- Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus + hybrid work arrangements
- Part-time (0.5FTE) and fixed-term until 31 December 2028
- Level B $117,684 + 17% Superannuation
Why work with us?
At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.
About the Project
Addressing Gender-based Violence in Volatile and Polarising Times
This project investigates how Australian schools can transform gendered digital cultures through education. It responds to escalating concerns about digital harms such as misogyny, image-based abuse, and gender-based violence by examining how teachers, leaders, and students understand and enact gender justice across online and offline contexts. Expected outcomes include new national evidence on the pedagogical, cultural, and policy conditions that enable schools to foster ethical, inclusive, and equitable digital participation. The benefits will include curriculum, professional learning, and policy guidance to strengthen educators’ capacity to build gender-just and safe digital cultures for all young people.
As a Research Fellow, you will:
- Manage day-to-day project administration, including coordinating team communication, organising meetings, maintaining records, and supporting project timelines
- Lead and manage ethics processes, including preparation of applications, amendments, and ensuring compliance with institutional and ARC requirements
- Coordinate data organisation, storage, and management in line with approved data management and data security protocols
- Contribute to qualitative data analysis and interpretation of findings
- Support, and may lead, applications for research and creative activities, including applications for external competitive funding, external funding for commercialization and translation activities and other funding demonstrating sustained efforts
To be successful, you’ll have:
- PhD in a relevant discipline and/or other relevant qualifications and experience
- Emerging reputation in research and scholarship through publications
- Success in obtaining external research funding
- Ability to contribute to communities through research
- Capacity to contribute to leadership of research and administration
- Experience managing research projects
Here's how to apply:
Please submit your updated resume, a short cover letter and responses to the Key Selection Criteria.
For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Amanda Keddie (Chair in Education) at amanda.keddie@deakin.edu.au
For a copy of the position description, please see below:
PD - Research Fellow (583095).pdf
Applications for this position close on 1st of May, 2026.
Are You Ready?
Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.
We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.
We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.
Pre-employment safety and suitability checks: In accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence, appointment to this role is subject to successful completion of relevant pre-employment checks, including Working With Children Checks and candidate gender-based violence declarations.
Candidates may be asked to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender‑based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender‑based Violence during the course of their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process. A declaration is not required from individuals who have experienced gender‑based violence. A ‘Yes’ response does not automatically exclude a candidate from employment, and any information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for relevance to the role and the University’s safety obligations.
