Research Assistant
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Closing date
- 8 Oct 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, Psychology, Social Sciences, Other Health & Social Care
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Part Time
Job Details
Work type: Casual
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Role & Superannuation rate: Casual - 9.5% super
Salary: Casual Research Assistant $43.70 - $47.87 per hour plus 9.5% Superannuation
About the Melbourne Graduate School of Education
The Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) is a global leader in teaching and education research, offering challenging courses, world-changing research and contemporary learning spaces.
About the role
The Centre for Program Evaluation (CPE) in MGSE is Australasia’s premier university-based evaluation centre focused on teaching, research, and consultancy. CPE leads the university and evaluation community in the design and delivery of high-quality online training in program evaluation that is aligned with international professional evaluation competency sets.
The CPE is currently seeking a casual Research Assistant to work on the Differentiated Support for School Improvement Initiatives, which is part of the Education State reforms by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.
You will be required to work on the evaluation and support the following activities:
- Semi-structured interviews with initiative staff;
- Thematic analysis of interview and focus group data;
- Content analysis of program documents and other artefacts;
- Literature reviews;
- Drafting of reports;
- Survey design and indicator development;
- Co-design workshops with key stakeholders.
About you
The successful applicant will have a Bachelors degree in Public Health, Evaluation, Education, Psychology, Social Sciences or similar fields and be able to demonstrate:
- Knowledge of documentary analysis and synthesis techniques;
- Demonstrated experience of documentary analysis and synthesis techniques;
- Experience in conducting interviews and thematically analysing interview data;
- Experience and/or knowledge of conducting narrative literature reviews;
- Experience in report writing;
- Organisation and project management skills; and
- Problem-solving skills.
If you can demonstrate your expertise in these areas, you are encouraged to express your interest in the position and join our team to work with experienced evaluators at the Centre for Program Evaluation, as well other well-known Australian evaluation consultants.
Benefits
- Flexible family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions
- The opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment
To find out more, go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/working/benefits
Culture
The University is a vibrant campus. We have well established clubs and networks giving the opportunity to engage and collaborate with other staff around the University. We strive to create an environment where staff and students promote culturally inclusive behaviour and activities, ensure cultural differences are heard and explored, and actively seek to learn from other cultures.
The University of Melbourne is the Number 1 University in Australia and among the leading Universities in the world, according to The Times Higher Education world reputational ranking, the National Taiwan University ranking, The Times Higher Education world university ranking and Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Please view the Position Description below for full details and Selection Criteria.
How to apply
Please do not apply via via the University Careers site. Please email a Cover Letter, your CV and Response to the Selection Criteria* to Mr Lee Kiong Au: lee-kiong.au@unimelb.edu.au *All essential criteria must be addressed individually and as many of the desirable criteria as possible. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to:
https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria
To ensure the University provides a safe environment for children, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.
Position Description
Applications close: 08 Oct 2020 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Company
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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