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[Devleena Ghosh]

>
> Position Description:
> Research Centre in Cultural Studies: Trans/forming Cultures.
> (re-advertised position)
>
> Grants and Outreach Co-ordinator
> Level 5 Step 1 ($27.95 p/h)
> June 2004 - February 2005 inclusive.
> 2 days a week
>
> Supervisor:
> 1.	Director, Trans/forming Cultures
> 2.	Administrative Manager, Trans/forming Cultures
>
> Background
> The Centre for Cultural Studies: Trans/forming Cultures has recently 
> been designated a University Research Centre. As such, it is revising 
> its priorities to maximise the capacities of researchers and 
> associates of the Centre in the short and medium term. The Centre has 
> previously operated with a part-time Administrative Manager and a 
> part-time Director. That situation has changed with the appointment of 
> a full-time Director. The Centre also works closely with the Research 
> Manager for the Faculty and other senior Faculty staff and academic 
> leaders in research. There are specific areas where we wish to make 
> the most of the opportunities that UTS offers as a city campus with a 
> strong commitment to public outreach and socially-relevant research. 
> In the first instance these areas are; outreach to Sydney’s 
> communities and institutions; and attention to grant opportunities 
> including and beyond the ARC Discovery and Linkage schemes.
>
> The Post
> The current suggestion, Grants and Outreach Co-ordinator, is a 
> short-term position in the first instance, although we hope to 
> continue the position, if it proves successful, in 2005.  It is 
> designed to extend the capacity of TfC researchers and associates, by 
> bringing their work to the attention of relevant bodies in Sydney and 
> NSW. The person will have experience in one or more of the following 
> areas of work: database management, grant writing and application 
> processes, funding applications, research budgeting, public 
> communications, community work and cultural research. They should hold 
> at least an Honours degree in a discipline related to the research 
> work carried out in the Centre.
>
>
> Responsibilities
>
> 1.	To provide a weekly digest of relevant grant opportunities to 
> researchers and associate researchers 	in the Centre.
> 2.	To identify funding and grant opportunities which could be 
> appropriate to TfC researchers and existing 	research strengths, and 
> to assist those researchers in the application process.
> 3.	To work with the Director of the Centre to identify and make 
> contact with local and national 			institutions, industries, and 
> community leaders, with a view to sharing research needs and 
> 			opportunities for joint funding applications and consultancies.
> 4.	To manage the data, that arises from these meetings and from TfC 
> research findings, and to create 		an annotated database for TfC 
> researchers to access.
> 5.	To assist the Administrative Manager by linking the database 
> information to lists and communications 	database associated with TfC 
> events-based marketing and resources.
> 6.	provide practical assistance for TfC to apply for targeted and 
> commissioned grants / funding both in 		Sydney and through national 
> and international foundations
>
> For further information contact TfC Director, Stephanie Hemelryk 
> Donald Stephanie.Donald at uts.edu.au
>
> Please forward applications by Friday June 4th June to 
> transforming.cultures at uts.edu.au
> (People with multilingual skills are welcome to apply).
>
>
> [keri glastonbury]
> transforming cultures centre
> university of technology sydney
> po box 123
> broadway nsw 2007
> ph +61 2 95142309
> www.transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au
>
(Dr) Devleena Ghosh
Senior Lecturer
Writing Journalism and Social Inquiry
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Technology, Sydney
Australia

Postal address: PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
Phone and Voice Mail: +61-2-95142289
Fax: +61-2-95142332

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