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1001–1200th in World University Rankings 2026
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Commonly known as ‘Mines’ or ‘Tech’, the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a higher learning institution in Rapid City, the second largest city in the state. Founded in 1885, the motto of Mines is ‘invent tomorrow’.

For graduate jobs, study at Mines can is considered on of the best returns on investment of education dollars in the United States, with a starting salary upon leaving Mines averaging over $63,000 (which is more than Harvard, at a quarter of the cost of tuition).

All undergraduate students at Mines will select from one of the sixteen engineering and science disciplines available, combining their specialist field of study with courses taught from a core curriculum of arts, humanities and social sciences. Internships are actively encouraged at Mines, and three quarters of students will have work placements during their studies, and 15% will undertake paid research work. Through an established agreement with Harvard Business School, students at Mines can also earn the HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe).

The Museum of Geology on campus is open to both students and the public, and contains a wide array of rare fossils and exhibitions of palaeontology and mineralogy. In 2009 a new Palaeontology Research Laboratory was opened at the museum.

Alumni of Mines include the first Arab American US senator James Abourezk, Norwegian Secretary of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, CEO of Shell Oil Frank Richardson, and Dean Peterson, inventor of the Kodak Instamatic camera. 

Athletics teams at Mines are known as the Hardrockers, and compete with mascot Grubby the Miner. There are six men’s sports programmes and six women’s, with teams competing in the NCAA Division II. The O’Harra Stadium at Mines exhibits American Football and Track and Field, and can seat up to 4,000.

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University of Newcastle Australia

Australia, Newcastle

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Australia, Newcastle


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For specific position enquiries, please contact Dr Stacey McMullen, Acting Deputy Head of Institute at stacey.mcmullen@newcastle.edu.au or on 0249138142 Our assessment process Typically candidates that progress beyond the shortlist stage can expect to undertake the following (minimum) assessment activities as part of the recruitment process: Interview (an ‘in person’ interview will be conducted as part of the process) Referee checks Pre-employment checks as appropriate to the role Our University is committed to creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for every member of our community. This commitment is central to our values and our efforts to build a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive. As part of this, and in alignment with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence 2025, from 1 January 2026, the University will also consider gender-based violence risk factors as part of our recruitment processes. 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8 May 2026

Graphic Designer

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Flinders University

Australia, Bedford Park

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Flinders University

Australia, Bedford Park


Position Details Part-Time 0.5 FTE | Fixed term until June 2028 Higher Education Officer Level 6 | $94,456 - $100,710 p.a.pro-rata Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country View Position Description About the Role Reporting to the Manager, Marketing and Communications, the Graphic Designer will play a key role in delivering high-quality visual content across campaigns, publications, and promotional materials. The incumbent will develop creative concepts and produce engaging print and digital content tailored to diverse audiences. Working closely with internal stakeholders, the Graphic Designer translates briefs into effective design solutions aligned with ARIIA’s brand and style guidelines, ensuring consistency and clarity across all outputs. The position also develops templates, presentations, and visual assets to support staff communication, and contributes to the creation and distribution of multimedia content to enhance organisational reach and engagement. Please refer to the attached position description, for a comprehensive list of roles and responsibilities. About You You bring a strong, well-rounded skill set across both print and digital design, with demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud applications including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere Pro. You also have advanced experience using Canva to produce high-quality, on-brand content efficiently. Your solid understanding of pre-press preparation and print production ensures accuracy and consistency from concept through to final output. With extensive experience in digital-first content creation, you are confident producing engaging assets tailored to a range of platforms and audiences. You are highly organised, with excellent time-management skills that allow you to prioritise competing deadlines, exercise sound judgement, and work independently with minimal supervision. You approach your work with flexibility and curiosity, readily adapting to new challenges and embracing opportunities to expand your skills. You are a quick learner who stays current with industry trends and tools. A tertiary qualification in a design-related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant qualifications and practical experience, underpins your professional capability. Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA) continues to transform the way we care for Older Australians. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Aged Care, ARIIA delivers activities across three workstreams to improve aged care for all Australians. Bringing together consumers, industry and researchers, ARIIA translates research into practice to modernise and pave the way for sector wide improvements, making a real and meaningful change to the aged care sector. 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Manager, Commercial Property

