- Annual Salary Package: From $127,138 (Level B.1), plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.
- Appointment type: Full-time, 3-year fixed term contract
- Location: Wallumattagal Campus, North Ryde
About the Role
This position is part of ARC Discovery Project "Health, Biological Fitness and Environmental Diversity".
The appointee will work with Dr Bourrat (Macquarie University, Philosophy), Professor Raubenheimer (University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre), Emeritus Professor Griffiths (University of Sydney & Macquarie University, Philosophy), and collaborators to develop a framework for understanding how the organism-environment interface shapes biological fitness, adaptation, and health.
The successful candidate will contribute to all aspects of the project in collaboration with the research team. This will include:
1. Developing an integrative framework for different measures of biological fitness.
2. Developing a framework for understanding the role of the environment in explanations of adaptation.
3. Exploring the implications of these frameworks for understanding health.
The research will involve close collaboration between philosophy and biological sciences and requires expertise at the intersection of philosophy of biology and evolutionary biology.
The position will be based in the Theory and Methods in Bioscience group, led by Dr Bourrat within the Philosophy Discipline, and will also be affiliated with the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre.
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the Faculty of Arts is one of Australia's leading arts and humanities faculties, bringing together a diverse community of educators, researchers and professional staff. Its professional staff work in partnership with academic colleagues to support the faculty's teaching, research and engagement through high-quality administrative services.
The position is based in the School of Humanities within the Faculty of Arts.
For further information on the research activities of the team, please visit the following websites:
Dr Pierrick Bourrat: https://pierrickbourrat.com/
Prof. David Raubenheimer: https://profiles.sydney.edu.au/david.raubenheimer
Emer. Prof. Paul Griffiths: https://tmbiosci.org/person/?personId=90
Contact Pierrick Bourrat, Senior Lecturer at
[email protected]
Applications Close: Sunday 22 November at 11:59 p.m. (AEST)
We reserve the right to progress or decline an application prior to the application closing date.
Why Join Us?
We rank amongst the top employers in the Australian Workplace Employers Index, having recently earned a five-star rating in the QS World Rankings with the highest rating for employability.
Our prime location is just a short walk from Macquarie University Metro Station and Macquarie Shopping Centre. Enjoy the benefits of working at a campus that offers:
- 17% Superannuation
- Subsidised onsite parking options
- Flexible working options
- Training and career development
- Onsite childcare facilities
- Discounted health insurance (Medibank)
- Onsite vacation care
- Employee Assistance Program
- Subsidised membership at the Sport & Aquatic Centre
- Onsite GP, imaging & physio clinics
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