"Senior Research Lead (First Nations)"

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional University, UniSQ’s vision is to be renowned for innovation and excellence in education, student experience, research and engagement. Guided by our core values of respect, integrity and excellence, the University’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025 outlines our commitment to creating and sharing knowledge, transforming lives and solving the problems that matter to our world.

Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (First Nations Strategy)

The key functions of the First Nations Strategy Portfolio are to develop and oversee the implementation of cohesive First Nations strategies, ensuring alignment with broader UniSQ goals and priorities. The portfolio’s oversight responsibilities are supported by the First Nations Research Team, which ensures the quality and impact of First Nations research outputs through leading the agenda of culturally safe researchers and alliances. The portfolio also facilitates platforms for communication and collaboration, strategically guiding coordinated efforts and stakeholder engagement.

Who you are

Join us at UniSQ and make a meaningful impact on First Nations research and scholarship. UniSQ is seeking a Senior Research Lead to collaboratively work with the Pro-Vice Chancellor (First Nations Strategy) and also other academic and administrative units to achieve outcomes aligned with UniSQ’s vision and strategic objectives.

What you'll do

As the Senior Research Lead (First Nations) at UniSQ, you will play a crucial role in advancing our First Nations research agenda. This position is pivotal in fostering excellence in First Nations research, scholarship, and professional activities, while ensuring academic quality. Supporting the Pro-Vice Chancellor (First Nations Strategy), you will lead and facilitate strategic partnerships with key stakeholders at all levels and provide direction to colleagues across the University by:

• Developing highly productive research relationships with schools, hubs, and research centre’s across UniSQ;
• Supporting the development of First Nations researchers through engagement and supported HDR pathways;
• Fostering regional and national relationships in Indigenous research and higher education;
• Engaging with First Nations peoples and communities to ensure cultural responsiveness to their research needs;
• Coordinating Indigenous research proposals to funding bodies such as government, industry, the Australian Research Council, and the National Health and Medical Research Council;
• Actively contributing to a positive change agenda across First Nations research.
• Building capacity among UniSQ First Nations researchers through mentoring, training, and professional development opportunities.

What will help you succeed

The ideal person for this position will possess the following:

• A PhD qualification or equivalent standing along with recognised significant experience in the relevant discipline area, or equivalent accreditation and standing, together with relevant teaching and research experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or qualifications.
• Recognition as a leading authority in the discipline area, with a strong record of demonstrable scholarly and professional achievement in the discipline or field of education and evidence of an outstanding contribution to teaching and research.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering effective approaches to teaching and research that involve high levels of understanding and awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, processes, protocols, and ethical considerations.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills, including across cultural contexts, with the ability to engage, communicate, consult, inspire, influence, and work collaboratively with key stakeholders, within and external to the University commensurate with the University’s core values and strategic direction.
• Demonstrated capacity to operate as an emerging researcher within an academic organisation including a proven capacity to set and achieve goals and work across organisational boundaries to achieve agreed outcomes, as well as the capacity to make and communicate to others critical decisions and actions.

For further information about this role, please contact Shaelene Lake, Business Manager, First Nations Strategy via +61 7 3812 6077 or businessmanagerpvcfns@unisq.edu.au.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au

Reference Number: 0155_07/24

Location: Ipswich campus

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (37.5 hrs/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $156,562 to $179,946 pa (includes salary range of $132,287 to $152,045 pa based on full-time equivalent, employer superannuation contributions up to 17% of salary and annual leave loading)

Closes: Friday, 16 August 2024

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.