Expressions of Interest for potential ARC Discovery Early Career Academic (DECRA) & Future Fellowship Award Applicants

Science and Engineering Faculty

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Your opportunity QUT is calling for Expressions of Interest from outstanding, external researchers who are considering applying for an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) or Future Fellowship Award, for submission in November 2020 and commencement in 2022.

Selected applicants will have the opportunity to partner with leading academics, receive guidance and mentoring on how to develop their application for DECRA or Future Fellowship to optimise the quality of their submission. The opportunity will enable networking with senior academics working in your field and broader career coaching.

If your DECRA or Future Fellowship application is successfully granted, the existing relationships you have formed with QUT will support you as you commence your grant funded research position, helping to set you up for success.

For the duration of your position at QUT, you will be mentored to develop your performance and effectiveness as an academic. You will also have access to a number of programs, such as QUTs’ accelerated leadership program, which involves individual coaching, to support your career development. QUT’s supportive and proactive environment aims to provide you with the best opportunity to be competitive for continuing positions at QUT, or elsewhere, at the conclusion of your fellowship.

We will offer assistance to applicants whose work is aligned with our goal to undertake world-leading research in:

• the design, synthesis, characterisation and study of the properties of materials

• determining structure/function relationships for materials, with the aim of advancing our development of technologies

• in situ measurements of nanoscale processes

• ultrafast phenomena, particularly with respect to light/matter interactions

• instrumentation and technique development for elucidating novel physics

Our structured, expert assistance covers all aspects of the DECRA/Future Fellowship application, including alignment of track record and project, concept, disciplinary contribution, method, impact and benefit, and budget.

Your employment in the event of a successful Grant application

Subject to successfully obtaining DECRA grant funding (with QUT), an appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow (Academic LEVA-B) would be offered on a three (3) year fixed-term, full-time basis for the duration of the grant, subject to Australian work rights being granted (if applicable). Subject to successfully obtaining Future Fellowship grant funding (with QUT), an appointment as Future Fellow (Academic LEVC-E) would be offered on a four (4) year fixed-term, full-time basis for the duration of the grant, subject to Australian work rights being granted (if applicable). Further information regarding the employment opportunity will be provided to you upon successfully obtaining a DECRA or Future Fellowship grant. Information about QUT as an employer can be found at the Working at QUT page. Information for applicants

Applicants to the DECRA/Future Fellowship scheme may be from Australia or overseas. The Science and Engineering Faculty encourages applications from Women, non-binary/gender-diverse people, and Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people. For further information about this opportunity, please contact Associate Professor Jennifer MacLeod, Head of School of Chemistry & Physics, on +61 7 3138 2168 or via email jennifer.macleod@qut.edu.au. QUT is proud to be an inaugural Athena SWAN charter member. We have extensive and established support programs for women in STEMM.

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How to Express your Interest

For Potential DECRA Applicants: Please email your Expression of Interest to: decra.science@qut.edu.au

Your Expression of Interest must include the following:

• Your current CV;• A notice of intent to apply, including a

project proposal (up to 2 pages);• Your detailed publication and research

track record; and• A short statement of how your project will

bring tangible benefits to QUT andAustralia.

Expressions of Interest close 28 June 2020

OR

For Potential Future Fellowship Applicants: Please email your Expression of Interest to: futurefellows.science@qut.edu.au

Your Expression of Interest must include the following:

• Your current CV;• A notice of intent to apply, including a

project proposal (up to 2 pages);• Your detailed publication and research

track record; and• A short statement of how your project will

bring tangible benefits to QUT andAustralia.

Expressions of Interest close 28 June 2020

The Selection Process

Following the assessment which is fair and free from bias including unconscious bias of all Expressions of Interest received, the selection process will be as follows: • selected applicants will be invited to

Skype/Zoom interviews (in July); and• a small number of applicants will be invited

to work with us to develop a full applicationto the ARC by November 2020.

Visit the HRTEM expressions of interest site for further information: www2.qut.edu.au/jobs/decra_ff/index.html