Research Assistant (Postdoctoral), Social Impacts of Floods
Research Assistant (Postdoctoral), Social Impacts of Floods
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Job Description
Overview:
Part-time (0.5 FTE) Fixed Term for 2.5 Years
Salary Academic Level A6-A8 ($102047- $109536p.a. pro rata) 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
Based at the Melbourne CBD campus but may be required to work and/or be based at other campuses of the University
About the Role
Were looking for a motivated and thoughtful early career researcher to join a nationally funded project investigating the social and economic impacts of flooding in Australian communities.
As a Postdoctoral Research Assistant youll contribute to understanding the real cost of floods beyond property damage. This includes exploring impacts on health wellbeing safety and social resilience.
Youll be part of a collaborative research team and work closely with community members policymakers and other stakeholders to help shape a methodology for assessing intangible flood damages in economic terms.
This role offers an opportunity to build your postdoctoral research profile while contributing to work that matters.
What Youll Be Doing
Collecting data in flood-affected communities through surveys interviews and focus groups
Conducting both qualitative and quantitative analysis to assess social impacts
Collaborating with project partners and contributing to academic publications and presentations
Supporting community engagement efforts and helping translate research into policy-relevant outcomes
About You
You bring research experience in post-disaster or community settings and have strong interpersonal and analytical skills. Youre also comfortable working independently while being a reliable team player.
To be successful youll need to show evidence of:
Conducting post-disaster surveys to collect information from individuals and communities after a disaster to assess intangible impacts vulnerability and resilience of communities.
Conducting qualitative research using structured /unstructured interviews focused groups observations and content analysis in disaster scenarios.
Conducting quantitative research through advanced statistical analysis in disaster scenarios.
Community engagement in disaster affected areas.
Ability to work autonomously whilst displaying a strong commitment to work in a team environment including the demonstrated ability to confidently and effectively work with colleagues project team leaders and industry partners.
High level of communication skills.
Mandatory Qualifications:
PhD Qualification in the relevant discipline area.
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.
About the RMIT School of Engineering
The School of Engineering is one of the largest Engineering Schools in Australia. It has over 350 staff and 7000 students including 750 HDR students. The School is committed to driving innovation and collaboration through our industry partnerships. Our industry partners range from small companies to multinational organisations and we work together on translating our research into impact for our partners and the wider community. In April 2024 the School will transition to the following Departments:
Aerospace Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Manufacturing and Mechatronics Engineering
This transition to Departments forms part of a new strategic direction for the School. This saw an increasing emphasis on engagement with industry and other external partners. The School is developing new industry led degrees where our students learn whilst working for companies as well as innovation hubs where we will co-locate industry partners our research teams and our undergraduate students.
RMIT is a global university and the School of Engineering has students and research partners across Southeast Asia and Europe. This includes two campuses in Vietnam as well as partnerships in Hong Kong Singapore and we recently entered into a partnership with the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India. The School also has a research centre in Barcelona which provides access to European funding and industry partners. The School will continue to grow our international activities with the aim of becoming a globally connected School that translates technologies and training across continents.
Details of the School can be found at:
For further information about this position please see the Position Description hyperlinked below.
For further information regarding recruitment processes please contact Jennifer Pham Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at Please do not share your application to this email address.
Position Description Research Assistant (Postdoctoral)
Applications Close:
10 Aug 2025 11.59 pmRMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed tobeinga child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
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Employment Type
Part-Time
