Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Pivotal new role. Reshape professional leadership in AUT’s largest faculty. Lead operational excellence in this critical position.  Drive process innovation and professional leadership.  Based on Auckland’s North Shore.  As one of the world's top 100 young universities and Aotearoa New Zealand's newest, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is a university of opportunity where all students with talent and potential have the chance to succeed. We are a socially-driven university with equity and excellence central to our purpose and actions, and we offer a stimulating teaching and research environment with strong connections to government, business, and industry. AUT has more than 26,000 students and over 4,000 staff based primarily at our three Auckland teaching campuses.  Our Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences/Te Ara Hauora Pūtaiao (FHES) makes a critical contribution to addressing the health and wellbeing for people and planet. Te Tiriti o Waitangi is at the heart of what we do. The faculty is committed to enhancing student equity of outcomes across our programs and to lead the transformation of health professional education for the benefit of the health system and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is AUT's largest faculty with 10,000 students (7,000 EFTS) and over 600 deeply committed Faculty staff, who are focussed on strengthening and enhancing the student experience and contributing meaningful high-quality knowledge advance and research in Health and Environmental Sciences.    Mō te tūranga | About the role  We are seeking a strategic and dynamic Director of Faculty Operations to lead the operational and professional services of one of AUT’s largest faculties, ensuring seamless support for academic and professional staff while driving meaningful change and continuous improvement.  This is a unique opportunity to make a important impact in AUT’s largest faculty.  As the senior professional leader in the faculty, you will work closely with the Dean, Te Kāhui (Māori leadership group), and faculty leadership team to deliver on strategic priorities by providing expert advice and leading business operations.  A key focus of this role is guiding the faculty through change –developing, implementing, and embedding new workflows, systems and processes that enhance effectiveness and support academic and professional excellence – while also fostering a strong people-centred culture that builds capability and enables clear career pathways and meaningful development opportunities for professional staff.  This is a pivotal leadership role, offering the opportunity to streamline operations, lift capability, and build a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement among professional staff.  The successful candidate will be a proactive and pragmatic leader who can set direction, roll up their sleeves, and deliver outcomes in a complex environment.       Key focus areas include:  Strengthen and streamline business operations, creating high-quality, efficient, and consistent services that deliver to AUT’s strategy (Te Kete).  Champion equity and embrace Te Aronui (AUT’s Te Tiriti framework).  Lead the implementation of recent organisational changes, including new teams, processes, and ways of working, ensuring teams are supported and transitions are well- managed.   Align operational planning and service delivery with the faculty’s long-term goals, working closely with the Dean and senior leaders.  Manage faculty-wide risk portfolio, develop robust policies, and ensure alignment with AUT’s legislative and compliance requirements, including Health, Safety and Wellbeing. Oversee clinical placement coordination and laboratory operations, ensuring consistency and best practice delivery.  Lead and develop key professional staff, building capability, fostering collaboration, and enabling teams to excel.    You will be recognised as a culturally capable leader who champions excellence, inclusivity, and diversity, and is committed to creativity and innovation. Your ability to listen, connect, collaborate, communicate and influence will be critical - as will be your strong respect for others. A resolute, robust and positive attitude is essential.  He kōrero mōu | About you  This is a unique opportunity to lead a talented team, shape the future of professional services, and contribute to the success of a dynamic, future-focused faculty. If you are a strategic operations leader with proven change management experience and ready for a substantial and impactful role, we’d welcome your application.   Key criteria we are seeking includes:  Proven experience in senior operational leadership roles within complex organisations.  Demonstrated success in strategic and operational process optimisation, implementing new workflows, and driving innovation and continuous improvement.   Expertise in resource management, health & safety and risk management. Strong people leadership skills, with a track record of building high-performing teams and change leadership. Strategic mindset with the ability to balance long-term planning with day-to-day operational excellence. A champion for equity. Capability to support the faculty on its Te Aronui journey. Knowledge of higher education operations is desirable.  Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply  Along with your full CV - please ensure to submit a cover letter which explains a) why this particular role (and AUT) is of interest, and b) a statement addressing how you feel you meet the key criteria listed above.  Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer  AUT has fantastic staff benefits including generous leave allowances, free study, an annual personal fund for your continued professional development and free membership to AUT gyms.  Further Information:  Start date: As soon as possible (to be agreed with the appointee) Term: The successful candidate will secure a permanent, full-time appointment (37.5 hours per week). Location: The role will be based at AUT’s Akoranga Campus on Auckland’s North Shore. For recruitment enquiries: Contact Caroline Cranston, AUT Recruitment Consultant - caroline.cranston@aut.ac.nz.  Please note that we will not be responding to enquiries between 19 December 2025 and 7 January 2026.  Te rā aukati | Closing Date: Sunday 1 February 2026 at 11.55pm.   Tohutoro Mahi | Job Reference: 93143  At AUT we strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We are committed to te Tiriti, excellence and inclusivity and aspire to be the University of choice for Māori and Pacific communities. We welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs. Please note that all applications must be submitted through the online application process. For further information, please send us an enquiry here or call 921 9499. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email. You will need to apply through the standard registration process.

