Professor Jenny Seddon

Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, James Cook University

Professor Jenny Seddon is the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research at James Cook University (JCU). Jenny has responsibility for building research partnerships and enhancing the research performance through developing and implementing strategic initiatives to deliver high quality research. Jenny has previously held the role of Associate Dean Research and Deputy Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science at The University of Queensland. Prior to that, she gained leadership experience as Deputy Head and Acting Head of the School of Veterinary Science at The University of Queensland. Jenny has an international research reputation in conservation genomics of wildlife and has worked with a range of species, most recently koalas and dugongs, with >90 peer reviewed publications. She has held research positions in the UK and Sweden and led a Veterinary Education Twinning Project in Vietnam.