Researcher - Remote

Researcher

As a Researcher, you will play a crucial role in conducting and synthesising research to provide education policymakers and schools with reliable and evidence-based advice.

• Offering a competitive salary of $83,934 up to $118,170 base (commensurate with skills and experience) plus 11.5% superannuation
• Full time or part time, fixed term contract until 30 June 2026
• Flexible location, work from home (Australia-wide)  
  
  

Are you…

• A self-starter who is passionate about education research?
• Experienced in engaging and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders?
• Familiar with qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methods?
• Able to support and contribute to conducting a complex research study?
• Looking to join a new team of dedicated professionals all passionate about improving education outcomes using evidence?
  
  

About The Organisation

The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is Australia’s national education evidence body. AERO is working towards excellent and equitable outcomes for all children and young people by generating and making high-quality evidence accessible and enhancing the use of evidence in Australian education.

AERO is bringing together people who are passionate about evidence-informed policy and practice for schools and early childhood services. Our team is collegial, creative and committed to fulfilling AERO’s potential to make an impact. We value agile thinkers who can help shape AERO as a new, dynamic organisation, and team players who enjoy working across projects and in diverse, interdisciplinary teams. Many of our people have ongoing connections to research, policy and practice organisations, helping us to bridge the gap between evidence generation and translation.

For more information about AERO, please see https://edresearch.edu.au

Purpose of the role

This role contributes to high-quality education research and evaluation in schools. It aims to deliver robust, high-impact findings that can be easily accessed, understood and implemented by education practitioners and policymakers.

Accountabilities

• Contribute to the scoping, planning and designing of education research projects aligned to AERO's annual research agenda.
• Undertake data collection and analysis on multiple education research projects in collaboration with other AERO researchers using rigorous qualitative and/or quantitative methods.
• Develop research products that support education practitioners working in schools and early childhood services to use more evidence-based practices.
• Plan and implement dissemination activities that maximise the impact of AERO research products on the Australian education community.
• Support collaborations with external stakeholders to ensure research projects and products are high quality and have high impact.
• Provide a range of administrative activities, including coordinating research project governance and supporting stakeholder engagement as well as research product development and implementation.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

Essential requirements:

• Research qualifications in education, social sciences, data science or another relevant discipline.
  
  

Desirable Knowledge And Experience

• Expertise in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods.
• Experience in delivering complex, high-quality products under tight timelines and competing priorities.
• Experience as an educator or teacher in schools or early childhood education and care settings or strong knowledge of these contexts.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an ability to translate technical and complex information concisely for diverse audiences.
  
  

AERO welcomes applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

How to apply? 

• Please submit an online application
• CV and a Cover Letter describing your interest in and suitability for the role addressing the Skills and Experience. 
• A brief (approx.150 words) response to the following question:
• Describe a research project (or a component of a project) you contributed to that involved a variety of research methods. What kind of data and information did you collect and how did you use it to answer the research question?
  
  

Applications close  

11.59pm Wednesday 26 February 2025 (AEDT). 

Notes  

• Respectfully, No Agencies please. 
• Please only apply for this role if you are an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have unrestricted work rights in Australia. 
• Appointments are subject to a National Criminal Record Check (NCRC) and having or obtaining a current valid working with children check (WWCC). 
• If you require any additional information to above or have technical difficulties applying, please contact: recruitment@edresearch.edu.au 
• Please do not send applications to this email address, apply through advert.