Positions Vacant
Positions Vacant
AURIN Media Officer
The Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network (AURIN) is a project funded by the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and led by the University of Melbourne. AURIN is a national e-Infrastructure that links researchers, policy and decision makers, from academia, government and industry, to data, analytical tools and visualisation components to improve decision making within Australia’s cities and regional areas. AURIN enables researchers to investigate areas such as transport and mobility, housing, employment, population health, liveability, disaster resilience and many others.
The Media Officer is an important part of the Outreach and Communications Team who work together closely, to plan and deliver a varied workload of strategic initiatives and activities focused on sustaining and improving AURIN’s engagement with stakeholders and demonstrating AURIN’s research and real-world impacts.
The Media Officer’s role is primarily focused on the creation and online delivery of written content and the development of AURIN’s external media presence.
The Media Officer is a creative and accomplished science communicator. Able to: identify and amplify research impacts as they apply to various audiences; understand and relate complex technologies to academic researchers; fluently translate understanding of research to laypersons; and present visually appealing online content.
The Media Officer will have significant digital media skills to support online communication.
The Media Officer reports to the Outreach and Communications Manager.
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RMIT University Digital Media Officer
RMIT is a multi-sector university of technology, design and enterprise with more than 91,000 students and 11,000 staff globally. RMIT offers postgraduate, undergraduate, vocational education and online programs to provide students with a variety of work-relevant pathways.
STEM College comprises four Schools delivering a broad range of programs in science, engineering, health and technology at certificate, bachelor, masters and PhD levels. Many programs articulate between vocational and higher education, creating pathways for further study. There is a vibrant research community attracting funding from a range of government and industry sources. The College employs over 1,000 staff providing on and offshore programs to approximately 20,000 students.
The Digital Media Officer will work collaboratively to support senior learning designers, academic staff and members of the digital development team to produce web, video and design resources to aid in the creation of user centred L&T products and related materials.
STEM Digital Development team is responsible for:
- Creation of digital learning resources
- On-location video and audio recording
- Editing of existing digital resources
- Photography, illustration and digital images
- Development of online interactive elements and animations
- Consultation and advice on the creation of digital media resources
- Expertise and advice in the production of digital learning resources
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We are hiring for 4 exciting roles (User Support, Science Comms, Project Management and Software Development) in our EcoCommons team and partnering Biosecurity Commons team!
Roles in EcoCommons – apply until 05/03/2021:
Providing user support and training on ecological modelling (HEW 6, 2 years): you are a recent PhD/MSc graduate with hands-on experience in ecological and environmental modelling and specifically species distribution models. You want a 2-years break from academia in helping users use the EcoCommons services and providing (modelling) training.
Support and Training Officer (HEW 6, 2 years); apply until 05/03/2021
Science Communications and Engagement (HEW 8; 2 years): you have a science background and excellent communications & engagement skills. You know how to develop strategic partnerships and raise the public profile of a commonly good research program. You will lead the training and outreach activities needed for a broad adoption of the EcoCommons platform. You may bring your network of people who work in ecology and/or environmental management.
Change and Communications Manager (HEW 8, 2 years); apply until 05/03/2021
Soon EcoCommons will be joining forces with the Biosecurity Commons project which will develop the world's first Biosecurity Virtual Lab for use in research and decision-making to intelligently manage our pests and diseases. This project is a partnership between Uni Melbourne, ARDC, Griffith University, Qld Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, and the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, and is led by Dr Aaron Dodd from the Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis (Uni Melbourne). It is currently recruiting the key roles of its implementation team, both based at Griffith University:
Roles in the Biosecurity Commons project – apply until 26/02/2021:
Project Management: you know how to get stuff done on a tight time line and are skilled in leading and managing diverse (IT teams). You love to engage with internal and external stakeholders (researchers and policy decision-makers). You know how to do business analyses and write requirements specifications and are an experienced ‘cat herder’. You may bring some experience from the biosecurity sector and a network of biosecurity scientists and biosecurity managers.
Senior Project Manager (HEW 9, 2 years); apply until 26/02/2021
Software Development: you are an experienced software engineer who wants to lead the technical development of virtual laboratories for biosecurity applications. You are a great collaborator, have a track record of planning complex deliverables and have worked in Kubernetes, Containerisation, Singularity, Cloud architecture/OpenStack. You love Python and have lots of experience in automated testing and deployment. You are a DevOps and keen to work on tools that will help Australia manage their pests.
Senior Software Developer (HEW 8, 2 years); apply until 26/02/2021
