Faculty Research Coordinator

About Swinburne
Swinburne is a progressive university that aims to increase Australia’s capacity in science, technology and innovation as the drivers of modern, internationalised economies and workplaces. Our university is focused on high-impact global research, high-quality teaching and active engagement with both industry and the community.

About the job
The Faculty Research Coordinator performs a range of significant research-related activities and plays a key role in supporting the delivery of the Faculty research outcomes. Such activities include the collection and administration of research output data and assisting research-active Faculty staff in the preparation of research reporting as well as meeting other internal and external requirements.

The Faculty Research Coordinator is responsible for providing a wide range of supporting data and reports as required by funding bodies or external parties.
The Faculty Research Coordinator reports through to the Manager, Academic Support Services to ensure consistency of administrative practices, working closely with the Associate Dean (Research and Development) and a range of research-active staff across the Faculty. The Faculty Research Coordinator can expect to work across the Faculty on Faculty-wide research initiatives.

This role will be a fixed term opportunity for 12-14 months dependent on commencement date.

About you
To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Completion of a bachelor degree with extensive relevant executive administration experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate, liaise and work with people at all levels, both internal and external to the University with tact, maturity and appreciation of sensitive issues.
• Highly proficient computer skills, in particular MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint, data management systems and database applications.

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description

Benefits

• Onsite health services
• Salary package your car parking, superannuation and vehicle lease plans - It can help you get the most value from what you earn
• Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre (HALC) discounted membership

Discover more discounts when you start at Swinburne. Receive movie tickets and staff membership options at the Swinburne bookshop. There's news subscriptions and computer and software discounts on offer.

To find out more about the extensive benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit:
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/jobs/why-work-at-swinburne/

Further information, contacts and support
To start an application click on apply at the bottom of this page and submit a resume, cover letter and response to the Key Selection Criteria, as listed in the Position Description.

Please do not email or send paper applications, all applications must be submitted online.

For further information about the position, please contact Ashley Carden (Manager, Academic Support Services) on acarden@swin.edu.au or 9214 8050.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on +61 3 9214 8600 (option 2).

Should you require further support for an interview due to special needs or consideration, please contact our Diversity Consultant, Dr. Walter Robles, on inclusion@swin.edu.au. For support or queries related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, please contact DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au.


Applications close at: 5pm, Tuesday 23rd October 2018

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