SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA

The School of Earth Sciences is a thriving teaching and research group that includes 44 teaching and research staff. The School offers the undergraduate Major in Geological Sciences, Honours in Geology, Geophysics, and Computational Earth Sciences, and a comprehensive postgraduate program in all areas of Earth Sciences. The School has research strengths in mineral and energy resources, isotope geochemistry and geochronology, structural geology and tectonics, geomicrobiology, igneous petrology, palaeontology, geodynamics, modelling and computational earth sciences, exploration geophysics, hydrogeology, and environmental geochemistry, which are directly linked to the university's top research strengths in Mining and Minerals Processing and Ecology and Environmental Science. The School has an active and expanding internationalisation program, with collaborations with some of the top North and South American, European and Asian institutions.

The role: The School of Earth Sciences is undergoing a major expansion of its teaching and research programs through the hiring of several early career academics with strong interests and capabilities in a variety of fields of Earth Sciences, including Geostatistics/Resources Modelling. Candidates in the Geostatistics/Resources Modelling position should be interested in theoretical and experimental aspects of spatial modelling across a range of earth science problems. Geostatistical expertise across a range of scales, from basin scale to nanoscale, and across a range of disciplines, from ore body modelling to petreoleum hydrogeology, will be considered. The successful candidates will engage in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, postgraduate supervision, research, administrative, and outreach activities associated with the School.  The successful applicants will complement existing strengths within the School, and they are also expected to help promote and expand the world-class analytical and computational facilities in the School. Specifically, the successful candidate will be expected to assist in the creation of a world-class geostatistics research team across a range of disciplines, scales and dimensions.

The person: Applicants should possess a Masters or PhD in the areas of geostatistics, with an emerging or established track record of research in these areas. You should also have demonstrated expert knowledge in the following area: Geostatistics.

Remuneration: The remuneration package will be in the range AUD$76,874 – $82,510 p.a., (Academic Level A); AUD$86,853 – $103,138 p.a. (Academic Level B); and AUD$106,395 – $122,679 p.a. (Academic Level C); plus employer superannuation contributions of up to 17% (total package will be in the range AUD$89,931 – $96,536 p.a. (Academic Level A); AUD$101,618 – $120,671 p.a. (Academic Level B); and AUD$124,482 – $143,535 p.a. (Academic Level C)). These are full-time, continuing appointments at Academic Level A, Academic Level B or Academic Level C.

Enquiries: To discuss this role please contact Professor Paulo Vasconcelos, email p.vasconcelos@uq.edu.au. To submit an application for this role, go to http://www.uq.edu.au/uqjobs/ and use the Apply button. All applicants must supply the following documents: Cover letter, Resume and Selection Criteria responses.

Applications close: 15 August 2015

Job no: 497194

UQ is an equal opportunity employer.