- Total remuneration range $137,920 to $163,017 pa
- Full-time continuing appointment
- Toowoomba campus
Join UniSQ and help educate the next generation of engineers who will drive innovation across advanced manufacturing, automation, robotics, and intelligent engineering systems. This is an exciting opportunity for an emerging academic to build their teaching and research career within a supportive, industry-connected environment.
At UniSQ, we are committed to practical, future-focused education and strong industry engagement. As manufacturing and mechatronic technologies continue to evolve, you will play a key role in developing graduates equipped with the multidisciplinary knowledge, technical capability, and problem-solving skills required by modern industry.
You will join a collaborative academic community where you can grow your research profile, contribute to innovative curriculum design, engage with industry partners, and make a meaningful impact on both students and the broader engineering profession.
You are committed to creating engaging learning experiences and are keen to develop your research reputation through impactful projects, industry collaboration, and external funding opportunities. You enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues, industry partners, and students, and are excited by the opportunity to help shape contemporary engineering programs.
You bring expertise in one or more areas relevant to manufacturing and mechatronics, such as advanced manufacturing, robotics and autonomous systems or intelligent engineering technologies.
In the first 12 months, you will have the opportunity to deliver high-quality teaching into existing programs, begin to develop your research portfolio and meaningfully contribute to curriculum innovation and student success initiatives. Key contributions to the role include:
Delivering Exceptional Learning Experiences
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Teach undergraduate and postgraduate Manufacturing & Mechatronic Engineering courses.
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Develop industry-aligned, contemporary curriculum.
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Create engaging, student-focused learning experiences.
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Apply digital and evidence-based teaching practices.
Building Your Research Profile
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Publish research and contribute to collaborative projects.
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Develop industry partnerships and research funding opportunities.
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Deliver research with real-world impact.
Supporting Future Researchers
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Supervise honours and higher degree research students.
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Mentor students in research and professional development.
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Contribute to the School's research culture.
Contributing to University and Industry Engagement
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Build partnerships with industry, government, and professional bodies.
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Support accreditation and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Champion UniSQ's reputation in engineering education.
To thrive in this role, you will require:
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A doctoral or master’s qualification or equivalent accreditation and standing in the relevant discipline.
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Demonstrated teaching and research experience, including the delivery of reflective approaches to teaching that produce the best possible outcome to students and engaging in research that attracts funding, advances knowledge and engages with industry.
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Strong communication skills, paired with the ability to work collaboratively with team members and a commitment to UniSQ values of Respect, Integrity, and Excellence.
For further information about this role, please contact Professor John Dearnaley, Deputy Head of School (Science, Engineering and Digital Technologies) via +61 7 4631 2804 or [email protected].
Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.
The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.
We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.
Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.
To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.
Reference Number: 0137_06/26
Location: Toowoomba campus
Term: Full-time continuing appointment (37.5 hours/week)
Salary: Total remuneration range $137,920 to $163,017 pa (includes salary range of $116,315 to $137,480 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)
Closes: Sunday, 19 July 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)
At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.
As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.
This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.
If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.
For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey, available on our website.
