Senior Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Research Fellow at Swinburne (Melbourne)

Job Description

Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute

Full time, ongoing position at our vibrant Hawthorn campus

Attractive salary and benefits with flexible working options

About the Role
Swinburne University has an exciting opportunity for a passionate Senior Research Fellow to join the team of the Iverson Health Innovation Research Institute. This identified position will provide an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduate the opportunity to advance their career in health-related research from medical, nursing, public health, or physiology through to bioengineering, data science and digital health.

In addition to your research contributing to Swinburne’s broader research activities and mentoring programs, you will assist with establishing and implementing an Indigenous research strategy across the university and strengthen the work of the Moondani Toombadool Centre and the National Centre of Reconciliation Practice.

Ideally you will have experience in leading research funding processes through internal and external grant schemes and external funding opportunities. You will have excellent written and verbal communications skills and will be expected to function as a member of an interdisciplinary team, as well as coach and mentor other emerging academics.

The position is an identified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander position. Pursuant to a Special Measure under Section 12 (1) of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic), only applications from suitably qualified Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates will be considered.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

Conduct high quality research, working closely across teams and Centres to combine knowledge and develop original project-based research.

Identify and promote collaborative research opportunities and contribute to the development of initiatives designed to enhance such links, including participating in the development of industry and competitive research grants

Actively contribute towards areas of research concentration in the relevant institutes.

Supervise/contribute to the supervision of post graduate research projects and PhDs

Qualifications
An earned doctoral qualification in a field related to the work of one of the University’s five Research Institutes.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne is the first university in the country to implement an Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, Swinburne joins an elite group of organisations where reconciliation is embedded in core practices and influences decision-making at the highest level. Swinburne values Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and perspectives and recognises the important contribution of Indigenous researchers.

Swinburne is strongly committed to reconciliation and our .

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