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Research Assistant, Pathways to Politics

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Closing date
27 Jun 2021

Job Details

Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Chancellery
Department/School: Strategy and Culture
Salary: $75,289 - $102,163 (Level A)
Role & Superannuation rate: Professional - Part time - 9.5% super

About Chancellery

The Chancellery is led by the Vice-Chancellor and has a University-wide focus on:

  • delivering strategic leadership
  • allocating capital according to strategic priorities
  • developing and overseeing a business framework that includes appropriate financial and other organisational planning and controls
  • ensuring identity or brand is consistent with strategic intent and purpose, and
  • overseeing policies and initiatives that develop the academic and professional expertise of University staff members.

About the role

As the Research Assistant/Research Fellow, you will play a key role in the development of an online research and resources hub designed to amplify the Pathway to Politics Program for Women’s impact, outreach, thought leadership and advocacy on the important issue of gender equity in Australian politics. You will make a significant contribution to growing Pathways to Politics’ reputation and establishing it as a world leading platform for female political empowerment, based in a tier one research University.

Please note, this part-time opportunity is available until December 2021.

About you

You will have a research and/or evaluation background in the field of gender and politics, including a developing record of outputs in peer reviewed publications and/or technical reports. You will have knowledge of and an interest in current data and research on the political representation of women nationally and internationally, and the capacity to tailor this research and data so that is accessible to a diverse range of stakeholders and audiences.

You will further have:

  • Undergraduate degree with first class Honours in political science, gender studies or allied field.
  • Knowledge of the research and literature in relation to female political representation in Australia.
  • Demonstrated experience in interpreting research and developing analyses, summaries, synopses, data infographics and reports that are accessible to diverse academic and non-academic audiences.
  • Demonstrated experience of contribution to the development of searchable databases.
  • Experience in working on research projects involving diverse stakeholders and communities

Benefits

  •  Maximise your benefits through our Salary Packaging scheme
  • Flexible family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions
  • The opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment
  • A substantial discount to eligible staff and their immediate families in undertaking further studies at the University of Melbourne

To find out more, go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-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.

How to apply

Your application submitted should include a CV along with your responses against the selection criteria* found in the Position Description for the role.

*For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria/competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

Position Description

http://go.unimelb.edu.au/s7mi

Applications close: 27 Jun 2021 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard 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

Company info
Telephone
+61 (3) 8344 4000
Location

Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia

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