Project Manager (Research) (HEO 7)

University of South Australia
January 21, 2025
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  • Based in UniSA STEM at the Mawson Lakes campus

  • Part-time (0.4FTE), fixed term contract until 31 January 2027
  • Commencement Salary: $100,080 pro rata per annum (plus 17% superannuation)
  • About the Role

    The Project Manager (Research) is responsible for coordinating and reporting on research activities being undertaken by researchers from the University of South Australia, University of New South Wales and University of Technology Sydney on a project titled Energy Masters. The project involves evaluating the effectiveness of Home Energy Management systems in 500 South Australian homes.

    The Energy Masters project is an initiative of SA Power Networks and the SA Department for Energy and Mining, supported by funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and managed by the University of South Australia (UniSA) for the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre.

    About UniSA

    The University of South Australia is Australia's University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

    UniSA STEM links engineering, mathematics, science, defence and cybersecurity, environmental science, aviation, information technology, construction and project management, harnessing the connections across disciplines to bring big ideas to fruition. Our researchers are solution focused and collaborative to deliver technical expertise and advice to industry, government and community groups to make commercially viable and sustainable impacts. We integrate research into our teaching, with students working alongside researchers in first-class facilities, what's discovered one day is taught the next. Our graduates are entrepreneurs and trailblazers, who design and build the world they want to live in. UniSA STEM also incorporates leading edge research organisations; the Future Industries Institute, the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments and the Centre for Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI).

    Essential Skills and Experience

  • Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and/or relevant experience and demonstrated equivalent knowledge and experience in contract and/or research projects administration
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret and understand contracts, financial documentation, and reporting requirements
  • Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret policies, procedures, and funding requirements
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to listen and assess the needs of clients, and provide constructive feedback, advice and recommendations to a diverse range of stakeholders in the research context
  • Highly-developed interpersonal skills, demonstrated through the ability to work collaboratively and effectively within a team environment and influence others
  • Benefits

    Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

  • Access to great personal development opportunities
  • Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
  • Flexible working conditions
  • A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees
  • A variety of leave arrangements
  • Culture

    At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

    Start Your Unstoppable Career!

    For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

    Please address your cover letter to Emma Kelvin, Senior Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 6878.

    Applications close: 11.30pm Tuesday 21 January 2025

    Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.

    We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on ([email protected]). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential. #LI-DNI #S-DNI

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