Complex sentence: Stead began her academic career at the University of Technology, Sydney (2001--2009) and became a research fellow at the Research Centre ATCH (Architecture Theory Criticism History), University of Queensland in 2009, later becoming a senior research fellow.
Split into simpler sentences: Stead began her academic career at the University of Technology, Sydney (2001--2009). She became a research fellow at the Research Centre ATCH (Architecture Theory Criticism History), University of Queensland in 2009, later becoming a senior research fellow.