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Research Fellow CONTACT Professor Anne Wyatt Head, Department of Accounting +61 3 924 45340 a.wyatt@deakin.edu.au Applications close on Friday January 15th 2021. deakin.edu.au/business
About Top 1%
of the world’s
No. 1
In Victoria
Top 50
QS Young
Deakin
universities1 for student University
satisfaction Rankings 2020
2010–20182
Deakin’s growing reputation Established in 1974, Deakin University was As a Victorian university with a global impact,
named after the leader of the Australian Deakin is translating its research into the
is reflected in its rapid rise in Federation movement and the nation’s second commercial outcomes that will drive the
international rankings; Deakin Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. innovation Australia’s economy needs now and
entered the prestigious Academic into the future. Research at Deakin focusses on
Deakin University has five campuses, one in
innovation and robust partnerships with industry
Ranking of World Universities for Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, two in the port
and business and it is building a formidable
city of Geelong and one in Warrnambool on the
the first time in 2014 and now south-west coast of Victoria. Deakin’s fastest
international reputation in areas of emerging
national social, economic and political priority in
ranks an estimated 264 (AWRU growing campus is in the Cloud where over
its core areas of health, carbon fibre, energy and
15 000 students study predominantly online.
2019). Deakin is ranked 29 in the cyber security. Deakin has integrated its research
All students, regardless of their campus or mode
QS ranking of the world’s top of study, benefit from Deakin’s award-winning
growth plan into its overall strategy of service,
developing its base in advanced manufacturing,
universities under 50 years. digital environment.
which is vital for the Geelong community and
100% of Deakin’s research was Deakin is proud of its inclusive and student- Information technology, which is strong in the
focussed culture and its reputation for using
rated at or above world standards innovative digital solutions to provide an
surrounds of its Melbourne campus.
in the Australian Government’s engaging and personalised learning experience. Our strategy
Excellence in Research for Deakin is committed to lifelong learning,
Deakin’s vision and mission is articulated in
providing students with choices about how,
Australia (ERA). when and where learning occurs.
its strategic plan LIVE the future: 2017-2020.
Through LIVE the future, Deakin aspires to be
Deakin’s four faculties offer courses across Australia’s premier university in driving the digital
the arts, design, science, sport, nutrition, frontier, enabling globally connected education
architecture, business, law, medicine, optometry, for the jobs of the future, and research that
engineering, nursing, allied health, psychology makes a difference to the communities Deakin
and teaching. serves.
With 61 000 students Deakin is one of Australia’s Informed by its Australian and Victorian context
largest universities and is ranked in the top 2 and engaged locally in the communities it serves,
per cent of the world’s universities in the major Deakin advances:
international rankings.
•• Learning – offering students a brilliant
education where they are and where they
want to go
•• Ideas – making a difference through
world-class innovation and research
•• Value – strengthening our communities,
enabling our partners and enhancing
our enterprise
•• Experience – delighting our students,
our alumni, our staff and our friends.
These four interconnecting elements form the
1. Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018. acronym LIVE, and together they articulate the
2. QILT 2018 Student Experience Survey National Report
Deakin promise to its students, staff, alumni,
partners and friends.
deakin.edu.au/business 2Deakin Business School
Deakin Business School DBS has over 14,000 students, comprising Our academic staff are engaged in both pure
around 8500 undergraduate students, 5500 and applied research across the business and
(DBS) comprises six academic postgraduate students and 100 PhD students in law disciplines and are focused on issues which
departments that span the full our single and combined degree programs. are of relevance to government, business and
range of business disciplines: community organisations. To this end, we actively
In addition, our Deakin online MBA is ranked
seek partnerships with these organisations,
Accounting, Economics, Finance, within the top 25 globally and number 1 in
other like-minded universities and alumni.
Victoria according to QS Online MBA Rankings
Information Systems & Business 2019. The program achieved a maximum 5-star Our students come from diverse backgrounds
Analytics, Management, rating in the following categories: facilities, and we value this diversity. Graduates are
internationalisation and diversity, teaching and confident and competent in the use of on-line
and Marketing.
student quality, and engagement and program technology and are ready to make a significant
The mission of DBS is to prepare graduates strength. contribution to the organisations they serve.
for careers of the future. We harness They are highly valued by employers for both
emerging technologies to facilitate innovative, Our mission and vision their knowledge and their graduate attributes.
borderless, and personalised education. Our
Our mission is to prepare graduates for the The Faculty is committed to extending the
research informs our practice and impacts the
careers of the future by harnessing emerging boundaries of business and legal education.
communities with whom we engage.
technologies to facilitate borderless, personalised It achieves this through close relationships
Deakin Business School is in the top 1% of education, and by conducting research that with professional associations, other
business schools globally by holding both AACSB informs our practice and impacts the education providers and universities, business,
and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious communities we serve. employers and government across Australia
accreditations are awarded to business schools and internationally.
that meet strict standards of quality, academic Our undergraduate, graduate and doctoral
and professional excellence, and demonstrate degrees are informed by scholarship and
a commitment to ongoing improvement and are relevant to both national and global
innovation in their courses, ensuring our contemporary issues. Flexible learning strategies
graduates are employable worldwide. provide a distinctive student experience.
