Associate Professor, Aviation

The Associate Professor, Aviation role involves delivering high-quality programs, leading innovative research, securing external funding, and producing impactful scholarly outputs. The successful candidate will build strong collaborations within the University and with external partners, and contribute to the teaching, research, and academic leadership of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the School of Engineering.

Requirements

• Directing an award program/s and implementing program improvements and innovative approaches to student-centred learning and quality improvement programs.
• Nationally recognised research track record with a focus in areas such as air operations and traffic management, human factors, aviation safety, avionics, or airline and airport operations.
• Research leadership with the ability to build and develop collaborative research teams, mentor academic staff, attract and secure external research funding, and manage funded research projects.
• Supervising higher-degree-by-research candidates to maximise research performance.
• Leading scholarly development and managing and supervising academic teams and members.
• Understanding of and commitment to financial, governance and quality management systems within a university.
• High level of interpersonal, communication and negotiating skills including the ability to consult with senior executives, external bodies, produce executive reports, negotiate agreed directions, outcomes and targets within a collaborative environment.
• Proven ability as an effective member of a management team that develops and achieves shared goals and objectives.

Benefits

• Generous superannuation
• Paid parental leave
• Employee assistance program