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About the Food and Beverage Accelerator
Australia’s Food and Beverage Accelerator (FaBA) is a $160 million initiative to boost growth and innovation in the food and beverage manufacturing sector. Part of the Federal Government’s Trailblazer Program, FaBA leverages $50m of government investment with more than $110m from universities and industry. Partners work across four areas: the research programs ‘Innovative Ingredients’ and ‘Premium Food and Beverage Products’, and the enabling programs ‘Innovation Pathways’ and the ‘FaBA Training Centre’.
A national initiative, FaBA provides F&B manufacturers access to research teams, next generation industry professionals, state-of-the-art equipment and pilot facilities. FaBA is proudly hosted by The University of Queensland, in collaboration with participants QUT, UniSQ and UniQuest.
Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:
About This Opportunity
The Senior Research Assistant will provide technical support for the characterisation of techno-functional properties (e.g. structure, rheology, material properties, interfacial properties, mechanical, texture, surface adsorption, tribology) of ingredients and whole foods & beverages, managing access and training on state-of-the-art characterisation facilities and assisting in their maintenance.
Key responsibilities will include:
Responsibilities
Safety
Research and administrative support
Any other duties as reasonably directed by your supervisor.
This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to June 2026.
At HEW level 5, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $74,378.89 - $82,842.92, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $87,023.30 - $96,926.22 annually.
About You
In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Heather Shewan. For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. Want to Apply?
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form. Other Information
At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion. We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in our broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au
If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.
Applications close 14 September 2023 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-29084).
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