Classification: Academic Level B or C
Salary package: $ 99,809 - $133,202 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Tenure Track (B) or Continuing (C)

Institute overview:

The Australian National University (ANU) made a major and on-going investment in water research through its National Institute Grant to establish the Institute for Water Futures (IWF). The IWF brings together researchers in 10 water-related positions from across sciences, social sciences, humanities and public policy within the ANU and has established research partnerships with state and federal water agencies, and other research organisations. The IWF mission is to support sustainable water futures and to identify transformative, innovative and robust strategies to resolve the water challenges of today and tomorrow.

The IWF is seeking to recruit several highly motivated and capable early career water researchers from multiple disciplines and areas of expertise. The successful candidates will be expected to work in collaboration with ANU colleagues, research partners including Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, Geoscience Australia, Murray Darling Basin Authority, NSW Department of Industry Queensland Water Modelling Network, Atlas of living Australia and communities to effectively respond to real-world water challenges facing Australia and the Asia and Pacific regions. Working for the IWF, the successful candidates will be actively collaborating with key stakeholders and researchers as part of an inter-disciplinary water research team and will be effectively contributing to the research and teaching program at the IWF.

Position overview:

The IWF and the Fenner School of Environment & Society are seeking an outstanding advanced early- or mid-career academic with expertise in qualitative social research, futures thinking and/or scenario development; a good track record of interdisciplinarity in natural resource management areas; and ability to work collaboratively within and beyond academia. The successful applicant will be excited to join a dynamic, interdisciplinary and engaged team from across the ANU. We are seeking someone with a passion for research and teaching, understanding and developing relationships between research, policy and practice, and keen to establish a clear research agenda that is compatible with IWF directions and goals.  Our ideal candidate will have the confidence and ability to help establish the social sciences components of the IWF, and to make strong connections across the team.

For further information about the role, please contact Associate Professor Lorrae van Kerkhoff, E: lorrae.vankerkhoff@anu.edu.au

To find out more about the Institute for Water Futures, please follow visit our site: https://fennerschool.anu.edu.au/research/affiliated-research-groups/institute-water-futures-iwf

Closing date: 19 November 2019

Position description: Academic Qualitative Research.pdf

We welcome and develop applicants from diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas and encourage applications from individuals who may have had non-traditional career paths, who may have taken a career break or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia.

ANU Values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to those of all backgrounds and identities. People with a disability are encouraged to apply. For more information about staff equity at ANU, read here: https://services.anu.edu.au/business-units/human-resources-division/equity-and-diversity

The Australian National University is a world-leading institution and provides a range of lifestyle, financial and non-financial rewards and programs to support staff in maintaining a healthy work/life balance whilst encouraging success in reaching their full career potential. For more information, please see here: https://www.anu.edu.au/jobs

Application information

In order to apply for his role, please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing each selection criteria
• A current curriculum vitae (CV), including 2 recent referees
• Supporting documents

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

The Institute for Water futures will be making multiple appointments, please see the below open opportunities and follow the link(link to ANU job board) to apply.

• Fenner School of Environment & Society, Fellow - Hydrological modelling
• Fenner School of Environment & Society, Fellow - Integrated Assessment
• Climate Change Institute, Research Fellow - Environmental science or social sciences
• Research School of Earth Science, Research Fellow/Fellow - Space geodesy analyst
• Research School of Earth Science, Research Fellow/Fellow - Data assimilation analyst
• College of Engineering and Computer Science, Research Fellow/Fellow - 3A Institute
• Crawford School, Research Fellow/Fellow - Socio-Economics Thematic water research
• Mathematical Sciences Institute, Research Fellow/Fellow - Applied Mathematics: The position will be advertised in November 2019. Enquiries for this position should be sent to Professor Stephen Roberts, E: stephen.roberts@anu.edu.au