Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Enduring Community Value from Mining)

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND, Armidale, New South Wales

Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Enduring Community Value from Mining)

Department: School of Business, Economics and Public Policy
ACU Ref: 58781
Closing Date: 12 September 2011

(Fixed term position for five years)

The Remote Economic Participation CRC (CRC-REP) and its partner, the School of Business, Economics and Public Policy at the University of New England, is seeking a Post-doctoral Research Fellow to be a member of a multidisciplinary and cross-organisational project team that will analyse the benefits flowing from mining, the way these can be translated into a flow of enduring benefits to communities and Small and Medium Enterprises beyond the mine’s life, in the context of stimulating ongoing regional development.

In this position you will:
• generate strategies that remote communities can use to deal with sudden shocks and global changes;
• produce high quality research outputs (refereed journal articles, book chapters, refereed conference publications and reports to comply with the project plan and support the progress of the project );
• prepare and submit research funding applications in the broad area of regional development;
• collect and analyse research data and information according to the requirements of the project, including through the supervision of community researchers and research students;
• collaborate with colleagues to develop, design and deliver training for community researchers, including providing ongoing support to enable research outputs to be achieved;
• develop and maintain a close working knowledge of social, political and scientific developments likely to affect the work of the project and its funding body.

The successful candidate will have:

• A doctoral degree in economics, especially natural resource economics, or aligned discipline, or demonstrably almost complete doctoral degree, with at least one scholarly publication in regional development, community development, regional policy, local government, or related area;
• A proven and successful research background focused upon regional and remote Australia, with an emphasis on mining, natural resource economics and management, and/or other large public organization/industry socio-economic interactions with regional communities;
• Proven ability to communicate and effectively engage with a range of people from diverse and cross-cultural backgrounds;
• Demonstrated experience working within a complex and collaborative project environment, involving multiple partners and other stakeholders.

Appointment to this position will be at either Academic Level B or C (and made on the basis of the successful candidate’s qualifications and level of experience).

This is a fixed-term position available for five years.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Professor Brian Dollery, phone: +(61) 2 6773 2500 or e-mail: bdollery@une.edu.au.


Salary: A$77,416 - A$91,751 (Level B)
A$94,616 - A$108,953 (Level C)
plus 17% employer superannuation and optional salary packaging

Closing Date: 12 September 2011

Reference No: 211/048i


An application package, including selection criteria that must be addressed, may be obtained from www.une.edu.au/recruit or by phoning Human Resource Services, +(61) 2 6773 3972.

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This position is only open to applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold a valid working visa at the closing date for applications. The visa must cover the period required for the fixed-term position from the commencement date of employment. The University will not sponsor any appointee for this position.