SCHOOL OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES
$113,918 TO $134,596 PA PRO-RATA (ALEVB)
FIXED TERM (2 YEARS), PART TIME (0.8FTE)
The successful candidate has opportunity to choose whether they are located from either regional SOUTH WEST or Perth's metropolitan JOONDALUP and MT LAWLEY campuses
About us
The School of Arts and Humanities (SAH) at Edith Cowan University exists to advance social justice in the world and to improve the quality of life for all. We seek to achieve more equal and positive social relations; to foster the realisation of individual human potential; and to enable diverse creative expression. Our research is committed to creating new and more positive conditions for human achievement and social change. The seven priority concerns for SAH are care, climate change, decolonisation, digital futures, intersectional inclusion, global transformation, and storytelling.
Our Climate Justice research community undertakes feminist participatory action research alongside First Nations communities, people with Lived Experience and civil society organisations. This program is embedded in ECU's Strategic Research Centre for People, Place and Planet (CPPP). The CPPP aims to reconnect people, ecosystems, and place-based knowledges for universal well-being. The CPPP mission is to conduct transdisciplinary research using participatory methodologies in the context of global environmental change. CPPP research and action is co-designed with Indigenous knowledge holders to transform human-environment relations through place-based, just and collaborative processes.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to join our team. This position offers a unique opportunity to take a leading role in the development and management of our feminist participatory action research for climate justice.
A key project focuses on enhancing climate justice and disaster resilience in the Western Australian community services sector. This project is a partnership between Edith Cowan University, WA community service organisations (CSOs), Aboriginal Traditional Owners and people with Lived Experience. Collectively, we are developing an online Climate Justice and Resilience Toolkit for the WA community service sector. This Toolkit will provide publicly available resources and tools to support CSOs to embed climate justice and disaster resilience in their operations, policies, programs and practices. As a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow within this project, you will work alongside CSOs to develop, implement, document and analyse strategies for climate justice and disaster resilience within the organisations. You will work closely with the project's Aboriginal Steering Group, Lived Experience Advisory Group, Stakeholder Committee and academic team.
You will also contribute to the development of other community-based projects for research and action in climate justice. You will also demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University's values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry, Personal Excellence and Courage.
Requirements
Responsibilities include:
1. Developing and managing feminist participatory action research projects.
2. Collaborating with community service organisations and Aboriginal Traditional Owners.
3. Analyzing and documenting strategies for climate justice and disaster resilience.
Benefits & Remuneration
This part time, fixed term position attracts remuneration of $113,918 to $134,596 per annum (pro rata) plus 17% University superannuation contribution. ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances. ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services. For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities Overview.
Contact
Interested applicants are welcome to email Dr Naomi Godden at for more information.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume and a covering letter outlining your suitability for this role with reference to the requirements listed in this advertisement.
Closing Date:
Applications close on Monday 25 November at 11:30pm AWST.
PLEASE NOTE: APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CANDIDATES WHO HAVE EITHER PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP.
ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society. Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
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