Aboriginal Early Career Research Fellowship

• Salary Package: Level A Early Career Fellow from $76,173 - $102 570p.a., plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading
• Appointment Type: Full time, three-year fixed-term (3 years).
• Macquarie University (North Ryde) location

The Role

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the teaching, research and community engagement activities in the Department of Linguistics through a program of support and mentoring in partnership with Walanga Muru and the Medical Research Future Fund grant 'Improving care pathways for otitis media in Aboriginal children'.

This position will contribute an Aboriginal perspective to promote wider student and staff understanding of Indigenous Australia and the skills to work effectively in Indigenous contexts.

The position aims to:

• Contribute knowledge and experience to the Department of Linguistics in implementing and maintaining the Indigenous Connected Curriculum Framework,
• Contribute knowledge and experience to Indigenous hearing health research undertaken in the Department, including promoting effective relationships with Aboriginal people and communities,
• Build an academic track record and broader qualifications and experiences that will contribute to a future academic career.

Indigenous knowledge is an important and unique element of higher education. It contributes to economic productivity by equipping graduates with the capacity to work across Australian society and with Indigenous communities.

About Us

Macquarie University is committed to Indigenous higher education. Globally recognised as one of Australia's leading research universities, Macquarie is a place where extraordinary new possibilities come to light. We've helped people to hear, introduced wireless internet technology to the world and broken through traditional boundaries by appointing Australia's first female vice-chancellor.

At Macquarie, you'll join a vibrant community of diverse perspectives, all working towards a brighter future for our communities and our planet. Surrounded by beautiful parkland campus, our students and staff are free to explore and discover, supported by facilities including a high-tech library, private teaching hospital, gym and pools, childcare facilities, a campus train station and the newly expanded Macquarie Centre shopping complex next door.

In 2016, MQ launched a ten-year Indigenous strategy that aims to increase the participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as both students and staff, and to recognise the unique contribution of knowledges and lived experiences by Indigenous people to the university environment as important to the intellectual and social capital of the University.

The Improving care pathways for otitis media in Aboriginal children research program is funded by the Medical Research Future Fund. It aims to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal children with otitis media, which can lead to hearing loss within 12 months of life, impacting development of listening, learning, speech and language and social cognition. Collaborating with three Aboriginal Medical Service's in NSW, we aim to:

Co-design a culturally safe pathway of ear and hearing care, and; Work with Aboriginal communities and service providers to produce culturally-safe early speech and language supports.

Macquarie is a university engaged with the real and often complex problems and opportunities that define our lives. Since our foundation 54 years ago, we have aspired to be a different type of university. Over the years, we've grown to become the centre of a vibrant local and global community. Connect with us today.

To Apply

To be considered for this position, please apply online by submitting your CV and a separate (2-page) letter that demonstrates how you meet the selection criteria below:

Essential

• Aboriginality. Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification for these positions and is authorised under section 14(d) of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 197. Aboriginality is inclusive of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• A demonstrated knowledge of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander values, perspectives, connections and knowledges that will contribute to an academic environment that privileges Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander standpoints.
• Enrolled in a PhD with a focus on language reawakening and demonstrated capacity to complete such study within three years.
• Previous qualifications and professional experience in linguistics or related field.
• Proven record of work in and with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities which demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of Aboriginal peoples and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Evidence of potential to undertake lecturing and tutoring.
• Commitment to the delivery of high-quality teaching, including the preparation of teaching and course material.

Please note, this position will require a Working with Children Check Clearance.

Specific Role enquiries: Professor Cath McMahon, Head of Department of Linguistics at [email protected] .

General Enquiries: Rohana Nagarajah, HR Administrator at [email protected]

Applications Close: Wednesday 1 December 2021, at 11:55pm AEDT

Macquarie University is committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. We value individual difference and recognise the strength of a vibrant, diverse and inclusive workforce where the backgrounds, perspectives and experiences of our staff are a driving force for collaboration, innovation and impact.

We work to ensure genuine equality of opportunity for people regardless of their gender, age, cultural background, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and/or family status, and we encourage you to apply for a position at Macquarie University.