• Collaborate with industry, local governments and international experts on real world regional development project initiatives
• Work with world class researchers and influence positive outcomes for the Murray-Darling basin region
• Enjoy diverse work and travel in beautiful regional NSW

The role

• Full Time, Fixed Term (up to 2 years 7 months)
• Job share arrangement may be considered
• Level B - AUD $113,841 to $134,965 p.a. (plus 17% superannuation)
• Bathurst and Griffith NSW (with regular travel)

As the Research Fellow (One Basin CRC), you will be providing support to the project team facilitating a major research project entitled 'Future Basin Economies: Innovative Approaches to Design and Deliver Economic Investments Wanted by Basin Communities.

The project team collaborates with local Murray-Darling Basin communities facing significant pressures from change, who are seeking meaningful diversification of their local economies to help offset the impacts of declining water resources. This role is responsible for assisting the Project Lead and other chief investigators in all aspects of the research project, including:

• Organising and recruiting community participants for workshops, interviews, and surveys, and assisting in developing related materials.
• Preparing scientific papers, literature reviews, conference papers, case-study summaries, and other project-related documentation and processes in collaboration with team members.
• Providing research project support, including project administration and reporting, internal and external communications and organising project events.

This position involves substantial time spent at the Griffith, NSW Hub of the One Basin CRC, and conducting research activity in outer regional case study locations, so ability to travel is an essential part of this role.

About you

• A doctoral qualification relevant to economics, business or a related discipline, with a record of research or professional activity which demonstrates an ability to make an autonomous contribution.

• Demonstrated experience in organising and recruiting participants for workshops, conducting in-depth interviews and surveys, and competently analysing data.
• Demonstrated experience in writing research publications, conference papers and reports.

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to foster strong stakeholder relationships
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and independently in a large academic setting.

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish. The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University - our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities - to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place. Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

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Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, neurodivergent people, and people of all age groups, genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, and address the selection criteria in the position description and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Associate Professor Alain Neher | One Basin CRC - Project Representative | [email protected]

Closing Date: 11pm, 31 August 2025