modelling

The University reserves the right to offer an appointment at a level commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Web: http://www.uws.edu.au/hawkesburyinstitute

Remuneration Package: from $93,187 to $179,304 p.a. (including 17% superannuation and leave loading).

Position Enquiries: Professor Jann Conroy, (02) 4570 1673, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Closing date:
12 December 2010 (The University may extend the closing date for these positions if necessary).

How to Apply: Go to the web site http://www.careers.uws.edu.au and click ‘find out more’ under the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment box.