Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UWA Business School

UWA Business School

The Centre for Social Impact

• Full-time appointment on a 12 month fixed term basis
• Base salary range: Level B $105,043 – $124,301 p.a. plus 17% superannuation
• Work with the CSI UWA Director on a diverse range of projects and topics including homelessness, entrenched disadvantage, health, mental health, social care, gender inequality and youth unemployment

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and a member of the prestigious Australian Group of Eight research intensive universities. With a strong research track record, vibrant campus and working environments, supported by the freedom to innovate and inspire, there is no better time to join Western Australia’s top university.

About the team

The UWA Centre for Social Impact is located in the Business School at the University of Western Australia. The Centre for Social Impact UWA (CSI UWA) is a catalyst for change, creating and delivering education that transforms, research that informs best practice, and public engagement that inspires and mobilises change makers.

CSI UWA is part of a national collaboration between UWA, Flinders University, the University of New South Wales and Swinburne University of Technology. Together, the four universities form the Centre for Social Impact.

The CSI UWA educates, empowers and inspires graduate and undergraduate students: the social impact leaders of today and tomorrow. All students develop more than new knowledge and skills; they develop a new way of thinking that is essential in addressing the most complex and systemic issues facing our world. The Centre delivers a range of course offerings in this area including a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact which also articulates into the MBA and an undergraduate unit the Changing the World: Social Innovation, Finance and Enterprise in 2014 launched in semester 2, 2015.

The Centre’s research program is based around projects funded from competitive national research grants and industry projects and covers a broad range of topic areas.

About the opportunity

As the successful appointee you, as a post-doctoral position (research only) within the CSI UWA, will work with the CSI UWA Director and other members of the research team on a diverse range of projects including in the areas of homelessness, entrenched disadvantage, health, mental health, social care, gender inequality and youth unemployment. 

You will also be involved in identifying relevant grant/funding opportunities, preparing grant applications, leading teams (together with the Director) and liaising with both internal and external stakeholders for the successful completion of projects. You will also have the opportunity to work on collaborative projects with researchers from CSI Flinders, CSI UNSW and CSI Swinburne on projects addressing topics of national significance.

About you

To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate :

• Relevant PhD qualification
• Experience conducting applied organisational and field-based research
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Experience conducting multivariate statistical analyses
• Experience conducting health and social care program evaluations
• Ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders including industry partners and to work in a research team
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to and lead scholarly papers

About your application

Full details of the position responsibilities and the selection criteria are outlined in the position description. In preparing your application, you are asked to demonstrate clearly that you meet the selection criteria. You are encouraged to supply a curriculum vitae and an academic portfolio in support of your application.

Please see the position description prior to applying: Postdoctoral Research Fellow CSI.docx

Closing date for applications: 11:55 PM AWST on Tuesday 22nd November 2022

Interview date: Friday 2nd December 2022

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Leanne Lester on [email protected]

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

Application Details : Please apply online via the Apply Now button.

Our commitment to inclusion and diversity

UWA is committed to a diverse workforce and an equitable and inclusive workplace. We celebrate difference and believe diversity is fundamental to achieving our goals as a globally recognised Top 100 educational and research institution. We are committed to creating a safe work environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQA+ community and people living with disability.

• We have a globally competitive, gender neutral parental leave policy with 26 weeks paid leave after 12 months service and 36 weeks after 5 years.
• We have on-campus childcare facilities for child 6 weeks to kindy.
• We facilitate flexible working, with part-time and job-sharing arrangements considered.
• We have an ongoing partnership with Pride in Diversity and were recently awarded a Bronze Employer status for LGBTIQA+ inclusion.
• We have Athena SWAN Bronze accreditation and actively work to improve gender equity.

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