Total 3 job vacancies by Griffith University

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Research Fellow to join the team at The Griffith Institute for Tourism (GIFT). We are seeking a Research Fellow to assist the lead researchers on the Australian Research Council funded project “Extreme Heat in Cities: Co-Developing Just Adaptation for Urban Tourism”.

As a Research Fellow, you’ll be part of an interdisciplinary team across climate change, tourism and health. Key responsibilities include:

• Analyse high-resolution NASA climate data (available open access) to create downscaled climate models for the global Top 100 tourism cities. Calculate heat risk thresholds for visitors and different future time horizons.
• Process local daily climate data from the Bureau of Meteorology and work with remote sensing-derived city heat maps (e.g. using Landsat 8 satellite data) to add spatial layers for tourism activity.
• Under supervision, mine public health data to identify patterns of visitor-related health service usage, spatially and temporally.
• Integrate health data with other relevant datasets, such as spatial heat maps, visitor statistics and other relevant factors. 
• Contribute to developing a predictive model for future tourism-induced strains on the health system.
• Produce and contribute to academic publications and reports arising from the research.

What we can offer
This is a fixed- term (12 month) position, with the possibility of extension for a further year, primarily based at Griffith University, Gold Coast. As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations.

Griffith University’s sites are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Salary range
Research Fellow level 1 salary range $97,705 - $107,420 per annum plus 17% superannuation. Total remuneration range $107,298 - 125,682 per annum. 

Griffith Law School contributes to the University’s culture and achievements through its own commitment to social justice and through offering a curriculum that is practical, critical and global in outlook. Griffith Law School is home to internationally renowned scholars who are at the forefront of legal research and reform. Our legal research has been consistently recognised by the Australian Research Council as 'above world standard'.

In 2025, the discipline of law at Griffith University was ranked 39th in the world, and 2nd in Australia (2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities).

The Law School is seeking an experienced Lecturer (Level B) or Senior Lecturer (Level C) to make significant contributions to high-quality teaching and to play a major role in scholarship, research and/or professional activities, with a particular interest in those with experience teaching Priestley 11 subjects including in the area of Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Practice.

Key responsibilities for a Lecturer (Level B) include but not limited to:

• Foster an outstanding student experience and encourage active participation and engagement in learning and teaching across the spectrum of the University’s undergraduate, and postgraduate program suite facilitating high quality, student-centred learning activities consistent with Griffith Graduates of the Future strategy.
• Continuously improve teaching practice through professional development and critical reflection informed by a range of evaluation approaches.
• Inform the quality, innovation, currency and evidence-base of teaching and learning through scholarly activities, commitments and outputs.
• Provide educational contributions through responsibility for academic courses.
• Contribute to the advancement of knowledge through a balanced research portfolio of high-quality outputs that demonstrate impact.
• Undertake research that has the potential to achieve impact on policy and practice in the wider community.
• Contribute to the enhancement of the School/Department standing and reputation by promoting educational and research activities with external communities.

Key responsibilities for a Senior Lecturer (Level C) - as above for Level B plus the following:

• Develop and implement evidence-based strategies that facilitate improved student retention, employability and successful outcomes for students.
• Provide educational leadership to a discipline including responsibility for academic courses and programs.
• Undertake high quality research that may have measurable impact on policy and practice in the wider community and attract and generate competitive research funding.
• Provide academic leadership ensuring consistently high-quality experiences and outcomes are achieved for higher degree research (HDR) candidates.
• Promote and enhance higher degree research programs and adopt strategies to encourage a pipeline of strong HDR students.
• Provide research leadership to the Department/School through collaboration with other staff and/or undertaking leadership of a research team.

This is a continuing, full-time position based at either Griffith University Brisbane South (Nathan) or Gold Coast. As Griffith is a multi-site University you may be required to work across other locations.  Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

Salary Range
The full-time equivalent base salary for an Academic Level B is in the range $117,076 - $139,031 per annum, plus 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $136,979 - $162,667 per annum.

The full-time equivalent base salary for an Academic Level C is in the range $143,418 - $165,374 per annum, plus 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $167,799 - $193,487 per annum.

About the Opportunity

Griffith University’s Quantum and Advanced Technologies Research Institute (QUATRI) undertakes world-leading research in quantum theory, quantum experiments, and micro- and nano-technology. The Institute comprises more than 100 researchers with numerous collaborations. Our research encompasses many areas, including quantum information processing, quantum foundations, ultrafast quantum processes, microfluidics, nanomaterials, and compound semiconductor fabrication. The Institute hosts a node of the Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Performance and Integration, and partners with many outside bodies including Psi-Quantum and The Australian Nanofabrication Facility. It is the premier place in Australia for quantum foundations research (theory and experiment).

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking a Research Fellow in quantum foundations to work on the externally funded project, “Advancing Quantum Experiments to Test Reality Beyond Bell’s Theorem” held by Prof. Howard Wiseman, Assoc. Prof. Eric Cavalcanti and Dr Nora Tischler at Griffith University. This grant builds on the Local Friendliness No-Go theorem published by us and co-workers (Bong et al., Nature Physics 2020), in particular with new experiments inspired by it, and working out the implications of the theorem and variations on it. The job will include conceptual analysis in quantum foundations, analytic calculations in quantum information theory, and may require coding on both classical and quantum computers. 

Success in this role requires collaboration with theorists Wiseman and Cavalcanti, and engagement with experiments led by Tischler and international collaborator Dr William Zeng (Unitary Foundation).

About you

• To be successful within this role, you will hold a PhD in Physics, or Philosophy of Physics, or equivalent qualifications/work experience in a relevant field.
• You will have demonstrated research experience in quantum foundations or fundamental aspects of quantum mechanics, especially quantum information.
• You will have a record of publication in high-quality peer-reviewed journals. 
• You will have the passion and a demonstrated ability to undertake and communicate high-quality research.
• You will have high-level interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication skills, which enable you to collaborate and work effectively as a team member.
• In addition, you will have a high level of self-motivation and the ability to take initiative and work independently.

What we can offer

The position will have a primary location at Griffith University’s Gold Coast Campus (with Cavalcanti), or its Brisbane South Campus, Nathan (with Wiseman), to be negotiated with the successful applicant before the start date. But the appointee will be expected to visit both campuses weekly.

This is a full time fixed-term position for 18 months. Sponsorship may be offered for the right candidate. 

Salary Range

Research Fellow Grade 1 – Base salary range - $88,689.84 - $103,888.71 + 17% superannuation (pension fund).