VET SCIENCE
MEMBER STORY
Working for the collective good of future generations of university workers Aduli Malau-Aduli. Migrant. Academic. Gentle. Firm. Quiet. Peaceful. Unruffled. Fearless. Patient. Resilient. Lecturer. Researcher. Supervisor. Mentor. Father. Husband. Leader. Nigerian. That’s me. I work at the James Cook University (JCU) Veterinary Science Discipline in the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences in Townsville, Queensland, where I teach Animal Genetics, Nutrition and Meat Science. I serve on the NTEU JCU Branch Committee and as the Veterinary Science NTEU Workplace Representative. In my workplace, I enjoy an atmosphere of academic freedom to associate with other hardworking colleagues who regularly bend over backwards beyond their normal call of duty, to provide top quality student learning and teaching experiences, professional and technical services. JCU Veterinary Science is also a collective powerbase because we realise that we are collectively stronger together than individually. Tenured and casual academics, professional and technical staff care for, and strengthen one another, under the same NTEU umbrella. This gives me immense joy, hope and confidence that there is always a supportive shoulder to lean on when needed.
Aduli Malau-Aduli James Cook University
The most pressing issues for my work colleagues and I include staff shortage in some key areas of clinical teaching where recruitment drives have not yielded the desired outcomes. More worrying is the poor staff retention record and high turnover rates that trigger an
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