The physics department at the University of Queensland has just advertised for a junior faculty position in condensed matter. Only applications from women will be considered. The advertisement is here and the closing date is January 19.
The photo is of the beach at Bribie Island, my favourite holiday location, about one hours drive away.
Aside: it was gratifying that the last faculty hired in condensed matter at UQ, Peter Jacobson, first heard about the position on this blog.
I am really surprised that it is legal to select by gender in Australia. How does the university justify this?
ReplyDeleteThe advertisement addresses that question, stating,
Delete"The filling of this position is intended to constitute an equal opportunity measure under Section 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld). The position is therefore only open to women, and those who identify as women."
Here is the relevant text from the legislation:
"105 Equal opportunity measures
(1) A person may do an act to promote equal opportunity for a group of people with an attribute if the purpose of the act is not inconsistent with this Act"
Ok. Cool that this is possible in Australia. In Europe this would just be an invitation for a law suit.
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