Post-doctoral Fellow

About the Role

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will undertake the dedicated research project, 'Oral Her-story Archive: Feminist Activism in Response to Child Sexual Assault in New South Wales (1980-present)'. The project will build an oral history archive preserving a significant yet under-documented history of feminist activism and children's rights advocacy in response to child sexual assault in NSW, from grassroots campaigns of the 1980s through to the present. The archive will capture first-hand accounts from key activists, advocates, government agency staff, sector workers and other stakeholders, while documenting the broader social, political and legal contexts that shaped the period. The archive will form the foundation for a comprehensive history of child sexual assault in Australia from the 1980s onwards. The history has been generously funded by Gillian Calvert AO, a leading figure in the feminist movement against child sexual abuse (CSA) and NSW's inaugural Commissioner for Children and Young People (1999-2009), and Clare Donnellan, a former women's health worker, midwife and Senior Executive in statutory child protection. The position reports to the historian and gender studies scholar, Associate Professor Zora Simic, and has no direct reports.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with key stakeholders and interview participants.
• Develop interview protocols and oral history methodology.
• Manage UNSW ethics processes and compliance requirements.
• Conduct interviews, coordinate transcripts and code interviews.
• Organise materials for archive cataloguing and digitising in advance of a public-facing website.
• Liaise to access personal archives and supplementary materials.
• Work with relevant repositories to prepare for storage of materials.
• Undertake preliminary literature review and contextual historical research.
• Prepare funding applications.

Skills and Experience

• A PhD (or equivalent experience) in History or another relevant field, such as gender/cultural studies or sociology.
• Experience in oral history and/or qualitative interviewing, particularly on sensitive topics.
• Demonstrable awareness of trauma-informed and feminist methodologies.
• A record of research and/or work experience relevant to the themes of the project.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

Pay and Schedule

Employment Type: Part-time (14 hours per week). Duration: 12-month fixed-term contract. Remuneration: Level A: $95,036 - $126,711 + 17% Super + Leave Loading (pro rata). Location: UNSW Kensington Campus.

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