School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science
- Research position focused on investigating the impact of stress on collective behaviour in honey bee colonies
- Full-time, 3 Years Fixed-Term, Camperdown Campus
- Academic Level A Base Salary: $92,682 p.a. - $98,940 p.a. plus leave loading and a generous employer’s contribution to superannuation.
About the opportunity
Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to
work with a team investigating the impact of stress on collective
behaviour in honey bee colonies. This will involve: using a variety of
sensors to monitor colony health; conduct data analysis; participate in
lab meetings; publish high quality scientific publications and maintain
and care for honey bee colonies.
About you
The University values courage and creativity; openness and
engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such,
we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in
the pursuit of research excellence and are seeking to recruit for a
Postdoctoral Research Associate role within the School of Life and
Environmental Sciences, who has:
- PhD in biology or closely-related discipline before October 2019.
- Must be comfortable working with honey bees
- Must be comfortable working in an interdisciplinary environment
- Must have experience designing experiments and analysing data
About us
The Faculty of Science is one of six faculties operating within the University and includes the Schools of
Chemistry, Geosciences, History and Philosophy of Science, Life and
Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Psychology,
and the Sydney School of Veterinary Science. The Faculty stewards a
range of research entities including the Sydney Institute of Agriculture
and the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, and partners
with University-wide research centres including the Charles Perkins
Centre (CPC), the Brain and Mind Centre (BMC) and the University of
Sydney Nano Institute.
Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led
to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that
effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are
reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our
long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and
have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research
excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6000 academic and
non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.
We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings
opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with
convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around
us.
For more information on the position and University, please view the
candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the
University of Sydney careers website.
All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 2476/1218F to apply.
Closing date: 11:30pm, 10 February 2019 (Sydney Time)
The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social
inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically
diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with
disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.
If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.
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