• Based at our Melbourne, Deakin Downtown Campus
• Full-time and continuing
• Level B $108,804 - $128,689 or Level C $132,644 - $152,511 + 17% Superannuation

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

CRADLE conducts research in the area of assessment and digital learning and collaborates with Deakin Learning Futures and faculties through joint initiatives and with a range of industry partners, other educational institutions and international collaborators.

CRADLE is an Australian and international research leader on assessment in higher education in an increasingly digitally connected world. Our team consists of academics with wide-ranging research interests and expertise across assessment and related areas. Our broad themes of research are assessing for learning, learning in a digital world, and learning through, and for work. Our research program covers areas of assessment security, assessment design, feedback and feedback literacy, evaluative judgement, digital identities, assessment and the digital, work integrated learning, representation in assessment, and quality and standards.

As a Research Fellow, you will:

• Produce high quality publications and work on external competitive grants, and participate in dissemination activities at national and global levels
• Contribute to specific Deakin University strategic projects related to CRADLE’s research program
• Contribute, as part of a team, to providing operational and practical advice on areas associated with assessment and digital learning to the Co-Directors, CRADLE and to senior staff within the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Portfolio

As a Senior Research Fellow, you will:

• Produce high quality publications and work on external competitive grants, and participate in dissemination activities at national and global levels
• Provide intellectual leadership and scholarship in recognised areas of eminence, including as a public intellectual, leading internationally recognised research, high quality publications and external competitive grants, and representing world recognised research through dissemination activities at national and global levels
• Contribute to specific Deakin University strategic projects related to CRADLE’s research program
• Provide operational and practical advice on areas associated with assessment and digital learning to the Co-Directors, CRADLE and to senior staff within the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Portfolio
• Lead teams in research which enhance the achievement of Deakin’s strategic goals in research, teaching, engagement and innovation                                                                                                      

To be successful, you’ll have:

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
• A reputation appropriate to level underpinned by quality publications and other markers of academic achievement
• Evidence of expertise aligned with CRADLE’s research themes
• Positive engagement with research, community, industry and government to enhance the national standing of the discipline and ability to contribute to communities through research.
• A proven ability to establish good working relationships and collaborate with others.  

Here's how to apply: 

Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Professor Phillip Dawson, Co-Director CRADLE on p.dawson@deakin.edu.au.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 PD - Research Fellow (CRADLE), 554449.pdf

 PD - Senior Research Fellow (CRADLE), 554449.pdf

Applications for this position close on 21^st May at 11:55pm.

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.