Research Communications And Events Assistant

• $66,923 to $70,407
• Fixed-term, full-time
• Gardens Point

Who are we looking for?

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking a Research Communications and Events Assistant to join School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, Academic Division.

The Research Communications and Events Assistant will be part of an innovative research environment working with the BEST Centre and BITA teams.The BEST Centre have a strong focus on converting research-based knowledge into practical applications which lead to improved public policy and business strategies. BITA is an Industrial Transformation Training Centre offering innovative Higher Degree by Research and postdoctoral training for industries vital to Australia’s future. The Research Communications and Events Assistant position supports the communications and event efforts of both the BEST Centre and BITA. This role involves supporting the Centres researchers to ensure a consistent and cohesive communications effort is activated.

Real world impact

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a ‘real world’ focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

About the Faculty
The Faculty of Business and Law comprises the QUT Business School and QUT Law. Widely recognised for yielding career-ready graduates, industry engagement, and relevant high-quality research, we prepare learners and communities today for the real world of tomorrow.

Led by the Executive Dean and the Faculty Leadership Team, the Faculty of Business and Law is committed to real-world learning and research excellence, supported by our deep industry engagement and extensive global connections. Our commitment to inclusivity and belonging encourages our staff and learners to achieve their full potential.

With a balance of theory and practical experiences, our business and law courses are developed and delivered in consultation with industry and the professions, ensuring our learners develop the skills and knowledge they need to ethically and sustainability shape the future. Our graduates are critical and creative thinkers, embracing diverse perspectives and equipped for self-leadership and life-long learning. 

Our discipline schools are established with affinities that promote integration and collaboration in teaching and research, providing a sustainable foundation upon which to build areas of strength. 

These include:
•    School of Accountancy
•    School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
•    School of Economics and Finance
•    School of Law
•    School of Management
•    Graduate School of Business

Our researchers collaborate in specialised research groups within and across disciplines. The Faculty of Business and Law hosts centres specialising in impactful, industry-connected research and engagement addressing the future enterprise, health law, decent work and industry, entrepreneurship, environmental law, law technology, econometrics, behavioural economics, consumer and stakeholder engagement and more.

The QUT Business School is the first Australian business school to earn accreditation with all three of the world’s leading international quality assurance agencies: AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA. Less than 1% of business schools globally have achieved triple accreditation, and we are proud to be a part of this distinguished group. With a similarly long and esteemed history, QUT Law is also extensively involved in delivery of commercial and continuing education programs including practical legal training, satisfying the requirements for admission to professional legal practice.

QUT Law and the QUT Business School have built strong national and international reputations for excellence and impact, delivering exceptional real-world opportunities for our learners, industry partners, and community. We attract high-quality domestic and international participants, with over 15,000 learners studying across single or double undergraduate degrees, postgraduate coursework and research degrees, and executive education.

The Faculty of Business and Law operates at the University’s Gardens Point campus. Located in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, the Gardens Point campus provides the Faculty with a distinct competitive advantage to provide transformative education, research and connections with industry. The Graduate School of Business also delivers programs at a Canberra site.

About the Centre
The Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology (BEST) is a national and international leader in applied behavioural insights and behavioural economics research. The Centre relies on QUT’s expertise in Business and Economics and Social Marketing, leveraging and amplifying expertise in Science, Engineering and Medical and Health Research.

The Centre brings together research from the fields of Economics and Social Marketing to start a research and impact agenda that contributes to the frontiers of knowledge in the respective areas. It trials and develops applications of behavioural insights in areas ranging from education to medical sciences. 

This research agenda can address the diverse and complex issues facing contemporary society and has the potential to attract significant disciplinary and student interest, international attention, and partner engagement.

About the ARC Training Centre
The ARC Training Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption (BITA) is supported by the Australian Research Council’s Industrial Transformation Research Program Scheme. 

BITA unites industry and government with world-leading interdisciplinary researchers to build transformative capability in people, data and solutions to support Australian organisations achieve higher returns on technology investment in health, agriculture and cyber-security.

What you need to succeed

Your expertise and initiative, combined with your ability to work as an excellent team player will be vital to your success in this role.

You will demonstrate:

1.    Education, training and/or relevant experience equivalent to the completion of an associate diploma level qualification with relevant work-related experience or a certificate level qualification with post-certificate relevant work experience.
2.    Demonstrated experience in assisting in the delivery of communication activities, (including digital and written communications).
3.    Demonstrated time management and organisational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritise, manage workloads, and meet deadlines.
4.    Demonstrated interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal colleagues and teams, and with external clients, suppliers and stakeholders.

Careers at QUT

Our culture is vibrant, inspiring and challenging. It’s a world where like-minds come together with a commitment to making a real world difference, no matter what the area of expertise.

Beyond personal and professional fulfilment, a career at QUT brings a broad range of tangible benefits. QUT is a high quality and flexible organisation that is proud of its excellent employment conditions which include but are not limited to:

• Parental leave provisions
• Study support encompassing leave and financial assistance
• Comprehensive professional development
• Salary Packaging

 

Reference number:  23132

Term:  Fixed-term, full time for 3 years

Remuneration:  $79,197 to $83,321 pa (HEW4) (inclusive of $66,923 to $70,407 pa, 17% superannuation and leave loading)

Location:  Gardens Point

Job opens:  09-Feb-2023

Applications Close:  22-Feb-2023 at 11.30pm

Open to: Applicants who have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of the fixed-term appointment. In support of our strategic priority of Indigenous Australian success, Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

At QUT, our values reflect what we believe in, and what is important to us as an organisation. They capture our strengths, our distinctiveness and sit alongside the priorities outlined in our QUT Connections, and guide our decisions and actions.

QUT aims to inspire and shape the future with talented students and staff from , united by our core values of Ambition, Curiosity, Integrity, Inclusiveness,  Innovation and Academic freedom.