Research Assistant - Fixed Term until December 2025 - Part-time
Research Assistant - Fixed Term until December 2025 - Part-time
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Job Description
Te Whiwhinga mahi The opportunity
We are seeking a creative and dedicated Research Assistant (RA) to join our team on an exciting project focused on revolutionizing Earth Science education through immersive virtual field trips. The ideal candidate will have a passion for both Earth Science and innovative digital tools bringing new interactive learning experiences to a broad audience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop workflows for interactive virtual field trip development.
- Collect and curate image audio and video resources for virtual field trips.
- Design and publish novel Earth Science virtual field trips for online platforms.
- Ensure educational content is engaging accurate and tailored to diverse audiences ranging from students to the general public.
- Collaborate with researchers educators and digital media professionals to refine virtual field trip experiences.
- Contribute to research and reporting for the project.
Qualifications:
- A background in Earth Science Environmental Science or related fields (undergraduate degree or equivalent experience).
- Strong interest in digital tools virtual environments and educational technology.
- Experience with image audio and video content creation or editing.
- Familiarity with interactive media design and web publishing is desirable.
- Excellent communication organizational and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with virtual reality (VR) or digital media tools.
- Knowledge of educational theory and instructional design.
- Familiarity with virtual field trip platforms or development tools.
This is a fixed term part time 12 hours per week) position until December 2025.
Remuneration: $66400 $77800 per annum dependent on experience and qualifications (prorated)
For more detailed information please refer to the Position Description
M t mtou rp About the team
The Faculty is made up of 10 schools/departments and has a number of crossdisciplinary research themes to stimulate new thinking and collaboration facilitating a lift in the quality of our research and the ability to attract new research funding.
He krero mu About you
Our ideal candidate will have a tertiary qualification and have experience working independently to research and develop creative educational resources in Earth Sciences while developing interactive webbased content
Nga Pkenga Motuhake Important Skills
- MSc in Earth Sciences or similar field
- Development of Earth Science teaching materials
- Development of video and/or webbased scientific content
- Development of interactive webbased content
- Organising and conducting Earth Science outreach activities and presentations to nonscientists and/or nonUniversity students (primary school to high school)
Ng huatanga kei a mtou What we offer
The University of Auckland is New Zealands leading university and maintains significant computational laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the worlds most liveable cities.
The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:
- Flexible employment practices (including working from home flexible hours)
- Up to 6.75 company superannuation scheme
- A competitive salary with five weeks annual leave
In addition we also offer career development programmes discounted car parking a generous parental leave allowance childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.
For more information please visit Staff Benefits.
Me phea te tuku tono How to apply
Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 14th March 2025 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and your CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above. We may close this advert early if we have a large number of applications.
Please reach out to Associate Professor Michael Rowe via for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email.
Additional Information :
Equity
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
