[RNLD] Research Assistant CIARA Project

[Joe Blythe]

Hi All,
We are seeking a Research Assistant to support a multi-institutional research project, Conversational Interaction in Aboriginal and Remote Australia (CIARA). This project is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant commencing in 2018 and is led by Dr Joe Blythe of Macquarie University, with the other Chief Investigators being Associate Professors Ilana Mushin and Rod Gardner of the University of Queensland and Professor Lesley Stirling of the University of Melbourne. The project will compare informal multiparty conversation in four Australian Aboriginal languages with analogous non-Aboriginal conversations in remote and regional locations. The project’s methodology is Comparative Conversation Analysis, sometimes called Pragmatic Typology. The project is supported by a reference group of Aboriginal researchers, and in addition to the CIs and RA, the project team will include three PhD students and potentially Honours students also, as well as casual RAs undertaking transcription tasks. It is affiliated to the research group Conversation Analysis in Sydney (CAIS).

This position will provide research support and assistance to the project team. In particular, the RA will provide administration and coordination support for the project, will be responsible for data management and coordination across sub-projects and field sites, will undertake some transcription and annotation of complex multiparty recordings and will contribute to research data coding and analysis. There will be opportunities for the RA to co-author conference presentations and research publications arising from the project, and they will have responsibility for managing the project website and public-facing media communication.


Selection Criteria

To be considered for this position applications must respond to the selection criteria below and attach as a separate document in the application process.

Essential

Bachelor degree or equivalent in linguistics or related social science discipline
Strong communication skills
Strong organisational skills
Understanding of research methodologies

Desirable

Demonstrated skill and experience in collating, transcribing and coding spoken language data
Project management skills and experience
Previous experience in managing spoken language corpora, including in management of metadata and archiving
Ability to travel domestically
Experience with Australian Aboriginal languages
Salary Package: from $70,699 - $80,381 p.a. pro rata (HEW Level 5), plus 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading

Appointment Type: Part Time (3 days per week), 3 year fixed-term contract.
Applications Close: Sunday, 22nd April at 11.55pm AEST

For the position description and details about the application procedure see the following advertisement

http://jobs.mq.edu.au/cw/en/job/503735/research-assistant

Please forward to prospective candidates.

Dr Joe Blythe
Department of Linguistics
Macquarie University
Room 566, 12 Second Way
North Ryde, NSW 2109, Australia
Ph: +61-2-9850-8089  |   Mob: +61-409-88-1153
E: joe.blythe at mq.edu.au<mailto:joe.blythe at mq.edu.au>  |  www<https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/joe-blythe>

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