Post Doc Research Fellow

Full time, fixed term appointment until December 2026 
Research Active Academic Level B salary $110,500 to $133,262 
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus 

Work on research projects for the Molly Wardaguga Research Centre at Charles Darwin University (CDU)

About the Position
The Molly Wardaguga Research Centre was established to honour the work of the late Molly Wardaguga, Burarra Elder. The Centre is leading research to redesign health and support services across pre-term, child, maternal and early-years health services for First Nations communities with the aim providing ‘the best start in life’. Successfully awarded the Birthing on Country Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) the MWRC has the vision to improve birth outcomes for First Nations families. We aim to redesign maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and support services, and make a positive impact on First Nations families, including a reduction in preterm birth and delivery of high quality, accessible, culturally safe maternity care across the first 2,000 days.

As a Post Doc Research Fellow, you will work on research projects initiated by the Centre and will strive to establish your own research portfolio. Providing leadership and mentoring to the early career and research student members, you will also supervise HDR students and assist with all phases of research and evaluation projects including grant applications, research/evaluation design, data gathering, analysis, report writing, academic article writing, and research presentation.

About You
To be successful, you will require:

• A PhD in a health or related field and research project management experience with high level project management and organisational skills including the ability to prioritise workloads, meet deadlines and balance competing tasks.
• Proven experience working effectively with Indigenous communities including experience in a culturally safe manner, developing, and using a variety of research approaches with Indigenous populations, including in remote contexts.
• High level strategic, conceptual, analytical and project management skills with a proven ability to interpret the political, social and organisational environment to effectively identify issues, initiate strategies and present complex information and issues to a variety of audiences.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including formal report writing and a demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Must be able to undertake travel nationally and locally throughout the NT possibly as a light airplane passenger and to stay in the range of accommodation available to University staff on remote communities, including camping out if necessary.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of working in a culturally safe framework that demonstrates your sound practice in working with respect, dignity and integrity with First Nations peoples.

To view the responsibilities of the role, please click on the: Position Profile.

Remuneration 
Appointment to this role will be at Research Active Level B. The base salary will be in the range of $110,500 to $130,649 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $129,285 to $152,859 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?

• An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger university
• Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
• Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
• An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
• 17% superannuation
• Six weeks of paid annual leave
• Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
• Recognition of prior service with another Australian University / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
• Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
• Free on-campus parking in designated areas
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and suitability to the role and relevant skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Loris Muir on 0415 345 *** or email **********@cdu.edu.au 

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 71***or email **************@cdu.edu.au.

Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected university in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTIQ+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.
 
You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.  

Applications Close: Thursday 22nd February 2024