<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><br></p><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><font class="Apple-style-span"><br></font></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:115%">Linguist Position
Available</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;line-height:115%"><br></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Position available for a linguist to join the supportive
team at Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre and contribute to the
vital task of documenting endangered Aboriginal languages. The Pilbara region
is rich in language and culture and provides a fantastic fieldwork opportunity.
The successful applicant will be a highly skilled and motivated team player. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applications due 10 June 2011. Applicants must address
selection criteria, and email with resume to Jessica Denniss, <a href="mailto:yakuli@wangkamaya.org.au">yakuli@wangkamaya.org.au</a> Ph. (08)
9172 2344</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Linguist
Job Description</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></p>
<table class="MsoTableGrid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;
mso-border-insideh:none;mso-border-insidev:none">
<tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes">
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="width:24.9%;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;background:#F2F2F2;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:242;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Position title:</span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="75%" valign="top" style="width:75.1%;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;background:#F2F2F2;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:242;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Linguist</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1">
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="width:24.9%;background:#D9D9D9;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:217;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Classification: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"></span></p>
</td>
<td width="75%" valign="top" style="width:75.1%;background:#D9D9D9;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:217;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Level
7: $63,699pa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Plus
air-conditioning allowance, district allowance, annual airfare etc. as
detailed in the Wangka Maya Enterprise Agreement</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2">
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="width:24.9%;background:#F2F2F2;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:242;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Section:</span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="75%" valign="top" style="width:75.1%;background:#F2F2F2;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:242;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Language
team</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3">
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="width:24.9%;background:#D9D9D9;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:217;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Award: </span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="75%" valign="top" style="width:75.1%;background:#D9D9D9;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:217;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Wangka
Maya Enterprise Agreement <b></b></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4">
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="width:24.9%;background:#F2F2F2;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:242;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Responsible to: </span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="75%" valign="top" style="width:75.1%;background:#F2F2F2;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:242;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Senior
Linguist <b></b></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow:5;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes">
<td width="24%" valign="top" style="width:24.9%;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;background:#D9D9D9;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:217;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:
minor-latin">Date prepared:</span></b></p>
</td>
<td width="75%" valign="top" style="width:75.1%;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;background:#D9D9D9;mso-background-themecolor:
background1;mso-background-themeshade:217;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">5
May 2011</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></b></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Purpose</span></b></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Work
as a key member of the language team to document Pilbara languages and produce
resources that may be aimed at the local community, the general public or the
linguistic community. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></b></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Duties</span></b></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Use linguistic skills to record, analyse and
document Pilbara languages</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Work
across a range of Pilbara languages to produce a variety of resources </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Be
responsible for project managing assigned tasks </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Ensure all
work is properly archived in digital format for access and posterity <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Develop relationships
and networks with the Aboriginal community </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Support
Language Workers with mentoring and informal training </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Undertake any other duties as directed by the
Senior Linguist</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></p>
<div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none;
mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;
padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Selection criteria</span></b></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><b>Essential
</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Tertiary qualification in linguistics </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Skills in
linguistic documentation including data collection, transcription and analysis </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Ability to
use or learn standard linguistic software and technology as well as general
computer competence</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Written
and interpersonal communication skills, including cultural sensitivity </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Willingness
to travel to remote communities </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Ability to
provide informal training to language workers</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">7.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Ability to
work as part of a team</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">8.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Current
driver’s licence</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">9.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">National
Police Check and Working with Children Check, or ability to obtain them</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><b>Desirable</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Knowledge of Aboriginal languages</span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Experience working in Aboriginal communities </span></p>