Strategic Research Cluster Initiative - Faculty of Science
University of New South Wales – Sydney NSW
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At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.
UNSW is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.
We welcome applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
Lecturer (Level B) / Senior Lecturer (Level C), plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
Continuing academic appointment
Full time (35 hours per week)
Approximately 10 positions available
Located in Sydney, Australia
The Faculty of Science is seeking outstanding researchers with a strong commitment interdisciplinary collaboration to join our Strategic Research Cluster Initiative.
The Faculty of Science at UNSW is one of Australia's leading scientific research and teaching communities.
As part of its 10-Year Strategy and UNSW's Progress for All strategy, the Faculty is making a significant investment in interdisciplinary research excellence through the establishment of Strategic Research Clusters.
This initiative will strengthen collaborative research capability, build critical mass in areas of strategic importance, and develop the scientific leadership needed to address the Faculty's priority Societal Challenges.
More information on the Strategic Research Cluster Initiative can be found here: Shape the Future of Science
Successful candidates will join one of three Faculty Strategic Research Clusters while being academically based within a host School aligned with their disciplinary expertise.
This model combines the strengths of a disciplinary home with opportunities to collaborate across Schools, establish internationally competitive research programs, and contribute to innovative research-led education.
They will benefit from:




Membership of a Faculty-wide Strategic Research Cluster
Opportunities to build interdisciplinary collaborations across Schools and disciplines
Research development, mentoring and career support
Access to competitive internal funding opportunities
A vibrant and inclusive research environment.
UNSW Science is committed to gender equity across our academic workforce.
As part of this initiative, UNSW Science is seeking to achieve arecruitment outcome of at least 50% womenthrough proactive attraction and equitable recruitment practices.
All appointments will be made on merit.
We strongly encourage applications from women, and from candidates of all backgrounds who will contribute to a diverse, inclusive and collaborative Faculty.
Strategic Research Clusters
1. Digital-led Discovery and Design of New Materials
Help shape the future of materials discovery by combining computational, theoretical and experimental approaches to design the next generation of functional materials.
We are seeking researchers who utilise digital technologies, data-driven approaches and experimental methods to accelerate materials discovery and engineering.
Research areas of interest include:
Artificial intelligence and machine learning for materials discovery
Computational and multiscale materials modelling
Biomaterials, bio-inspired materials and their underlying physics
Tissue engineering and regenerative materials
Functional and structural materials
Soft matter and active matter
High-throughput experimentation and screening
Chemical and physical approaches to materials design
Engineering biology and synthetic biology platforms for materials innovation.
This Cluster brings together expertise across the Schools of Materials Science & Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Statistics, and Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences
2. Environmental Resilience: Prediction, Protection and Restoration
Advance the resilience and protection of our environment through improved environmental sensing and prediction with remote sensing, AI,



environmental genomics, One Health, climate modelling, biodiversity and ecosystem restoration.
We welcome researchers whose work improves our ability to understand, predict and protect natural and managed environments.
Research areas of interest include:
Environmental sensing, imaging and remote sensing technologies
Environmental and non-human genomics, microbiomes and One Health
Climate modelling and prediction
Artificial intelligence for environmental science
Carbon modelling and net-zero solutions
Biodiversity and ecosystem resilience
Habitat restoration and environmental remediation
Environmental biotechnology and bioremediation
Environmental policy, decision support and climate risk
Hybrid AI and physics-based environmental and climate modelling.
This Cluster connects expertise across the Schools of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology, Aviation.
3. Discovery for Human Health
Advance human health through interdisciplinary research spanning molecules, cells, tissues, physiology and behaviour.
We are seeking researchers who combine experimental, computational and quantitative approaches to better understand health and disease and translate discoveries into improved health outcomes.
Research areas of interest include:
Neuroscience and computational neuroscience
Human disease and tissue modelling
Biophysics for human health
Advanced imaging and image analysis
Systems biology, quantitative biology and bioinformatics
Functional genomics and perturbation biology
Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
Precision medicine and translational therapeutics
Artificial intelligence for health and biomedical discovery.
This Cluster brings together expertise across the Schools of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering, and Mathematics & Statistics.
We welcome applications from interdisciplinary researchers whose expertise aligns with the intent of one of the Clusters.
About the roles
Lecturer (Level B) / Senior Lecturer (Level C), plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading
Continuing academic appointment
Full-time (35 hours per week)
Approximately 10 positions available
Located in Sydney, Australia
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📌 Strategic Research Cluster Initiative - Faculty Of Science (New South Wales)
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