Research Associate - Magill, Australia - University of South Australia

University of South Australia

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Magill, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only

Parttime (0.6FTE), fixed term contract from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2024 based in Justice and Society at the Magill Campus
Salary: $96,929 $103,789 (pro rata) per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

Reporting to the Professor, you will be responsible for undertaking research-related support activities associated with defence projects in the Behaviour Brain Body Research Centre.

About the Justice and Society Academic Unit

Developing new knowledge and multi-disciplinary solutions to some of society's most pressing issues, UniSA Justice & Society offers a wide range of programs and conducts world-class research in the fields of law, psychology, social work, human services and social sciences.

UniSA Justice & Society is also home to the Australian Centre for Child Protection, Australia's premier research centre focused on the development of new solutions and approaches to the critical problem of child abuse and neglect.

Core Responsibilities

Collect, analyse and assist with the interpretation of statistical data as well as prepare and draft information
Liaise with academics, researchers, and other research participants including organising and attending meetings associated with the evaluation being conducted
Conduct comprehensive literature, media, website and archival searches including the preparation of literature reviews and analysis of research data
Participate in the Academic Unit's research concentrations and other relevant collaborative forums, to ensure research performance and outcomes are achieved and effectively address the Excellent in Research in Australia criteria
Support the publishing and communicating of research outcomes from the group to different audiences by participating and presenting at conferences and seminars

Essential Skills and Experience

High degree of expertise in statistics, particularly in studies involving sleep, physiology and performance data
Demonstrated capacity to manage research projects, particularly with defence partners
Highly developed research, analytical, information literacy and report writing skills for conference papers and educational publications
Ability to locate, analyse, compile, and edit relevant literature and research data to produce research reports, conference papers, and manuscripts for refereed journals
Experience of writing up research findings for a variety of audiences including policy and academic communities, and active engagement in collaborative research practices

Benefits
Getting a great job working with the best is just the start.

UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

Access to great personal development opportunities
Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees
Various onsite services available at our campuses which may include onsite gym membership
A variety of leave arrangements

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Applications close: 11:30pm Thursday 9 November 2023
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