Research Assistant Community Resettlement - Parkville, Australia - University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne

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Location:
Parkville

Role type:
Part time (0.5 FTE); Fixed-term for 3 years

Faculty:
Melbourne Law School

Salary:
Level A - $77,171 - $104,717 p.a. (pro-rata for part time) plus 17% super

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People.

We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

About - Melbourne Law School
Melbourne Law School is Australia's first all-graduate law faculty. Melbourne Law School was the first faculty in Australia to teach law, and awarded this country's first law degrees.

The Law School is now fully graduate with its Juris Doctor for admission to practice recognised as a high level qualification in Australia and beyond.

Coupled with the unrivalled excellence of the Melbourne Law Masters and its excellent Research Higher Degree programs, the Law School offers a unique opportunity for the integration of scholarship and teaching.

Its faculty is a vibrant community of creative scholars, committed to a highly collegial, research-intensive institutional life. The Law School has particular strengths in comparative analysis. It aims to integrate teaching with research and engagement activities and to engage with local, national and global communities.

About the Role

The Australian Research Council has awarded a Discovery Grant to Professor Susan Kneebone (Melbourne Law School), Associate Professor Kate Ogg (ANU) and Dr Anthea Vogl (UTS) to investigate programs for the private and community sponsorship of refugees.

The project will address 'The role of community sponsorship for refugee resettlement in Australia'. The project is funded from inclusive.

One of the research objectives is:

To uncover Australia
_'_s neglected history of community partnerships and participation in refugee resettlement, post-World War II This is based on the hypothesis that vital lessons can be learned from Australia
_'_s history of community participation in refugee resettlement and sponsorship post World War II.

A 3 year appointment is proposed over the life of the project to enable the Research Assistant to work primarily with Professor Kneebone in Years 1 and 2 on collection of data for an historical and comparative evaluation and publication on Australian community and official understandings \ perceptions of sanctuary and asylum in refugee protection post World War II (tentatively entitled: A history of community sponsorship in refugee resettlement ; to assist Professor Kneebone in the conduct and collation of research and interviews in Australia and New Zealand; and to assist in organising a Workshop in Year 2 and with a subsequent publication (such as policy papers); researching, drafting (for example, checking citations and sources) and finalising publications associated with the project.

Responsibilities include:

Conducting archival research in different Australian states and the NT and ACT.
Travelling to different Australian states, the NT and ACT to conduct archival research and interviews as directed by Professor Kneebone.
Conducting relevant literature and policy reviews.
Assisting Professor Kneebone to select interviewees in Australia and New Zealand and to conduct interviews
Collating, transcribing and analysing data and managing data in online systems.

About You
To be successful in this role you will have excellent oral and written communication skills. You will demonstrate an ability to manage multiple tasks, with a capacity to effectively plan and prioritise workload.

You will also bring exceptional research and analysis skills and the capability to undertake research-related tasks as well as work effectively within a team.

You will also have:

Experience in historical/archival research in Australia
Excellent technical skills knowledge and experience with online storage systems
Excellent technical skills knowledge and experience in conducting audio recordings

Please note:
To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia.

About the University
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits: