(HEO6) $89,383 - $96,550 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Part Time (.8), fixed term contract until April 2028

Provide extensive project and administrative support.

The Tectonics and Earth Systems Group is a team of academics, researchers, PhD and Honours students that have a wide range of funded projects with the Australian Research Council as well as with other Federal and State/Territory government bodies and Industry. TES is led by Professor Alan Collins (Mawson Professor of Earth Sciences) who will start an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship in mid-2025 that will integrate many of the themes of plate tectonics in deep time and how it has led to the habitable, resource full planet that we have today.

The Project Manager will work closely with Professor Alan Collins and other members of TES to provide administrative and governance support to team members to facilitate delivery of the ARC Laureate project and other projects within TES. The Project Manager will facilitate, monitor and report on key deliverables, risks and budgets. The role will also liaise and work collaboratively with a range of both professional and academic staff from across the University, to coordinate timely and accurate information across the portfolio of research within the TES group.

Once the ARC Laureate project is established, it is expected that this role will also support TES staff, in growing engagement opportunities between University academics and academics from other Australian and international universities as well as with government and industry partners to build a TES Network that will internationalise the research team and develop towards a future Centre of Excellence, or other similar scheme.

To be successful you will need:

• Demonstrated experience working across large interdisciplinary teams and building effective and constructive working relationships.
• Demonstrated high-level verbal, written and interpersonal skills in a succinct, professional and responsive manner.
• Demonstrated ability to project manage tasks and responsibilities using effective systems and tools that include systematic project management documentation and report writing in a timely and efficient manner.
• Demonstrated experience monitoring and reviewing budgets and financial reports.
• Demonstrated proficiency and self-efficacy with Microsoft Office and other software as required.
• Highly diligent and detail-oriented reporting skills.

The path to Adelaide University

We are on an exciting path to Adelaide University as we prepare to open our doors in January 2026. Adelaide University will combine the strengths of the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia, and we are dedicated to creating an accessible and future-focused educational powerhouse that fosters economic and social wellbeing through ground-breaking research and innovative teaching. You can learn more about Adelaide University HERE and more information will be provided throughout the recruitment process.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

We offer a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty's broader role

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance. 

Learn more at: set.adelaide.edu.au

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 26 February 2025

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Professor Alan Collins
Douglas Mawson Professor of Earth Sciences
E: alan.collins@adelaide.edu.au

You'll find a full position description and/or selection criteria below: (If no links appear, try viewing on another device)

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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