Research Assistant, Peter Underwood Centre
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
- Location
- Hobart, Australia
- Closing date
- 17 Mar 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Art, Performing Arts & Design, Education, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Part Time
Job Details
The Opportunity
The Peter Underwood Centre is a partnership between the University of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government in association with the Office of the Governor of Tasmania. Pursuing a mutual goal to set high aspirations for the educational outcomes of Tasmanians, the Centre was conceived to lead a process of positive and sustained transformation in Tasmanian education to benefit the whole community. The Centre works to develop and draw together expertise that informs educators, government, industry and community.
Key Accountabilities
- Assist with the day-to-day management of projects, and provide support to the Deputy Director Research as required.
- Establish and maintain strong working relationships with project stakeholders and colleagues from partner organisations.
- Prepare applications for research ethics approval, including survey design
- Collect, collate and analyse data arising from surveys and interviews, as well as data provided by external research partner organisations, using NVIVO and Excel
- Prepare factsheets in plain English on education topics relevant to the Underwood Centre’s mission, clearly presented and applying data visualisation where appropriate
Your Application
To be successful in the role, your application will need to demonstrate;
- A degree qualification in a relevant area with subsequent relevant work experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience, education and/or training.
- A demonstrated understanding of issues related to educational attainment and engagement in education.
- Demonstrated excellent organisation and time-management skills, together with a demonstrated ability to work with competing demands, prioritise work tasks and be flexible in responding to changing work priorities.
- Demonstrated high level negotiation, communication and promotion skills and ability to establish effective relationships with team members and cooperative relationships a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
- Well-developed written skills including experience in the preparation of reports.
- Demonstrated ability to use computer-based administrative systems, including presentation software, records management and database applications; and data analysis software such as NVIVO.
- A current driver's licence.
- Working with vulnerable people registration, or eligibility.
Remuneration
Appointment to this role will have a total remuneration package of up to $80,991 comprising base salary within the range of $66,785 to $74,335 plus 9.5% superannuation.
You will be employed on a Part-Time .9FTE , Fixed-Term basis until December 2019.
How to Apply
- To apply online, please provide your resume, cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role, and your responses to the position/selection criteria
- For further information about this position, please contact Professor Kitty te Riele, Deputy Director, Research, Kitty.teRiele@utas.edu.au or 6226 6705.
- Please visit http://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying2 for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.
Applications close Sunday, 17 March 2019 at 11.55 pm
Company
The University of Tasmania can only ever be as good as the people who choose to work with us; our staff and students are our most important asset. Realisation of our vision is dependent on a talented workforce, committed to the innovative thinking required to conceptualise and operationalise our strategy and accomplish our objectives. By building rewarding careers and a healthy and engaged workforce and culture, the University will continue to be an employer of choice.
- Telephone
- +(61)362262999
- Location
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Private Bag 46
HOBART
TASMANIA
TAS 7001
AU
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