The Faculty’s teaching aims to be innovative
utilising face-to-face teaching and on-line
technologies to ensure a high level of flexibility
for the diverse learning needs of our students.
Department of Accounting
Deakin Business School’s Department of Accounting comprises 44 profession to increase the number of Indigenous Australians entering
full-time faculty and is internationally renowned for its innovative the accounting profession and commissioned research for the
and high-quality teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate Australian Accounting Standards Board.
levels. Recently achieving an ERA of 4 which indicates research above
The department’s strong industry engagement is further illustrated
world class, the department members have published in leading
by its longstanding association with Chartered Accountants Australia
journals in the discipline, including The Accounting Review, Journal
and New Zealand in teaching the Chartered Accountants Foundation
of Accounting and Economics, Accounting, Organizations and Society,
program. This non-award program provides graduates the foundation
Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting Research,
knowledge to undertake the Chartered Accountants Program offered
Journal of Management Accounting Research, Auditing: A Journal of
by CAANZ.
Practice and Theory, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, British
Accounting Review, International Journal of Accounting, Accounting The department has particular research strength in capital markets
Auditing and Accountability, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, research focussed on auditing and corporate governance. The
ABACUS, Journal of Business Ethics, Accounting and Finance. department has recently broadened its research focus from public
companies to include for-profit private firms (e.g. SMEs) and not-
Deakin’s Department of Accounting boasts strong industry
for-profit entities (e.g. charities), an under-researched segment of
engagement, world-class teaching facilities and is at the forefront of
the economy. The department actively supported IPA-Deakin SME
innovative research. This is seen in Office of Learning and Teaching
Research Centre which conducts multidisciplinary research on small
Grants, the IPA-Deakin SME Research partnership, The integrated
and medium size private businesses and not-for-profit enterprises.”
reporting research centre, close collaboration with the accounting
deakin.edu.au/business 3Innovative, borderless,
and personalised education
DBS embeds discipline-specific Borderless Information Systems and Business Analytics:
Visual and Cognitive Analytics; Information
technical and employability skills DBS Students receive an equivalent experience Governance and Security; Competitive
in innovative learning activities regardless of campus or mode of study. Deakin Information.
University’s promise to all students is to offer
and assessment tasks. These brilliant education where they are (geographically Management: Business Ethics; Sustainability
skills are necessary for students and educationally) and where they want to and Corporate Social Responsibility; Public Policy;
go (professionally and in the community). Cross Cultural and Diversity Management; HR
to secure a graduate position or, Management; Industrial Relations; Leadership;
In particular, DBS provides world-class cloud
for postgraduate students, learning globally and locally to enable learners International Business; Governance, Strategy
and Process Management; Sport Management;
a promotion. to tailor their individual learning to achieve
at their own pace and in their own space. Arts Management.
Our courses are designed with embedded
It is important to note that DBS on campus Marketing: Transformative Consumer Research;
learning goals to ensure that our graduates
students benefit from access to the Cloud (online) Marketing and Public Policy, Social Marketing;
are self-aware, resilient, digitally astute, critical
learning materials. The convenience and quality Marketing Communication, Services Marketing;
problem solvers, and open to the complexities
of the cloud experience means that students are Strategy; Customer Analytics.
of change. These skills, along with the technical
able to use these materials to supplement or
skills they acquire in their desired discipline or A number of our courses have been recognised
indeed replace traditional activities such as
major, position them for future careers and jobs, as being among the best in their field by
face-to-face class and seminar attendance
many of which will only become apparent 10, leading international ranking organisations and
20 or even 30 years from now. professional bodies, for example:
Active and engaged learning
The Deakin MBA is ranked 8th in Oceania by QS in
Personalised education DBS has recently invested heavily in improving
2019 and the MBA (online) is ranked 25th in the
learning spaces including physical classrooms
Personalised education is possible by harnessing world in the QS Online MBA Rankings 2019.
and other spaces where students interact
emerging technologies to provide responsive The Master of Business (Sport Management) is
synchronously with their peers, teachers and
courses wherever students are geographically currently ranked within the top 20 in the world
experts from different locations, whether it is
located (at home, on campus, at work, or and number 1 in Australia by SportBusiness
on campus or in the Cloud. These include the
elsewhere), and wherever students are in their International.
