Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research Fellow -Centre for Public History

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UTS has a bold vision to be a world-leading university of technology. We are a dynamic and innovative university in central Sydney, consistently ranked the top young university in Australia. With a culturally diverse campus life and extensive international exchange and research programs, UTS prepares graduates for the workplaces of today and tomorrow.

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate or a Research Fellow to contribute to an ARC funded project within our Centre for Public History.

About the Role
Led by Emeritus Professor Lesley Johnson, the project aims to understand how institutions shaped and made possible the humanities as a field of knowledge-making in Australia. It will focus on the history of universities, libraries and learned academies since the Second World War to explore the changing ways in which these institutions have shaped the humanities.

In this role you will:
• undertake archival work in Sydney and interstate
• develop effective e-research systems to organise the empirical material collected for the project as a whole
• produce high quality papers for publication, contribute to a book manuscript and participate in and present papers at academic conferences
• administration associated with the ARC program of research, including managing finances and reporting requirements for the project
• liaise with members of other centres undertaking research related to the ARC project - in Australia and internationally
• participate in the research activities of the Australian Centre for Public History at UTS

About You
An experienced and independent researcher, you will have sound knowledge of archival and qualitative historical research methods.

You will also bring to this role:
• PhD in Australian history and/or cultural studies or other relevant fields
• Knowledge and experience in e-research techniques for the organisation and presentation of research material collected
• Knowledge of Australian history and universities
• Experience in working on the history of Australian universities and/or public libraries or related topics
• Demonstrated ability to plan and conduct research independently and to work as part of a research team.

Previous experience with the development of a research-oriented web site and the presentation of research through social media would be highly regarded.

For the full list of the selection criteria and role responsibilities please click apply and download the position statement from the UTS website.

Remuneration

Base Salary Range:
• Academic Level A: $86,947 - $93,330 p.a.
• Academic Level B:  $101,932 - $116,641 p.a.  

This role attracts  17% superannuation in addition to the base salary.

Our commitment to work/life support includes benefits such as flexible work practices, child care centres, generous parental leave and support to carers.

This position is full-time  and appointment will be made on a fixed term basis for 18 months.

How To Apply

Prior to commencing your application for IRC112463, please review the Position Statement and the relevant selection criteria.You are required to address the selection criteria in your submission in a separate document . For information to assist you with compiling statements to answer the selection criteria, please visit Answering Selection Criteria 
  
Please note that only those applications submitted via the UTS online recruitment system will be accepted.  Current UTS employees should apply through their UTS Employee Self Service function.

As you will be unable to save your application once started, please have all required documents and information available prior to commencing.

Please ensure that the file name for each document submitted includes IRC112463.

Enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to the UTS Recruitment Team at [email protected] or on +61 (0) 2 9514 1080.

Closing Date:  Tuesday 7th August 2018 at 11.59pm (AEST)

Please note: We are only accepting on-line applications for this post, however, if you have a disability that makes it difficult for you to provide us with information in this way, please contact the Recruitment Team for assistance.

We are committed to diversity and social inclusion, evidenced by our WGEA Employer of Choice citation, Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy and the UTS Access and Inclusion Plan. We welcome applications from women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles), Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.