Research Associate - Magill, Australia - University of South Australia

University of South Australia

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Magill, Australia

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Description

Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only

Parttime (0.6FTE), fixed term contract until 13 September 2024 based in the Justice & Society Unit at Magill campus
Commencement Salary: $93,165 pro rata per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

This position will contribute to the research efforts of the UniSA Justice & Society Academic Unit in the provision of research related activities and support on the project titled "Rebuilding Life After Migration for Young Refugees and Migrants" in collaboration with the Australian Research Council.

Required research activities include proactively supporting and contributing to high quality research, competitive research grant activities, and active participation in research concentrations and other relevant collaborative forums, to deliver high quality research outcomes to meet the Excellence in Research in Australia (ERA) criteria.

About UniSA Justice and Society
The University of South Australia is Australia's University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners.

Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change.

Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

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 independently and as a member of a team
Liaise with academics, researchers, and other research participants including organising and attending meetings associated with the evaluation being conducted
Leading and providing editorial support in production of papers including proof reading, word processing, compilation of reference lists and formatting of papers into journal style
Conduct comprehensive literature, media, website and archival searches; including the preparation of literature reviews and analysis of research data

Essential Skills and Experience

A PhD qualification in a Social Sciences related discipline
Expertise in statistics
Demonstrated capacity to manage research projects
Highly developed research, analytical, information literacy and report writing skills for conference papers and educational publications
Demonstrated ability to locate, analyse, compile, and edit relevant literature and research data for the production of research reports, conference papers, and manuscripts for refereed journals

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
Staff study support

How to Apply
Please address your cover letter to

5038.

Applications close: 11.30pm Monday, 3 April 2023
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