Telstra Trading Room and our premium converged
learning preparedness, career trajectory and life
learning spaces allowing for accessible and DBS has established a partnership with the
stage. DBS provides located and cloud-learning
inclusive learning anywhere. This is enhanced Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
to provide accessible, media-rich, interactive,
through an integrated set of social learning tools (ACCA) that combines our Master of International
and active educational experiences designed
such as blogs, wikis, and utilises other digital Accounting with pathways to accreditation by a
for excellent learning outcomes and optimum
curation and social media applications such as global professional body.
employability. For example, personalised
Twitter, Scoop.It, Facebook, Yammer and LinkedIn
education is delivered via DeakinSync, an
to facilitate collaborative learning interactions Building Capacity for
innovative dashboard where students can
and active knowledge constructions through
navigate their personalised learning space
formal and informal learning activities Enhanced Learning
to monitor their unique learning journey.
in virtual communities and networks. Teaching in DBS is supported by the Building
Deakin Genie is a new digital personal assistant Capacity for Enhanced Learning (BCEL) program,
being trialled in DBS and will eventually be rolled Contemporary curriculum an initiative to provide support and training in all
out to all students. It will enhance the quality of our digital platforms and support in assessment
DBS offers a comprehensive suite of
the student experience by providing students design and active learning approaches
undergraduate and postgraduate programs
with access to all their study materials and
and our new PhD Xtra program. Specialist areas Full details of the BCEL capacity building sessions
provide a simple interface to all Deakin systems.
covered in our curriculum include: and support to DBS academics can be found at:
blogs.deakin.edu.au/learning-innovations/
Accounting: Financial Disclosure and Auditing;
Financial Planning, Corporate Governance,
Management Control; Accounting Systems.
Economics: Political Economy and Public Choice;
International Trade; Economic Theory, Economic
Growth and Development; Labour Economics
and Industrial Relations.
Finance: Banking; Corporate Finance; Corporate
Governance; Financial Econometrics; Financial
Markets; Real Estate.
deakin.edu.au/business 4Business research
with a difference
DBS produces research that is The expertise of our world-class researchers Reflecting a suite of wide-ranging specialities,
covers a vast array of concentrations and these centres promote new-generation research
rigorous, as judged by peer- underpins the establishment of six key, networks that deliver real-world results to
review; relevant to critical issues interdisciplinary research centres: our stakeholder communities. This means
faced by business, government that business, not-for-profit, government and
1. China Business and Economics Research
professional sectors have access to relevant,
and society, and capable Centre (C-BERC): Building on our existing
world-class research as they tackle some of
international partnerships, C-BERC is a focal
of informing and enriching point for research on China and seeks to
the issues in complex, rapidly-changing macro
and micro environments.
learning, teaching, course design, strengthen connections with universities
across China. In addition to the inter-disciplinary research
and content. These aims are
centres within the school, DBS is also part of
reflected in the DBS research 2. Centre for Employee Health and Consumer
a cross-faculty, university-level strategic research
Wellbeing: The Centre undertakes research,
concentrations, which include: project-based consultancies, advisory services
centres (SRC):
•• Governance and accountability with and research training within two streams: 1) 7. Centre for Sport Research: The Centre aims
discipline strengths in auditing and corporate employee health and 2) consumer wellbeing. to use and promote sport and exercise as a
governance. The centre links business activities with health vehicle to create healthy communities and
outcomes for businesses and individuals. build governance and management capacity
•• Corporate social responsibility, with discipline
to support participation and involvement
strengths in corporate governance, auditing, 3. Centre for Sustainable and Responsible
in sport.
business ethics, and social marketing. Organisations (CSaRO): CSaRO works with
organisations and stakeholders in designing ‘Healthy sport, healthy organisations,
•• Employee health and wellbeing, with discipline
and appraising community engagement and healthy community’ describes both the
strengths in leadership, workplace integration,
employee volunteering activities, supporting Centre’s focus and goal.
and health promotion.
the development of social enterprises,
On a national level, DBS is a member of two
•• Business analytics, with discipline strengths measuring the social impact of business,
federally funded collaborative research centres
in customer analytics. assisting social innovation and social
(CRCs):
•• Economics and finance, with discipline enterprise, and fostering sustainable
business practices. 8. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC: This
strengths in economic theory, economic
research collaboration between DBS and
policy, financial econometrics, banking, deakin.edu.au/business
University of Melbourne serves the Attorney
and superannuation.
