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Business Research Engagement Associate

Research Engagement, Research Office

Our vision is to be a leading public university of technology recognised for our global impact. We are a dynamic and innovative university, ranked by the Times Higher Education as Australia’s top young university, and located centrally in one of the world’s most liveable cities. With a culturally diverse campus life and extensive international exchange and research programs, UTS prepares graduates for the workplaces of today and tomorrow.

About the Research Office

The Research Office is a central unit within the portfolio of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and provides support for research activities across UTS in partnership with the faculty research offices and other support units, including identifying and accessing research funding, contracts, ethics, post-award, IP management and commercialisation and research data intelligence. In order to continually improve the way we support our researchers, the Research Office is adopting a new operational team structure.

About the role:

As the Research Engagement Associate (REA), is based in the Research Office and enables UTS researchers to identify, compete for and successfully execute high quality research projects with funding from a broad range of sources, including industry, Federal, State and Local Government, not-for-profit organisations and other grant-providers, both domestically and internationally. The incumbent in this role will work on their activities to assist research in obtaining grants and funding, in line with the UTS 2027 strategy, which defines our vision and activities for the future.

Day to day you will:

• Engage with researchers and/or groups/centres to help researchers obtain research project funding, this will require the incumbent to draft, review, edit and provide feedback to UTS researchers on funding applications and proposals
• coordinate staff and activities directed at winning funding for major research activities
• contribute to the facilitate relationship meetings with external stakeholders with the aim of concluding funding agreements addressing pricing, costing, intellectual property arrangements, project milestones and deliverables
• assist in the development and implementation of competitive research grant funding applications
• support the research office and team on the implementation of the Research Strategy, in particular during major grant rounds such as ARVC and NHMRC.

 To be successful in securing the role you will have:

• Works well under pressure, delivers against deadlines and within the context of continuous improvement and positive culture change
• some knowledge of the higher education funding system in Australia and overseas, including competitive grants, major Centre funding and industry funding
• marketing/sales skills, including market analysis, competitor analysis and positioning
• experience with funding and/or contract research agreements
• tertiary qualifications in a relevant technical or business discipline.

Candidates with exposure to drafting legal contracts and agreements will be considered highly desirable.

For the full list of the selection criteria and role responsibilities please click the link apply button and download the Position Description from the UTS website. I like to put this here instead.

Remuneration & Benefits

Base Salary Range: $90, 439pa to $97,668 pa (HEW 7)

This role attracts 9.5% superannuation (pension) in addition to the base salary.

UTS staff also benefit from a wide range of Employee Benefits include flexible work practices, child care centres, generous parental leave and salary packaging opportunities.

This position is full-time and appointment will be made on a fixed-term basis for 12 months.

How to Apply

For the full list of the selection criteria and role responsibilities please click apply the apply button and download the Position Description from the UTS website.

You are required to address the selection criteria in your submission in a separate document.

Only those applications submitted via the UTS online recruitment system will be accepted.  Current UTS employees should apply through their UTS Employee Self Service function.

Please ensure that the file name for each document submitted includes IRC127734.

Specific enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to the UTS Recruitment Team at recruitment@uts.edu.au or on +61 (0) 2 9514 1080.

Closing Date: 29^th April, 2019 at 11.59pm(AEST)

Applicants must have current and valid work rights in Australia

Please note: If you have a disability that requires adjustment to the recruitment process or an alternative application pathway please contact recruitment@uts.edu.au for assistance

At UTS, the concepts of equity and social justice are key to our core and purpose – we are recognised widely as supporting inclusivity and valuing diversity through our Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy, Social Impact Framework and UTS Access and Inclusion Plan.

Cited as a WGEA Employer of Choice since the inception of the award, we are now among the first Australian institutions to receive the Athena SWAN Bronze Accreditation for our commitment to action addressing gender equity in the STEMM disciplines.

We welcome applications from women, Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.