<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">A new 3-year academic position opening at the University of Newcastle </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">(Australia) has been recently advertised, the preferred focus is </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">ecohydrology, ecogeomorphology, or closely related area. The deadline for </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">application is </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span class="">June 2, 2015</span></span><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"> </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">More details on the position are given in the ad below. Please circulate </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">this ad to potential interested applicants.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"> </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Best Regards,</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"> </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Dr. Patricia M. Saco</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Australian Research Council Future Fellow</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Civil, Surveying and Environmental Eng.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">University of Newcastle, Australia</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Phone: </span><a href="tel:%2B61%202%2049216157" value="+61249216157" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial;font-size:13px">+61 2 49216157</a><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"> </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"> </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">==============================</span><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">==============================</span><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">==================</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">The Discipline of Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering at the </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">University of Newcastle has a vacancy for a full-time three-year academic </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">research and teaching position at the Lecturer Level. The group is seeking </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">a motivated and highly enthusiastic individual with an ability to build on </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">the discipline’s research excellence, and capacity to teach Water Resources </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">and Environmental Engineering topics.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Within the discipline, the research performance of Civil Engineering has </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">been consistently ranked by the Australian Research Council as one of the </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">top two in the country (achieving the top qualification in the last two ERA </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">national research assessments), and by the QS World University Rankings by </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Subject in the top 50 internationally. The Environmental Engineering and </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Water Resources Research Group within this discipline is highly successful </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">and has an outstanding track record in publications, securing competitive </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">research funding, and PhD completions.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Ideal applicants are expected to have an environmental/water engineering or </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">closely related background, preferably with strong modelling, remote </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">sensing and/or analytical skills and a focus in eco-geomorphology, </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">eco-hydrology, or closely associated hydrology and water management areas.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Applicants with strong track research records in other areas are also </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">strongly encouraged to apply.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Please note: In accordance with the University’s Staff Selection </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Guidelines, your application will be assessed on the selection criteria </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">found at the link below. It is essential that you address each criterion to </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">enable the selection committee to properly assess your application and </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">suitability for interview.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Should you have questions about the position, please contact Dr. Patricia </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Saco (patricia.saco<at></span><a href="http://newcastle.edu.au/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial;font-size:13px">newcastle.edu.au</a><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">)</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">To apply visit: </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/jobs-at-uon/job-vacancies" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial;font-size:13px">http://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/jobs-at-uon/job-vacancies</a><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"> (vacancy </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">ref #2715: Lecturer in Environmental Engineering)</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Additional Salary Information: </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Academic Level B - $89,878 to $106,731 per annum, plus a generous employer </span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">superannuation contribution of up to 17%.</span><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><br style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">Closing date: </span><span class="" tabindex="0" style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px"><span class="">June 2, 2015</span></span><span style="color:rgb(46,46,46);font-family:arial;font-size:13px">.</span><br></div></div></div>
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