Research Fellow - Future Fellowship
Job No.: 679500
Location: Caulfield campus
Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.8)
Duration: 4-year fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: Pro-rata of $118,974 - $141,283 pa Level B (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
The Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University is seeking a dynamic and talented Research Fellow to join the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship project, Home Helper Robots: Understanding our Future Lives with Human-Like AI, under the supervision of Professor Yolande Strengers. This exciting role offers the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in digital sociology, ethnographic methods, and human-AI relationships.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Conduct research, analysis, and publication targeting diverse audiences, including industry, policy, and public sectors
- Review relevant literature and engage with sociological theory to understand the role of “cute” home helper robots in Australian households
- Undertake design and digital ethnographic research with Australian households living with these robots
- Collaborate within a research team to produce accessible reports, videos, and academic publications
- Disseminate research findings through industry- and government-friendly materials, public scholarship, and peer-reviewed academic publications
The successful candidate will have a doctoral qualification in sociology, science and technology studies (STS), communication and media studies, or equivalent qualifications or research experience in a social sciences or humanities discipline. Ideally you will have specialised expertise in Science and Technology Studies and emerging home technologies.
This position offers a unique chance to shape the future of human-AI relationships and emerging home technologies while contributing to innovative research that will influence industry, policy, and the wider public.
Monash University seeks applicants for this opportunity who are able to demonstrate and present valid and current Australian work rights.
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities.
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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address Key Selection Criteria 1, 2, 3 and 11.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Professor Yolande Strengers, Department of Human Centred Computing, Faculty of Information Technology, yolande.strengers@monash.edu
Position Description: Research Fellow
Applications Close: Sunday 15 June 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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