• Join UQ's new School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability
• Ranked #1 in Australia for Agriculture and #2 in Australia for Animal Science
• Access state-of-the-art facilities to further your research endeavours
• Educate future generations & create an exceptional student experience
• Based across our Gatton and St Lucia campuses

 

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

As part of our commitment to research excellence, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and post-fellowship contracts via our UQ Amplify initiative.

At the core of our teaching remains our students, and their experience with us sets a foundation for success far beyond graduation. Not only do we have one of the largest PhD enrolments in Australia, but we have also made a commitment to making education opportunities available for all Queenslanders, regardless of personal, financial, or geographical barriers.

About This Opportunity

UQ's School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability is excited to be launching a search for an Associate Professor or Professor in Animal Science; Livestock Animal Breeding and related technologies.

Based within a team of animal scientists who do research and teach into a Production Animals major in the Bachelor of Agricultural Science, we are searching for an academic who can demonstrate excellence across teaching, research, and service and engagement.

Key Areas:

We are looking for people with expertise in (but not limited to) one or more of the the following areas:

• Digital Livestock - e.g., use and development of sensor technology as applied to livestock e.g. applied use of technologies to drive livestock management and sustainability.
• Sustainable Livestock Production - e.g., emissions abatement technologies such as feed supplements, management practices that drive sustainability, welfare, precision technologies.
• Meat Science - e.g., meat quality & processing; intrinsic and extrinsic factors that impact on meat quality (biology, physiology and nutrition).
• Livestock Breeding - e.g., development of applied breeding strategies that will promote growth, reproduction, health, feed utilization and sustainability, genomic selection, use of SNPs, MAS etc.to develop breeding programs.

 

The academic excellence that defines the School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability is enabled by amazing staff, high-quality students, and world-class facilities and laboratories on UQ's St Lucia and Gatton campuses. This includes:

• Over 120 academic staff, 50 professional and technical staff, and 150 HDR students.
• The Queensland Animal Science Precinct, located at the Gatton Campus - a 1000-hectare commercial farm and horticultural fields in the fertile Lockyer Valley.
• Over 1100 full-time equivalent coursework students enrolled in a range of Science and Agriculture related undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs.
• Outstanding on and off-campus experiences for students, including field trips across Australia and overseas.
• A wide range of research projects and programs to address complex issues relating to modern and sustainable agricultural systems, and the nutritional quality and safety of food.

 

As Associate Professor/Professor you will be integral to growing our undergraduate teaching program, as well as furthering our valuable collaborations with the School of Veterinary Science, research institute QAAFI and wider UQ.

We have two full-time, continuing, Teaching & Research positions available. For further information, including the selection criteria, please reference our booklet below.

Relocating from interstate or overseas? We'll support you with the visa sponsorship process and a relocation support package. You can find out more about life in Australia's Sunshine State here.

Position Booklet

Associate Prof/Prof in Animal Science

Questions?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Professor Sagadevan, Head of School, via s.mundree@uq.edu.au. For application queries, please contact Caylee-Jade Eve, Principal Advisor via talent@uq.edu.au.

Want to Apply?

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Resume
• Cover letter addressing the level you wish to apply and the 'About You' section within the appointment booklet

 

Other Information

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

 

Applications close 28th August 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-24797)

 

 

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