Vice Chancellor’s Indigenous Doctoral Fellowship
RMIT University Melbourne- Opening Date: 20-Sep-2024
- Closing Date: 29-Sep-2024
- Melbourne
- Salary: Academic A-B (from AU$90,000 p.a depending on level of experience) plus 17% super and flexible working
- Undertake research activities directed towards the completion of a PhD in line with the University’s research strategy.
- Meet all requisite PhD milestones during the course of the position and complete the PhD within the four years appointment.
- Engagement activities, presentation of lectures and tutorials, assessment of students, and course administration in line with the University’s quality assurance requirements, with a maximum of 10% of workload allocated to non-PhD related activity.
- Must be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage (Essential Selection Criteria).
- Appropriate academic background or equivalence to gain admission to PhD candidature.
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment, effectively collaborating with colleagues, project team leaders, and industry partners.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage varying workloads and changing priorities.
- High level written and verbal communication skills.
- Must meet the eligibility criteria for PhD candidature.
- Proof of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is required.
- Appointment is subject to passing and maintaining a Working with Children check.
- Fixed-term contract for four years.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Designated Position, classified under ‘special measures’ of section 12 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act 2010.
- RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation.
Vice Chancellor’s Indigenous Doctoral Fellowship
Locations: Melbourne
Time Type: Full time
Posted On: Posted Today
Job Requisition ID: JR26372
Overview:
Key opportunity for a VC Indigenous Doctoral Fellow to embark on a PhD in your area of study.
Identified position only for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates
Fixed-term contract for four years
Salary: Academic A-B (from AU$90,000 p.a depending on level of experience) plus 17% super and flexible working
About the Role
The primary focus of the VC Indigenous Doctoral Fellow is to undertake research activities directed towards the completion of a PhD in line with the University’s research strategy.
It is expected that the VC Indigenous Pre-doctoral Fellow will meet all requisite PhD milestones as required during the course of the position and complete their PhD within the four years appointment of this role.
There will be limited other functions associated with the position, which may include engagement activities, presentation of lectures and tutorials, assessment of students and course administration in line with the University’s quality assurance requirements. A maximum of 10% of workload is to be allocated to non-PhD related activity.
Hear from Michelle Gissara who is currently in the VC Indigenous Doctoral Program in STEM
About You
To be successful for the appointment, you will have:
- Aboriginality or ‘Must be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage’ is an ‘Essential Selection Criteria’
- Appropriate academic background or equivalence to gain admission to PhD candidature.
- Ability to work autonomously whilst displaying a strong commitment to work in a team environment, including the demonstrated ability to confidently and effectively work with colleagues, project team leaders, and industry partners.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and effectively manage varying workloads and respond to changing priorities as required.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills.
Mandatory
Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria for PhD candidature.
Note: This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Designated Position, classified under ‘special measures’ of section 12 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act 2010. Only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply. Proof of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is required.
Appointment to this position is subject to passing and maintaining a Working with Children check. Other background checks will be carried out via our external provider CV check.
For information and videos about the scheme see here
To Apply
If interested to apply, please submit your Statement of Purpose here only
Feel free to reach out to Loretta Vaughan, Snr Talent Advisor on 03 9925 0746 or loretta.vaughan@rmit.edu.au or Katarina Prince, Director Research Training Services • School of Graduate Research via katarina.prince@rmit.edu.au if you have any queries about the program.
Position Description
This position is open until Sunday 29 September 2024
Applications Close:
29 Sept 2024 11.59 pm
RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani, via talentsupport@rmit.edu.au.
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