Amy Marshall, Bachelor of Arts (Honours Sociology) commenced working as a contract Research Assistant for the Office of Crime Statistics and Research

I collect data from police and court files and perform simple quantitative analysis on the data. I also write literature reviews and executive summaries of data and help conduct interviews. I liaise closely with other OCSAR staff, police and court personnel.….. the methodologies learned at uni are used everyday in both collecting data and performing statistical analysis. More importantly, my approach to work-learning as much as possible, collecting the data the right way and ensuring information produced is informative, valid and reliable-stems directly from principles instilled whilst at uni.

The Smith Family
Learning for Life Education Support Workers

An innovative, independent social enterprise unlocking opportunities for disadvantaged Australians. We are seeking to employ 4 enthusiastic and flexible professionals to administer the Learning for Life program. Learning for Life provides financial support, educational advice and information to disadvantaged school students and their families.

• Tertiary qualifications in education, Social Sciences and/or a related field.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Sound knowledge of the educational issues that affect disadvantaged students.
• Ability to relate to young people and their families.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• High level computer and administrative skills.
• Ability to complete tasks accurately and on time.
• Own car, driver’s licence and comprehensive insurance.

Department of Health and Ageing-Graduate Program
The Department of Health and Ageing leads the development of Australia's health and aged care system by providing expert policy advice, analysis and other services to Government. Our aim is to be a leader in promoting, developing and funding world class health and aged care services for all Australians.

We are searching for graduates who:

• are talented and highly motivated with an excellent academic track record;
• have the ability and commitment to join our hard-working and dedicated team; and
• share our values of professionalism, openness and trust, collaboration, innovation and integrity.

We want candidates with:

• the ability to demonstrate advanced communication capabilities;
• the ability to positively impact team dynamics and the ability work with and interact with other team members;
• strong analytical and problem solving ability;
• the ability to contribute to the achievement of organisational outcomes through focused personal and task management capabilities; and
• a genuine interest in health and aged care.

Faculty of Social Sciences

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Level A (Fixed-Term - Part-Time 0.4),

This position is available immediately, on a part-time basis (0.4) for a period of twelve months. The successful applicant will be required to contribute to research design, qualitative analysis and evaluation of the project; liaise with funding bodies and other stakeholders; prepare agenda items and take minutes of meetings; continue the systematic collection of relevant literature and resources for the project; assist the project team in qualitative interviews in Aboriginal communities in South Australia.

Essential Criteria include a degree in sociology, politics, geography, environmental or health sciences or another relevant area; experience in conducting focus groups and qualitative interviews in community settings; a proven record in writing research papers; facility with word processing and project management skills and a willingness to work together in a team to achieve project team objectives.

Issues Deliberation Australia - Research Officer

The Organisation: Issues Deliberation Australia is a not-for-profit, non-partisan, independent research organisation committed to conducting leading edge research on social and public issues affecting Australia. We collaborate on a project by project basis with leading Australian and International universities.

The job: A full-time position, focusing on:

• Research: IDA undertakes a diverse range of research projects, ranging from Deliberative Polling to more traditional quantitative and qualitative research investigating topics such as voter belief systems, individual, group and national decision making, public attitudes on a republic or reconciliation. The job involves assisting on these projects with literature reviews, planning and conducting the research and analyses, writing up the results for academic journals and the general public.
• Project Management: IDA undertakes research at a national and regional level that often involves complex project management - ranging from project design, scheduling, management of volunteers, public relations, analysis and reporting of results.

The Person:

• Shares a commitment to leading edge research;
• Thrives on the challenges of deadlines, peak workloads and media attention
• Able to communicate effectively with people from all walks of life - ranging from school students to Prime Ministers.

The Qualifications:

• An outstanding honours degree or equivalent in one of the social sciences, psychology, sociology, social work, political science.
• A demonstrated superior working knowledge of quantitative analysis using SPSS and other statistical packages.
• Experience in a quantitative and qualitative research design, implementation and analysis