Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Animal & Veterinary Bioscience, University of Sydney, Australia (2016)

- Contribute to one of the Faculty’s research leadership areas of animal health, wildlife conservation and management and animal production
- Four positions available (two in any field, one in Feline Medicine and one in Veterinary Pathology and Innovative Therapies)
- Full time for 3 years, remuneration package: $100K-$135K p.a. which includes leave loading and up to 17% super)

The University of Sydney is Australia's first university and has an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. It employs over 7500 permanent staff, supporting over 52,000 students.

The Faculty of Veterinary Science is a leading provider of Veterinary and Animal Science education, and a leader in scientific research. The Faculty operates two campuses, one in Sydney city and one in rural Camden. The faculty provides a range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in veterinary and associated disciplines and is a leader in animal welfare and ethics and has implemented several research-led approaches to learning and teaching and used these to showcase student output of high quality.

The fellowship takes the form of a research-only appointment at Level A (step 6) for outstanding researchers less than 6 years post award of PhD (career interruptions may be accepted but must be detailed). In this position you will design and carry out research in the area of animal health or wildlife conservation and management or animal production under the guidance of an academic mentor. These fellowships provide a unique opportunity for outstanding early career researchers to establish their research directions. Fellows will be expected to design and conduct innovative research programs, to publish high impact papers, supervise HDR students and apply for research funding. The will also be expected to provide up to 40 hours per year of undergraduate or postgraduate teaching.

The fellows will contribute to one of the Faculty’s research themes of animal health, wildlife conservation and management and animal production (http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/research/themes.shtml) and join and forge new multidisciplinary teams across the university. One fellowship will be directly linked to research in feline medicine, another to Veterinary Pathology and Innovative Therapies.

Applicants should identify a faculty mentor who is prepared to host the fellow in their labs and develop their project applications with the guidance of the mentor. Applications without a mentor will not be considered. During the fellowship, fellows will receive research training and development in research project management, supervision, commercialisation and intellectual property.

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