Research Fellow In Ict For Development

Research Fellow in ICT for Development

Job No.: 649836

Location: Clayton campus

Employment Type: Full-time 

Duration: 6-month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $107,311 – $127,432 pa Level B (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas – and the people who discover them

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen. We make tangible contributions because our purpose is clear; to deliver positive economic, social and environmental impact in resolving the global challenges of our age.

At the core of achieving this purpose is the diversity of our staff. We welcome and value everyone’s contributions, lived experience and expertise. When you come to work, you can be yourself, be a change-maker and develop your career in exciting ways. This is why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities. 

We fully support the gender equity principles of the Athena SWAN Charter and invite you to join us in celebrating women in STEMM. As part of the Faculty’s commitment to improving diversity and representation in Information Technology, strict gender-equity targets are in place during shortlisting and interview of candidates; we will not proceed to interview until we have an appropriate cross-section of candidates. To this end, women are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

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The Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Research Fellow in Social Innovation to join Action Lab in the Department of Human-Centred Computing within the Faculty of Information Technology. 

Reporting directly to Director of Action Lab, you will conduct world-class research in ICT for Development through the conduct and supervision of research, and dissemination and engagement activities. 

To be successful in this position, you must have a doctoral qualification in human-computer interaction, or a closely related discipline/equivalent accreditation and standing. You will be an expert in both qualitative methods and participatory media, have excellent spoken and writing skills in Bangla, and have experience planning and conducting fieldwork with communities and NGOs in Bangladesh.

You will possess a high level of interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated ability to work positively and cooperatively with students, internal and external teams and external organisations with teaching experience in a tertiary environment. You will also have a track record of publication at internationally leading venues and research collaboration with academic and practitioner stakeholders. 

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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Monash avidly supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments more easily.

At Monash University, we are committed to being a Child Safe organisation. This position at the University will require the incumbent to hold a valid Working with Children Check.

Your application must address the selection criteria. Please refer to “How to apply for Monash Jobs“.

Enquiries

Professor Patrick Olivier, Department of Human-Centred Computing, [email protected]

Position Description

 Research Fellow in ICT for Development

Closing Date

Tuesday 28 March 2023, 11:55pm AEDT