Professor, Flinders Factory of the Future

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time
• Academic Level E | AU$217,876 pa | 17% superannuation
• Location: Tonsley / Kaurna Country
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About the Position:           

The Flinders Factory of the Future is a transdisciplinary research and innovation hub designed to accelerate industry growth through practical, evidence-based solutions. Bringing together expertise across business, public policy, engineering, and science, the Factory partners directly with industry to solve real-world challenges and build capability for the future workforce.

We are seeking an internationally recognised academic leader to join the initiative as Professor, providing strategic leadership in research, teaching, and industry engagement across one of the following areas:

• Economics of Advanced Manufacturing, productivity, and public policy
• Additive Manufacturing with a business lens, for example, human factors and business models.
• Artificial Intelligence in the workplace, business models and regulation.

The Professor will strengthen the University’s national and international reputation in one of the above disciplines through high-impact research, education, and strategic partnerships.

About You

You are an internationally recognised academic leader with a distinguished record of research excellence, teaching leadership, and impactful engagement with industry and external stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• A PhD or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline
• A sustained and distinguished track record of high-quality research outputs and competitive grant success (Category 1 or equivalent)
• Significant experience leading curriculum development, teaching programs, and educational innovation at tertiary level
• A strong record of HDR supervision and successful student completions at doctoral level
• Demonstrated leadership in building and sustaining research collaborations with national and international partners, including industry engagement
• Proven ability to provide academic leadership and mentorship to researchers and academic teams

This position is open to international candidates and relocation and visa support is available.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Aligned with Flinders University’s Impact. With Purpose. strategy, this role will drive meaningful impact through industry-engaged research, innovative teaching, and collaboration that addresses real-world challenges and shapes the future workforce.

So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide.
• Ninety per cent of Flinders research has been ranked at ‘world standard or above’ by Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA).
• Wide range of professional development activities and services, such as the Flinders University’s Researcher Development and Leadership Programs
• Wide range of professional development activities and services
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

You are required to submit your CV and a Suitability Statement (maximum three pages) outlining your educational, research, industry and leadership performance, achievements and capability, and how your experience will add value to one of the below areas:

• Economics of Advanced Manufacturing, productivity, and public policy.
• Additive Manufacturing with a business lens, for example, human factors and business models.
• Artificial Intelligence in the workplace, business models and regulation.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Professor Michael Gilding.

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACST) on Monday, 25 May 2026.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

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Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

25 May 2026

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.