Full-time, three (3)-year fixed-term opportunity located in the Sydney Nanoscience Hub on the Camperdown Campus.

Base Salary HEO9: $152,045 – $160,430 + 17% superannuation.

About the opportunity

This is a rare chance to lead the operations and strategic delivery of a nationally recognised quantum computing research training centre (FLiQC), working alongside leading academics, researchers, industry partners, and government stakeholders. As Training Centre Manager, you’ll drive collaboration across multiple Australian universities, oversee key research and training initiatives, manage high‑profile partnerships, and play a critical role in shaping the future quantum workforce. Offering significant autonomy, leadership responsibility, and exposure to cutting‑edge innovation, this role is ideal for a strategic and relationship‑focused leader looking to make a lasting impact in research, higher degree by research (HDR) student experience, and industry engagement.

Key responsibilities

- Lead FLiQC operations across research, training, collaboration, engagement, and outreach.
- Manage the FLiQC HDR student program across multiple university nodes nationally.
- Build relationships with industry partners and onboard new collaborators.
- Oversee Centre budget, KPIs, reporting, and governance requirements.
- Support research planning, commercialisation, and ethics approval processes.
- Deliver Centre strategy with advisory board and stakeholder engagement.

About you

- Proven leadership managing multi‑site teams and complex stakeholder networks.
- Experience in research, higher education, or innovation environments.
- Strong operational, budget, KPI, and governance management expertise.
- Skilled in industry partnership development and stakeholder engagement.




- Knowledge of research compliance, ethics, and regulatory requirements.
- Excellent communication, reporting, and strategic planning capabilities.

Work rights

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 and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre‑employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. You will also be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, sexual harm or gender‑based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Ongoing employment is conditional upon 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 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 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.

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📌 Training Centre Manager, FLiQC (City of Sydney)
🏢 University Of Sydney
📍 City of Sydney