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Flinders University

Australia, Bedford Park

institution

Flinders University

Australia, Bedford Park


Continuing Position | Full-Time HEO Level 9 | $133,860 - $147,656 + 17% Super Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country View Position Description About the Role Join Flinders University and be part of a supportive, values-led team in Property, Facilities and Development that helps shape the places and partnerships that enable outstanding teaching, research and student experience. As Manager, Commercial Property, you’ll lead a diverse portfolio and combine high-level commercial advice with hands-on transactional delivery—preparing and managing leases and licences, undertaking rent reviews and outgoings reconciliations, and keeping lease data and key systems accurate and audit-ready. If you’re commercially sharp, organised, and enjoy building strong stakeholder relationships while making a visible impact, we’d love to hear from you. Some of the key areas of responsibility are: Identification and evaluation of commercial property opportunities aligned with functional requirements and business needs, including location, space, amenity, compliance, operational constraints, and whole-of-life cost. Develop and present detailed business cases to support decisions relating to the acquisition, renewal or disposal of properties assets as required Preparation and management of leases, licenses, and related property agreements to ensure the University’s interests are protected and effectively managed across the property portfolio, including the ongoing maintenance of property and lease information within University systems such as NomosOne and Service One. Undertaking portfolio-wide financial management responsivities, including budgeting and forecasting for lease revenue and expenditure; managing rent reviews and escalations; monitoring and reconciling outgoings; overseeing invoicing and financial controls, preparing performance reporting, and supporting risk management associated with property assets. Contributing to campus activation and planning initiatives by providing commercial property input (tenure/leasing opportunities, site constraints, market considerations and financial impacts) to support the University’s strategic objections. For a more detailed list of Key Position Responsibilities, please view the Position Description About You With extensive experience in property management, including the effective management of large, complex and institutionally scaled property portfolios – preferably within a university or comparable environment, you understand organisational and business requirements and how to develop and implement property strategies that support operational, financial, and strategic objectives. Your exemplary oral, interpersonal, and written communication skills support your ability to influence, negotiate, and present advice effectively to senior stakeholders along with the preparation, analysis, and assessment of leases, licences, and other legal property documentation. 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Postgraduate qualifications and relevant experience or an equivalent combination of experience and / or education and / or training are required, however, previous experience in higher education, while advantageous, is not necessary  About Property, Facilities and Development This role is part of the Property, Facilities and Development (PFD) team at Flinders. Our team works across all of Flinders' places, spaces, and physical infrastructure. We work across five key areas: Strategic Planning and Customer Experience; Capital Development; Customer and Site Services; Sustainability and Strategic Projects. The team are responsible for the planning, development, capital delivery, management, and maintenance of all University spaces to ensure they are fit for purpose and support Flinders to deliver its strategic objectives. 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Salary

$133,860 - $147,656 + 17% Super

Posted

8 May 2026

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FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Flinders University

