Position Number: 0064953
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Faculty: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
Salary: UOM 7 – $106,432 – $115,211 p.a. plus 17% super
- Deliver data, analytics, and expertise to advance research and policy decisions for Australia’s cities and regions through AURIN's national digital research infrastructure.
- Collaborate with cross-functional experts to drive innovative, FAIR-aligned data solutions for national-scale impact.
- Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!
About the Role
As a Data Scientist with AURIN, you will develop and implement innovative data solutions to support research addressing urban and regional challenges across Australia. Working in a collaborative team, you will leverage advanced tools and technologies to deliver impactful insights while contributing to national digital infrastructure and mentoring junior team members.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Designing, developing, and implementing data-driven projects within the Engineering Function.
- Taking responsibility for specific project components or tasks, collaborating with senior team members to ensure success.
- Independently contributing to spatial data science initiatives while mentoring junior team members and supporting their growth.
- Committing to continuous learning, expanding skills, and staying updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.
Who We Are Looking For
You will possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and solve complex challenges. You will share a broad interest in spatial data science and urban domains with a keen understanding of how data science can be applied to urban research and policy. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively manage consultative relationships with key stakeholders. Your strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and capacity to handle multiple priorities and meet deadlines will enable you to work efficiently as part of a dynamic team.
You will also have:
- Demonstrated professional experience in data science, including conducting or supporting research initiatives in academic, government, or industry settings.
- The ability to up-skill independently, assessing your strengths and weaknesses to meet project requirements through research, professional development, or certifications.
- Experience working with statistical and geospatial data for processing, analysis, modelling, validation, and visualisation.
- Proficiency in developing tools or scripts for data processing, spatial analysis, machine learning, and modelling using programming languages such as Python and R, and familiarity with SQL.
For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team – The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning
The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning is the leading educational and research institution in the Asia-Pacific region addressing the design and realisation of inhabited environments. It actively seeks to extend the linkages between education, research and practice in the built environment, and maintains excellent and extensive relationships with members of the built environment professions, government, professional associations and the wider community.
The Faculty has over 200 staff and 3000 students, one third of whom are international. It is responsible for the undergraduate Bachelor of Design degree, and offers majors in architecture, landscape architecture, property, construction, and urban planning.
The Faculty’s graduate school, the Melbourne School of Design (MSD), teaches accredited masters courses across the professional disciplines of Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Property, Urban Design and Urban Planning.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -https://about.unimelb.edu.au/reconciliation/murmuk-djerring
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:
- Resume
- Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
- The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)
Please note that you are not required to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description.
Please ensure that you apply through the Apply Now button at the bottom of this advertisement. However, if you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Shabon via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
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Position Description
