Digital Strategy
Reference no. 1457/0717

• Join an organisation that encourages progressive thinking
• Be valued for your exceptional knowledge and experience in developing research infrastructure
• Demonstrate your expertise and leadership in eresearch

About the opportunity 

Reporting to the Associate Director, Research and working closely with Core Research Facilities and Research Development and Collaboration, the role will be a key driver in the engagement with the NCRIS eresearch capabilities, and aligning them to our key technology services and research facilities. You will help ideate, develop and deliver externally-funded collaborative eresearch roadmaps and projects with the university’s NCRIS capabilities. The role will also engage with and work closely with the research community to deliver projects and new services/capabilities for researchers who rely heavily on the processing, management and retrieval of data.

This engagement will require leadership in data management, data-processing pipelines and occur at a range of levels, including: providing advice and consulting; support via commercial software packages or collaboration in developing and implementing custom algorithms and workflows with University of Sydney IT and informatics expertise.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for an eResearch Consultant who possesses demonstrated expertise in:

• develops eresearch projects for the Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis Research Facility (AMMRF) and National Imaging Facility (NIF) and participate in relevant national initiatives
• provides comprehensive expert data management advice and recommendations for the conceptualisation, analysis and dissemination of findings, to ensure project objectives are met
• manages project stakeholders and collaborates with project teams to ensure that project deliverables and milestones are achieved
• writes business cases and funding applications for eresearch projects
• ability to work in a complex and challenging environment.

You will provides subject matter expertise and overall guidance to drive the uptake of eresearch capabilities in the University’s key centers and facilities. As the key point of contact for the NCRIS engagement at a practical, research development and design level, you will be bringing your extensive eresearch expertise to ensure successful project outcomes across the University. You will influence stakeholders to adopt new systems and ways of working, implement overall project objectives provide effective management of activities and deliverables to ensure milestones and deliverables are realised. You will manage stakeholders and communications to ensure effective collaboration and team work with other project teams and services.

About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students. 

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Closing date: 11:30 pm 30 August 2017

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

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