Project Coordinator, Spectrum/Spark
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Closing date
- 12 Jan 2020
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- Job Type
- Professional Services, Administrative
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Doherty Institute
Salary: $83,301 - $90,170 (UOM 6)
Role & Superannuation rate: Professional - Full time - 9.5% super
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) is a joint venture between The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, combining research, teaching, public health and reference laboratory services, diagnostic services and clinical care in infectious diseases and immunity. The Doherty Institute is working to support policies for improved control of infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. This work is in partnership with other researchers at the University of Melbourne including the Nossal Institute for Global Health, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, the Australia National University and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
We are searching for someone to assist with project coordination and administrative support for collaborative and training activities to be undertaken in Australia and the Region, funded by two closely related projects: Supporting Participatory Evidence generation for Control of Transmissible diseases in our Region Using Modelling (SPECTRUM - NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence) and Supporting Preparedness in the Asia-Pacific Region through Knowledge (SPARK - DFAT Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security). This role will involve reporting, management of meetings, maintenance of websites and overall support of the operational day-to-day activities of the projects. The incumbent will work collaboratively with staff across the Doherty Institute and its partners to deliver an excellent level of service to support the effective operation of SPECTRUM and SPARK.
To be successful in this position, you will be an experienced project coordinator (ideally in higher education and research) with excellent organisation and administrative skills. You will also have experience in to developing project plans and monitoring of project progress.
Position Description
Advertised: 04 Dec 2019 12:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 12 Jan 2020 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
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The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world’s top 50*.
Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city’s cultural scene.
Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University’s performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world’s top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.
Melbourne’s international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.
The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.
In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world’s top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.
More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University’s 12 faculties and graduate schools.
For more information please visit: http://www.unimelb.edu.au
*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015
- Mini-site
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Telephone
- +61 (3) 8344 4000
- Location
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Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia
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