Expression of Interest | Director, Institute of Frontier Materials

IFM brings together world-class facilities and a diverse team working across contemporary areas of advanced materials fibres energy manufacturing structural and circular materials. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the Institute through a dynamic period of growth and impact.

You will have the opportunity to lead IFMs research vision drive industryaligned impact whilst guiding and championing teams to advance Deakins strategic priorities.

• Flexible location hybrid work arrangements
• Full-time and fixed-term for 3 years
• Senior Leader 2 including car allowance and 17% Superannuation bonus potential

As the Director IFM you will be accountable to:

• Set and drive IFMs strategy aligning research priorities and partnerships with university goals
  
• Lead and develop highperforming multidisciplinary research teams that foster innovation and collaboration
  
  
• Drive research performance through clear priorities strong outcomes and meaningful contribution to university objectives
  
  
• Build influential external partnerships to enhance reputation impact and opportunity
  
  
• Ensure strong governance financial sustainability and effective operations while enabling crossuniversity collaboration

To be successful youll have:

• Doctoral qualification and standing consistent with senior academic leadership along with a strong record of scholarly achievement and contribution to a relevant field
  
  
• Proven ability to secure research funding partnerships and collaborative opportunities and experience managing budgets resources and operations within a research or academic environment
  
  
• Significant academic leadership experience with a strong track record in research performance and impact with a demonstrated ability to influence across organisational boundaries and build external relationships
  
  
• Demonstrated success in leading multidisciplinary teams and building research capability

Heres how to apply:

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PD- Director

Applications for this position close on Sunday 31 May at 11.55pm.

Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations.

Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Genderbased Violence or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Genderbased Violence during the course of their previous employment or otherwise in a legal process. A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced genderbased violence. A Yes response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the Universitys safety obligations.

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