Support Officer, Researcher Professional Development

Support Officer, Researcher Professional Development

Footscray, Australia

Job Info

- Job Identification 16557
- Job Category Operations
- Posting Date 09/23/2025, 05:16 AM
- Locations Footscray Park
- Apply Before 10/07/2025, 12:59 PM
- Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

- Be part of a high performing and motivated Researcher Professional Development team
- Showcase your exceptional communication and organisational skills
- This position is located at our vibrant Footscray Park Campus

About Us:

At Victoria University (VU), our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in ourStrategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

About the role

As our Support Officer, Researcher Professional Development, you will provide high quality administrative support to VU’s graduate researchers and their supervisors, and the wider VU researcher staff community to ensure efficient delivery of researcher development training, research coursework administrative support, supervisor registration and related events and activities.

An example of the duties you may undertake include:

- Act as the first point of contact for researcher development enquiries via email, phone and online systems
- Support administrative processes for HDR supervisor registration and training
- Support administrative processes for research preparatory coursework
- Provide administrative support for RPD training, resources and events

This is a full time, continuing position at a HEP Level 5 classification with salary range of $76,459 - $87,825 per annum, plus 17% employer superannuation contributions.

About you

Our team is looking for someone who is eager to grow their career in Researcher Professional Development administration. You bring a warm, approachable, and professional communication style, a sharp eye for detail, and exceptional organisational skills.

The right person for this role will thrive in a fast-paced environment and be able to juggle multiple priorities. If you take pride in delivering exceptional support services and are passionate about contributing to a positive researcher experience, we’d love to welcome you to the Graduate Research School.

How to apply

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- Your responses addressing all selection criteria located in the position description

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights

Note: Applications that do not address the selection criteria will NOT be considered.

Our Commitment to Progressive Inclusivity

VU is an equal opportunity employer and proudly committed to progressive inclusivity. We welcome and celebrate diversity in all its forms including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and racially marginalised communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds. We strive to reflect the communities we serve and foster an inclusive, respectful, and supportive environment where everyone feels they belong. We are proud be anWGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Our Committed to Inclusive Recruitment

VU is committed to providing a positive and barrier-free recruitment experience. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, including accessible formats of documents, please contact us atinclusivecareers@vu.edu.au or call (03) 9919 5999.

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