Fellow / Senior Lecturer

Classification: Academic Level C
Salary package: $135,582 - $150,694 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Full time, Fixed term (up to 2 years)

• Establish Cybernetics in Australia and activate it for national capability building.  
• Deliver value to ANU through exceptional education, research and engagement activities.  
• Build a strong diverse culture for an impact-oriented school, of the scale to support ANU and the nation. 

About the opportunity
There is one full-time fixed-term appointment for up to 2 years. ANU School of Cybernetics is seeking a motivated individual to join our team to provide specialist experience and support to the Director and will focus on the nexus between cybernetics, water governance, climate disruption and leadership, and will be responsible for managing, developing and delivering on a substantial portfolio of research including projects in the OneBasinCRC, Cybernetic water stories, Institute for Water Futures flagship project in collaboration with project members, community members, researchers and creative artists.

Applications are particularly invited from researchers who undertake high impact collaborative and cross-disciplinary research, and whose expertise aligns with the role. Previous work with First Nations communities will be favourably considered

About the College
The ANU by 2025 Strategic Plan calls for the University to serve society through transformational research and education. As one of the great universities of the world, ANU is driven by a culture of excellence in everything we do. Our lived experience is increasingly one of large-scale systems of people, whose actions and interactions are influenced by our digital, physical and biological environment. The ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics (CECC) hosts three of the key disciplines necessary to help us design, build, regulate and secure the future. 

CECC brings together expertise in social, technical, computational, ecological and scientific systems to build a new approach to systems design and build new national capabilities in data-driven policy and business development. The work we do in the College directly supports one of the four pillars of ANU by 2025: to strengthen our national mission and meet our unique responsibilities as Australia’s national university. We will deliver on our mission by building a strong community, providing transformative educational experiences, conducting high-impact research, seeking meaningful engagement, and becoming a resilient organisation post COVID-19. 

We welcome and openly acknowledge differences in expertise, research / education / professional focus, experience and perspective.

CECC is a vibrant and diverse community of more than three thousand students, staff, and visitors. Our College comprises three schools: the School of Computing, School of Cybernetics, and School of Engineering, supported by the Professional Services Group.

The School of Cybernetics is the first new school established at the ANU in the 21st Century. The School will build on the foundational work of the Autonomy, Agency and Assurance Innovation Institute (3Ai), and also develop capacity in systems and design.  Cybernetics is at the heart of the work of the school as a tool that sparks new ways of thinking and possibilities for the future. We focus on systems as a unit of analysis and driver of action for industries working with complexity and we are generating new approaches to shape the future through and with technology. The school creates programs that blend education, research and engagement, giving staff the opportunity to create new ways of working, to imagine something different, built on a diverse, inclusive culture.

For further information please contact Vivienne Seedsman,  Project Manager, T: +61 2 6125 6806, E: Vivienne.Seedsman@anu.edu.au. 

Our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity

ANU is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, and particularly welcomes applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Furthermore, it is practice in the ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics to actively seek a gender mix of shortlisted candidates for interview. For more information about staff equity at ANU, visit https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/respect-inclusion   

We welcome and develop diversity of backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break, had career disruptions or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of the higher education sector. We support applicants who require flexible arrangements in their work environments or patterns. If your experience looks a little different to what we’ve described, but you’re passionate and motivated by this position, we welcome your enquiry and application. 

What we offer
The ANU provides attractive benefits and excellent support to maintain a healthy work/life balance and offers generous remuneration benefits, including four weeks paid vacation per year, assistance with relocation expenses and 17% employer contribution to superannuation. We also offer generous parental leave, the possibility of flexible and part time working arrangements, a parental and aged care support program, dual career hire programs, staff and family tuition fee discounts, ANU school holiday programs, and childcare facilities on campus. For more information, visit: https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources  

How to apply
Applicants must apply online via the ANU recruitment portal and should upload the following separate documents: 

• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) including a full publication/research output list and the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees, you can complete these online when prompted in the application form. 
• A 2-page statement addressing the selection criteria. 
• A 1-2 page statement outlining your approach to education, including professional level learning experiences, and student project supervision. 
• A 1-2 page statement outlining your research interests if appointed, which includes your relationship to and/or thinking about Cybernetics 
• A statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service. 
• (Optional for applicants) achievement relative to opportunity statement where appropriate
• Other documents, if required. 

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process.  An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.