Postdoctoral Fellow - Boosting Heritage Languages Project

Employment Type:

Part‑Time (14 hours per week)
Duration: 2 Years
Salary:
Level A: $91,381 – $121,838 (Full‑Time Equivalent) + 17% Super + Leave Loading

Location:

UNSW’s Kensington Campus

This job is based in Australia.

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community, a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

A Post‑Doctoral Fellow (Level A) is expected to contribute towards the research effort of UNSW and to develop their research expertise through the pursuit of defined projects relevant to their particular field of research. This position will support a project funded by the Australian Research Council Discovery Scheme which explores heritage language use in urban and digital spaces, using innovative methods including multimodality, narratives and conversation analysis.

The project involves fieldwork in Sydney suburbs and will include the development of education resources for parents supporting diverse heritage languages. The successful candidate will require a working with children clearance.

• Contribute independently or as a team member in collaborative research with a focus to enhance the quality of research outcomes in the discipline area.
• Conduct research (as per the norms of the discipline) and/or enable research teams to create scholarly output that is recognised by peers.
• Undertake specific research project/s under the guidance of a research leader and contribute to development of research activities.
• Support the dissemination of research outcomes through appropriate channels and outlets.
• Undertake discipline‑appropriate research activities, e.g. surveys, literature reviews, data gathering and/or recording of results using appropriate research methods.
• Participate in and/or present at conferences and/or workshops relevant to the project as required.
• Assist with the supervision of research students in the research area where required.
• Build and manage project website and a project database on a digital platform.
• Develop education resources for diverse heritage languages.
• Ability to work outside of normal business hours (data collection might occur on weekends).

• A PhD in a related discipline, and/or relevant work experience.
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and its applications in heritage language maintenance and learning contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to undertake high quality academic research and conduct independent research with limited supervision.
• Demonstrated track record of publications and conference presentations relative to opportunity.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
• Evidence of fieldwork experience collecting linguistic data.
• Knowledge of a language other than English and/or the ability to interact with speakers of English as an additional language.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse digital tools and texts and manage digital corporation.

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

Submit your CV, along with a separate document that addresses your suitability for the position in relation to the selection criteria (found under the skills & experience section of the PD) online via our application portal.

Applications close: 11:30 pm on the 12th of March.

A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

UNSW is unable to offer sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have full Australian working rights for the duration of the…