Senior Research Leader / Associate Professor Job in Alice Springs 0870, Northern Territory Australia

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Senior Research Leader / Associate Professor

BATCHELOR INSTITUTE
OF INDIGENOUS TERTIARY EDUCATION

Senior Research Leader / Associate Professor
Position No: 32066
Three year fixed term appointment — Darwin / Batchelor
Remuneration: Academic Level D - $106,901 - $117,770
This exciting new research leadership position has been established to guide implementation of the Australian Indigenous Research and Researcher Development Project - a Collaborative Research Network (CRN) program funded by the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
The primary objective of the role is to work in a world-leading CRN partnership (with AIATSIS/ ANU/CDUiMonash University) over three years to increase Indigenous researcher participation and output and secure critical mass and capacity within Batchelor Institute to advance nodes of networked research activity in Indigenous Languages, Education and the Arts.
The Senior Research Leader will have national/international recognition and an established track record in attracting and managing nationally competitive grants as chief investigator in either: Indigenous Languages; Indigenous Education; or Indigenous Creative Arts. The successful applicant will have experience in recruiting Higher Degree by Research candidates and be able to demonstrate success in mentoring candidates through to completion. The Senior Research Leader will have a considerable publication record and/or other significant research outcomes and previous leadership experience in building a research team and/or in research management.
The position is identified as a research-only professorial position and is not expected to contribute to undergraduate teaching or institutional governance work, beyond an appropriate level of engagement in Higher Degree and Ethics committees.
Preference will be given to Indigenous Australian or other First Nations research leaders.

Applications close: Friday, 25th November 2011
For further information, the Role Profile, Selection Criteria and 'Information for Applicants' are
available from the Institute's website www.batchelor.edu.au (recruitment link);
the Human Resources Unit on (08) 8939 7272 or (08) 8939 7393: fax (08) 8939 7432: or email
recruitment@batchelor.edu.au
The Institute reserves the right not to make an appointment, or to vary the type of appointment.
A free commuter service is normally available for staff traveling between
Darwin, Palmerston and some rural areas.

This ad appeared in The Centralian Advocate on 11 Nov 11