Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Founded in 1974, Deakin is a public university in Victoria with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and the online Campus. We are a progressive and open-minded university, with the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world’s universities. 

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will be part of the Coventry University and Deakin University Consortium in Motor Skill for Holistic Development. The theme is transdisciplinary and has wide international collaborations focused on youth movement behaviour and links to holistic development. The researchers use innovative techniques and cutting-edge approaches to solve the population issues around inadequate motor skill development and poor levels of physical activity. The Research Fellow will be actively involved in the research projects across the research interests of the consortium.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Planning and managing own research activity, and developing research objectives and proposals for own or joint research

Contributing to impact activities in larger projects, under the direction of the Principal Investigator.

Identifying new areas for research, developing new research approaches, applying innovative research methods, and extending the research portfolio.

Preparing proposals and applications to external bodies, e.g. for funding and contractual purposes, and planning and managing small-scale research activities using resources, laboratories and workshops as appropriate.

Communicating complex research information using a range of methods and media, including to the public where appropriate, and publishing research results and outcomes with a view to developing a national/international profile. 

Build internal and external contacts, participate in internal networks for the exchange of information and form relationships for future collaboration. Join external networks to share information and identify potential sources of funds. 

Continually updating knowledge and understanding in the discipline and developing new research techniques and approaches to enable contribution within established research programmes, while contributing to teaching, learning and development programmes as appropriate, using research findings to inform curriculum development. 

Supporting assessment of student knowledge and supervision of projects; assisting in the development of student research skills.

Key selection criteria for this role:

PhD or equivalent (where equivalence is having evidence of a submitted thesis by the closing date for applications and award within Probation).

Prior research experience related to sports & exercise science and/or physical activity. Expert knowledge of discipline in a field relevant to the above subjects. 

Ability to write up research for publication in high profile peer reviewed journals and present at national/international peer reviewed conferences and events.

Ability to lead and/or take responsibility for a small research project or identified parts of a large project.

Ability to develop research objectives, projects and funding proposals for own and joint research, with the assistance of a mentor if required.

Advanced knowledge of research methods, techniques and data analysis used in this research area

Demonstrate adherence to regulations e.g., ethics, legal requirements 

Ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines.

Formal presentation skills. 

Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, using a range of media.