Uni employees lead charge to recruit new colleagues at CQUniversity Australia ...

CQUniversity has commenced a major employee-based drive to build-up and strengthen its academic and professional teams, with current staff advocating CQUniversity as an employer of choice and Central Queensland as a preferred location to live and work in.

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Announcing more than two dozen career positions, including four executive leadership roles, the web-based recruitment initiative marks a significant change for the University, which completed three years of consolidation and restructure earlier this year.

"We're experiencing a return of student demand, developing new offerings in areas such as health sciences, medical services and law, and conducting research in Central Queensland that's making a difference to our stakeholders. We are gearing-up now to build Australia's most engaged University within five years and we want people who will help us achieve our mission," said CQUniversity Vice Chancellor Scott Bowman, who is personally directing the new employment strategy.

He expects to draw up-and-coming and experienced staff from industry, government, education and the private sector.

Bill Johnson, a clinical psychologist who moved from America this year and teaches Psychology said he'd met some of the friendliest people in Central Queensland.

There are no strangers here, he says, in a video to job-seekers which appears on www.cqu.edu.au/engagestaff

Vice Chancellor Bowman, who himself only joined CQUniversity in August, has set aggressive growth and engagement targets for what already is arguably Australia's most inclusive university. He has announced programs to enhance outreach, build CQUniversity's research capacity, engage industry and business more fully and introduce more collaborative workplace-based learning models throughout Central Queensland that better engage the student and the community.

The University is also refocusing its efforts at its Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton and Mackay campuses to develop "University cities" in Central Queensland according to Professor Bowman.

"Through our campuses, research centres and on-line environment we are sharing our physical and intellectual space and resources with the community so together we can work on issues important to Central Queensland like industrial development and mining, the environment, energy production, agriculture, tourism, health and education," explained Professor Bowman.

CQUniversity -- which is seeking senior professional staff as well as Deans, Professors and Lecturers (at all levels) in areas such as Medical Sciences, Social Work, Electrical Engineering, Mining, Nursing, Chemistry -- offers competitive remuneration packages, generous employer super contributions and assistance for relocation.

Job details and how to apply are at www.cqu.edu.au/engagestaff