Research Fellow – Access to Justice, Technology and Family Violence

Job No.: 625650

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment 

Remuneration: $103,153 - $122,495 pa Level B (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Be inspired, every day
• Drive your own learning at one of the world’s top 80 universities
• Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions

Everyone needs a platform to launch a satisfying career. At Monash, we give you the space and support to take your career in all kinds of exciting new directions. You’ll have access to quality research, infrastructure and learning facilities, opportunities to collaborate internationally, as well as the grants you’ll need to publish your work. We’re a university full of energetic and enthusiastic minds, driven to challenge what’s expected, expand what we know, and learn from other inspiring, empowering thinkers.

The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity is available in the Faculty of Law for a Research Fellow. The position will be based in the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation. The successful candidate will contribute to a new program of research on access to justice, technology and family violence. The Research Fellow is expected to take a leading role in research design, data collection, data analysis and writing up research results. There is flexibility in the program to accommodate a range of different skills and experiences the Research Fellow might bring, including but not limited to:

• Research experience in gendered violence, family or intimate partner violence, or criminal justice response to violence against women
• Qualitative and/or quantitative research experience
• Experience in co-production, co-design, human-centred design or participatory research methods
• Legal practising experience relevant to the family violence field

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• The conduct of research under limited supervision independently and as a member of a team and the production of high-quality publications from that research
• Co-supervision or, where appropriate, supervision of honours or postgraduate research projects within the fields of the staff member's area of research
• Development of research-related material for teaching, research translation or other purposes with appropriate guidance from other staff
• Occasional contributions to teaching in relation to the staff member’s research

The successful applicant will have a Doctoral qualification in a relevant field (such as Law, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Criminology or Anthropology), or equivalent qualifications and research experience.

This role is a full-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

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Enquiries

Associate Professor Genevieve Grant, Director of the Australian Centre for Justice Innovation, [email protected]

Associate Professor Mai Sato, Director of Eleos Justice, [email protected]

Position Description

 Research Fellow – Access to Justice, Technology and Family Violence

Closing Date

Tuesday 11 January 2022, 11:55 pm AEDT

Please note: Monash University will be closed from 23 December 2021 until 3 January 2022 inclusive.

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