Senior Research Officer

Classification: ANU Officer 7 (Research)
Salary package: $110,546 - $116,083 per annum plus 17% superannuation
Terms: Part-time, Fixed Term (until 5 August 2027)
(flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hours will be considered)

This position is Fixed Term. The funding that supports this project has an expected end date of 5 August 2027

In 1946, ANU was founded to help rebuild a changing world. We’re still at it, 80 years later. For generations, our people have turned curiosity into ideas that have shaped Australia and our region. Learn more about ANU, our history and the community that has shaped us: ANU at 80

The Position
The position works within a small team and is responsible, under direction of the Project Director and the Senior Archivist, for digital archive preparation and curation of historical and contemporary archives being compiled for a major project for the Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (EMAC). The project seeks to identify and protect their funerary sites, and is a partnership also with the University of Melbourne. The position will also undertake historical research across a broad range of archival materials. Historical research will mostly be desktop-based, but may involve site visits.  Working with digital archives may also include manual transcription. 

The Person
The position requires excellent historical research and digital archive curation skills, as well as strong familiarity with Indigenous history and related archival and secondary resources. The successful candidate will have significant experience in working with Indigenous historical materials, digital archives and the management and curation thereof, with a mature understanding of cultural sensitivity that can surround the subject matter. Corresponding excellent communication skills would be highly valued. They should have excellent attention to detail and should be happy to chip in with other project work if needed as the research unfolds. They will work as part of a small team, but will be expected to achieve project tasks with a high degree of independence, with a mature understanding of when to reach out for advice and direction. The successful candidate should have experience working on digital humanities projects and good skills in relation to data management and analysis. Their skill-set should bridge digital archive curation and historical research if possible, with a priority on the former.

The School/Department
The candidate will work within the Return Reconcile Renew Centre which is led by Professor Cressida Fforde. The RRR Centre which undertakes leading research, provenance, teaching and archival support relating to Indigenous Repatriation.  For further information about the RRR Centre see: https://returnreconcilerenew.info/index.html.  The RRR Centre is nested within the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, a major site of heritage research and teaching in Australia.

The College/Division
The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is one of seven Colleges at ANU. The College, which is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the creative arts, humanities and social sciences. The College has a substantial international research presence and is a major source of national policy advice. Our academic staff are internationally recognised for their research, and 57 are members of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences of Australia, or both. We also host 13 Australian Research Council Future Fellows and three ARC Laureates. A hub of vibrant activity, we host more than 270 lectures, concerts and exhibitions each year, most of which are open to the public. Our students, staff and graduates come from more than 60 nations, bringing a diversity of perspective to campus life.

For further information please contact, Prof Cressida Fforde, Senior Research Fellow T: +61 0449014477 E: Cressida.fforde@anu.edu.au  

The University actively encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. For more information on employment opportunities, contact our Indigenous Employment Consultant on indigenous.employment@anu.edu.au 

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to people of all backgrounds and identities.  For more information about staff equity at ANU, click here. For enquiries about the application process, or if you require reasonable adjustment to apply for this role, please contact the hiring manager on the above listed details.

Application information
In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The preferred candidate must have rights to live and work in Australia, and will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks relevant to the role they have applied for, in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure and the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence.