• Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)
• Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus, with flexibility
• Full-time and fixed term until 30 June 2025
• Level A $80,065 - $107,633 + 17% Superannuation 

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionizing 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.

The Faculty of Arts and Education is dedicated to being at the forefront of teaching, learning, creating and social development and fostering cutting-edge research and discovery. The Alfred Deakin Institute of Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI) is an internationally recognised and highly regarded social sciences and humanities research institute. Conducting research of local and global significance, motivated by an ambition to improve the lives of people around the world.

As an Associate Research Fellow, you will:

• engage collaboratively to conduct high-quality research, scholarship and creative activities generating high impact outputs, with mentorship from leaders within the research team.
• provide high-level research assistance and support to the co-design and co-delivery research and program projects conducted by CRIS.
• specifically focus on how governments can build trusting relationships with communities and on the co-design and the co-delivery of policy and program initiatives in Victoria focussed on resilience to social harms in collaboration with the Australian Multicultural Foundation.
• be responsible for literature reviews and analysis; interview and focus group coding; managing schedules and participants for interviews, focus groups and surveys; project partner engagement and communication, and project management tasks including reporting requirements and aspects of budget management.
• support the preparation and finalisation of research articles, grant applications and other project documents including editing, proof reading and revisions.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
• Emerging research and scholarship through publications, and/or exhibitions as appropriate to the discipline
• Ability to contribute to communities through research
• Demonstrated capacity to work successfully with community and government stakeholders, including culturally diverse communities
• Experience in theory and/or knowledge of techniques for co-design of research, policy, and programs through partnership with communities

Here's how to apply: 

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

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

 PD - Associate Research Fellow, CRIS.pdf

Applications for this position close on Wednesday, 26 June 2024.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Mark Duckworth (Senior Research Fellow, ADI) on mark.duckworth@deakin.edu.au

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.