Post-doctoral Fellow

UNSW; Golden Horseshoe; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 126,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

17% Superannuation

Leave loading (pro rata)

Career development opportunities

Discounts and entitlements

Job summary

UNSW Kensington Campus in Australia is seeking a Part-time Post-Doctoral Fellow to undertake the project “Oral Her-story Archive: Feminist Activism in Response to Child Sexual Assault in New South Wales (1980-present).” The role will build an oral history archive documenting activism and children’s rights advocacy from the 1980s to the present.

The archive will capture firsthand accounts from key activists and government staff, informing a comprehensive history of CSA in Australia.

Qualifications

• PhD (or equivalent) in History or related field.
• Experience in oral history and qualitative interviewing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of trauma-informed and feminist research methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders and interview participants.
• Develop interview protocols and oral history methodology.
• Manage UNSW ethics processes and compliance requirements.
• Conduct interviews, coordinate transcripts and code interviews.
• Organise materials for archive cataloguing and digitising for a public website.
• Liaise to access personal archives and supplementary materials.
• Work with repositories to prepare for storage of materials.
• Undertake preliminary literature review and contextual historical research.
• Prepare funding applications.

Skills

Oral history

Qualitative interviewing

Feminist methodologies

Trauma-informed approach

Historical research

Education

PhD in History or related field

Job description

• Employment Type: Part-time (14 hours per week)
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus

This Job is based in Australia

• Employment Type: Part-time (14 hours per week)
• Duration: 12-month fixed-term contract
• Remuneration: Level A: $95,036 - $126,711 + 17% Super + Leave Loading (pro rata)
• Location: UNSW Kensington Campus

About UNSW

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community, a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

Why Your Role Matters

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will undertake the dedicated research project, ‘Oral Her-story Archive: Feminist Activism in Response to Child Sexual Assault in New South Wales (1980-present)’. The project will build an oral history archive preserving a significant yet under-documented history of feminist activism and children’s rights advocacy in response to child sexual assault in NSW, from grassroots campaigns of the 1980s through to the present.

The archive will capture first-hand accounts from key activists, advocates, government agency staff, sector workers and other stakeholders, while documenting the broader social, political and legal contexts that shaped the period. The archive will form the foundation for a comprehensive history of child sexual assault in Australia from the 1980s onwards.

The history has been generously funded by Gillian Calvert AO, a leading figure in the feminist movement against child sexual abuse (CSA) and NSW's inaugural Commissioner for Children and Young People (1999-2009), and Clare Donnellan, a former women’s health worker, midwife and Senior Executive in statutory child protection.

The position reports to the historian and gender studies scholar, Associate Professor Zora Simic, and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities Summary

• Liaise with key stakeholders and interview participants.
• Develop interview protocols and oral history methodology.
• Manage UNSW ethics processes and compliance requirements.
• Conduct interviews, coordinate transcripts and code interviews.
• Organise materials for archive cataloguing and digitising in advance of a public-facing website.
• Liaise to access personal archives and supplementary materials.
• Work with relevant repositories to prepare for storage of materials.
• Undertake preliminary literature review and contextual historical research.
• Prepare funding applications.

For more information regarding the responsibilities for this role, please refer to the Position Description at JOBS@UNSW.

Skills And Experience Summary

• A PhD (or equivalent experience) in History or another relevant field, such as gender/cultural studies or sociology.
• Experience in oral history and/or qualitative interviewing, particularly on sensitive topics.
• Demonstrable awareness of trauma-informed and feminist methodologies.
• A record of research and/or work experience relevant to the themes of the project.

Benefits And Culture

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:

• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

Applications close: 11:30pm on the 27th of September.

A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Get in Touch:

For queries regarding the recruitment process, contact Lucy Gerondis, Talent Acquisition Partner, UNSW: [e-mail]

Applications sent via email will not be accepted, please apply via the application portal.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre‑employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.