Job Purpose The Professional Officers Division (POD) houses two Innovation Centres – Rapid Product Innovation and Development (RaPID) Centre and SIT-Poly Innovation Centre of Excellence (SPICE) Centre. The RaPID Centre aims to guide businesses in their innovation and value creation activities through rapid product development and sample production while the SPICE Centre aims to support local Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in their technology-driven transformation, innovation and talent development initiatives. These Innovation Centres house a dedicated pool of Professional Officers who come with specialised and deep technical skills acquired through extensive industry experience. Professional Officers work with industry partners to co-create commercially viable solutions. They deliver on projects that help industries and businesses to move up the innovation value chain. While working on these projects, Professional Officers will have the opportunity to be equipped with applied research skill sets that are relevant to industry demands. The success of these initiatives will bring about deeper collaboration with key industry stakeholders that will translate the industry engagement into more innovation projects with SIT. Key Responsibilities Lead or co-lead innovation projects with industry. Involve in customer engagements including gathering of systems requirements and writing project scope. Involve in the full development life cycle, i.e., design, development, and testing Generate technical proposals, design documents, test documents. Manage laboratories and equipment to support academic programmes and applied research. Carry out Risk Assessment, and ensure compliance with Work, Safety and Health Regulations. Job Requirements A degree in Computer Science or related Engineering discipline. Possessing a master’s degree, PhD degree and relevant certifications will be an added advantage. Experienced in developing machine learning and generative AI solutions for deployment into production. Strong proficiency in Python and AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras) Strong programming skills in Python/Java/Javascript. Knowledge in LLM, RAG, LangChain would be advantageous. Knowledge of cloud computing and AI deployment (AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) would be advantageous. Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and creative thinking skills. Work independently, as well as within a team, to ensure that the project can meet the milestones adhering to the stipulated timeline. At least 2 years working experience in AI/ML software development.

Full-time, fixed-term opportunity until February 2027, based at the Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown Join the NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre to lead strategic clinical trial delivery and drive excellence in clinical trial operations, influencing best practice and supporting research with a global impact Base Salary $146,197 - $154,260 + 17% superannuation About the opportunity The NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre (CTC) is a flagship centre of excellence in clinical trials and related research at the University of Sydney. We design and deliver trials and related research, including coordination, monitoring, data acquisition and management, and statistical analysis. Our health economics, biostatistics, systematic reviews, and biomarker teams work with trial data to inform healthcare providers about best practices. The Clinical Trials Program Manager plays a pivotal leadership role within the CTC, providing strategic, operational and managerial oversight of complex clinical trials across their directed area of responsibility. Working under broad direction from the Associate Director, Clinical Trial Operations, this role oversees the design, establishment and delivery of clinical trials, ensuring the highest standards of quality, compliance, governance and performance are maintained. With responsibility for financial oversight and resource management, the role contributes to budget development, expenditure monitoring and funding opportunities, supporting the sustainability and growth of CTC's clinical trial portfolio. Drawing on extensive clinical trial expertise, the Program Manager provides trusted advice, exercises independent judgement and contributes to the development of systems, procedures and strategic initiatives that enable the successful delivery of impactful clinical research. Your key responsibilities will be to: Provide strategic and operational leadership of clinical trial operations, including trial prioritisation, feasibility, planning, resourcing, oversight, and compliance within the directed area of responsibility. Lead, manage and develop clinical trial operations staff, including performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, capability building, and fostering a high-performing, ethical and collaborative team culture. Establish, manage and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships, including investigators, collaborative trial groups, funding bodies, partners, and CTC leadership, ensuring effective governance and reporting. Ensure high-quality, compliant conduct of clinical trials by overseeing adherence to ICH-GCP, regulatory and ethical requirements, SOPs, operational guidelines, and study-specific procedures. Monitor and report on trial delivery, quality, risk, workforce and financial performance, proactively identifying issues, implementing improvements, and escalating risks as required. Contribute to organisational strategy, continuous improvement initiatives, funding opportunities and ad-hoc projects aligned with CTC priorities and corporate objectives. About you Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field. Extensive experience in clinical trial management, with a minimum of five years' relevant experience leading clinical trial operations, project management or equivalent roles across the full trial lifecycle in Australia. Profound knowledge of ICH-GCP guidelines, regulatory and ethical approval processes, and demonstrated ability to ensure compliant, high-quality clinical trial conduct. Demonstrated leadership capability with experience supervising, mentoring, training and performance managing staff, including resolving complex HR and workforce matters. Strong financial and operational acumen, with experience in budgeting, financial oversight, workload prioritisation, and managing multiple competing priorities to achieve outcomes. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with strong negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder engagement capability, and the ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time. Sponsorship / work rights for Australia You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. Pre-employment checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Roshik Prasad, Recruitment Operations by email to roshik.prasad@sydney.edu.au © The University of Sydney The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. Click to view the Position Description for this role. Applications Close Sunday 11 January 2026 11:59 PM