Australia, Bedford Park

institution

Flinders University

Australia, Bedford Park


Position Details  Continuing position | Full time Academic Level D | AU$169,706- $186,706 pa | 17% Superannuation Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country View Position Description About the Position: Flinders University is entering an exciting period of innovation and growth in Social Work education under its Impact. With Purpose Agenda 2035, with a strong focus on student success, workforce readiness, and community impact. We are seeking an Associate Professor in Social Work Education (AI Literacy and Ethics) to provide strategic leadership across teaching, research, and engagement, strengthening the University’s profile and impact at national and international levels. This role offers an opportunity to shape the future of Social Work education and research through leadership in artificial intelligence, ethics, and data justice. 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A PhD in Social Work or a closely related discipline, and eligibility for AASW membership A strong record of teaching and curriculum leadership, including innovation in contemporary or digitally enabled learning An established research profile, including high-quality publications and competitive grant success Expertise or demonstrated interest in AI, ethics, data justice, or technology in social work contexts Experience supervising HDR students and building partnerships across community, government, and industry Life at Flinders  We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world. 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Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.  Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy  Prescribed Conditions for Employment A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role. In addition, it is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA). How to Apply and Information  You are required to submit a CV, along with a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the below Key Position Capabilities of the position description. For more information regarding this position, please contact Professor Kathomi Gatwiri Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) on Sunday, 31 May 2026. Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.  At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.  Certification Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm: 31 May 2026 At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Flinders. Fearless.

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AU$169,706 - $186,706 pa | 17% Superannuation

Posted

8 May 2026

Post-Doctoral Associate in the Center for Brain & Health – Dr. David Melcher

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI

New York University Abu Dhabi Corporation

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi

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New York University Abu Dhabi Corporation

United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi


Description The Perception and Active Cognition laboratory in the Center for Brain & Health, New York University Abu Dhabi, seeks to recruit a Post-Doctoral Associate to work on the mechanisms underlying mental processing speed. The successful applicant will drive a fascinating project that links processing speed measures to previously acquired functional and structural MRI data. The project will also involve simultaneously acquired and co-registered fMRI and EEG measurements. Measures of cognitive “Speed of Processing” are important for studies of healthy aging and many disorders, including multiple sclerosis, autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia, and schizophrenia, as well as diabetes and obesity. This project investigates the neural correlates of Speed of Processing and its subcomponents, translating into a more complete understanding of the mechanisms involved and their role in brain health. This project combines MRI and EEG/MEG studies with behavioral, genetic, and clinical measures to yield a more complete picture of how processing speed is related to health outcomes.  The candidate will work in a multidisciplinary environment consisting of PhD-level scientists, graduate students and undergraduate students.  Applicants must have a PhD in psychology, cognitive neuroscience or a related field. Strong neuroimaging data processing skills relevant to the project are required. Applicant must have no more than five years post receipt of this degree are eligible for a postdoctoral appointment. For consideration, applicants need to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae with full publication list, transcript of degree, statement of research interests and the names of three references, all in PDF format. If you have any questions, please email Prof. Melcher at dm93@nyu.edu. The terms of employment are very competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Applications will be accepted immediately and candidates will be considered until the position is filled. About NYU Abu Dhabi https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/ NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world, making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents. NYUAD is committed to upholding a culture of non-discrimination, anti-harassment, dignity, and mutual respect; providing equal access and opportunity; and fostering academic excellence in learning, research, and teaching. Students are drawn from among the world’s best. They are bright, intellectually passionate, and committed to building a campus environment anchored in mutual respect, understanding, and care. The NYUAD undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships, graduate-school admissions, and other global honors. Graduate education is an area of growth for the University; the current graduate student population of over 100 students is expected to expand in the next decade as doctoral programs are developed. Working for NYUAD At NYUAD, we recognize that Abu Dhabi is more than where you work; it’s your home. In order for faculty/academic staff to thrive, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. This starts with a generous relocation allowance; educational assistance for your dependents; access to health and wellness services; and more. NYUAD is committed to faculty/academic staff success throughout the academic trajectory, providing support for ambitious and world-class research projects and innovative, interactive teaching approaches. Support for dual-career families is a priority. Visit our website for more information on benefits for you and your dependents. Join NYU Abu Dhabi, an exceptional place for exceptional people. NYUAD values belonging and respect; such principles are fundamental to the university’s commitment to excellence. NYUAD is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and seek individuals who will contribute to our vibrant, multidisciplinary research and teaching community. Multidisciplinary research and exceptional teaching in a global campus community are hallmarks of the University’s mission.

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Competitive

Posted

8 May 2026

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