4. The IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre: General’s Department, the Metropolitan Fire
•• Business education, with discipline strengths The scope of activities includes providing Brigade, the NSW Rural Fire Service and the
in accounting education, management briefings, policy papers and academic research South Australian Rural Fire Service.
education, and marketing education. for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and
9. Data to Decisions CRC: This CRC brings
not-for-profit enterprises (NFP). It focuses on
together researchers and industry to tackle
areas such as, but not limited to, sustainability,
the Big Data challenges that face Australia’s
governance, small business regulation,
national security agencies and to undertake
self-managed superannuation funds and
impactful research, development, education
financial services.
and training that delivers outcomes to national
5. Centre for Financial Econometrics: The Centre security and other data intensive sectors.
develops new methods for analysing and
Research at DBS is supported by the ‘BUiLD’
testing financial economics hypotheses and
program, an initiative to enhance research
makes contributions to public policy through
capacity and capability development within the
industry engagement.
School. The program brings researchers from
6. Deakin Laboratory for the Meta-Analysis around the world to provide DBS scholars with
of Research: The aim of DeLMAR is to bring relevant and contemporary research advice and
together scholars across Deakin involved guidance. BUiLD also promotes the generation
with metaanalysis and research synthesis. of research networks both within and outside
A unifying focus of the lab’s work is the Deakin by bringing people together in real and
development and application of methods virtual environments.
that are shared across research problems
in the social and natural sciences. A second
unifying focus is an emphasis on producing
evidence-based knowledge that can inform
policy across disciplinary boundaries.
deakin.edu.au/business 5Position details
Research Fellow
We welcome suitably qualified applicants with appropriate research and project management
experience to apply for this important Research Fellow position. The successful applicant will be
actively involved in the management, implementation and evaluation of projects aligned with the
IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre as well as the researching, drafting, revision and completion of
academic papers for publication purposes, policy discussion papers, reports and other industry
engagement-related submissions to achieve the objectives of work programs of the Centre.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not •• Any other duties as directed, commensurate The successful candidate
limited, to working with members of the research with the scope and classification of the
team on: position. Selection criteria
•• Policy papers and reports by researching, Level of Supervision and Independence Candidates must demonstrate:
drafting, revising and helping to complete
•• Research is conducted independently in the •• A relevant doctoral qualification (or near
policy papers and reports on SME issues to
context of frequent consultation with other completion of PhD) or equivalent qualification
achieve the objectives of the SME Centre work
team members and with the Director of the with subsequent research expertise and
programs;
IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre. profile.
•• Academic research by drafting, revising and
Problem-Solving and Judgement •• Demonstrated skills in the coordination
helping to complete academic papers for
•• The Research Fellow is expected to exercise of data collection, data entry and analysis.
publication on SME issues to achieve the
objectives of the SME Centre work programs; judgment on work methods and task •• Demonstrated ability to work effectively
sequences within standard practices and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
•• Drafting, revising and helping to complete
procedures and seek expert advice for work
discussion papers on SME issues to achieve •• Demonstrated ability to plan and conduct
methods which fall outside the standard
the objectives of the SME Centre work high quality research.
practices.
programs; •• Demonstrated organisational skills including
•• Capacity to work independently, to use
•• Drafting, revising and helping to complete the demonstrated ability to maintain a high
initiative and to work well within a team
policy and government submissions on behalf standard of research-related data record
setting is expected.
of the IPA on SME issues to achieve the keeping and a demonstrated ability to meet
objectives of the SME Centre work programs; Work Program competing deadlines.
•• Researching and drafting literature reviews Expansive policy documents and/or reports and •• Demonstrated ability to liaise with (and or
and evidence reviews on SME issues and research on the work program such as: negotiate with) research clients.
develop knowledge translation products •• The Small Business White Paper which •• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the
related to SMEs to achieve the objectives of comprises diverse topics such as: ability to interact well with research and
the SME Centre work programs; technical staff and students and excellent oral,
•• The productivity and efficiency of the SME
•• Assisting with research administration sector; written communication and presentation skills.
including managing relationships with key
•• Taxation reform of the small business sector; Selection criteria – desirable
project collaborators and, where required,
preparing and submitting ethics applications; •• Competition policy; •• Demonstrated skills in the publication
•• Collect, analyse and interpret quantitative •• Job destruction and job creation; of research journal articles, conference
data (e.g., from secondary data sources such papers, report, or professional or technical
•• Workplace relations;
as the ABS Business Longitudinal Surveys, contributions and/or demonstrated skills
ORBIS, FAME, etc.) and use the results to form •• Internationalisation of SMEs; in the preparation of research manuscripts.
policy papers and reports, academic papers, •• Innovation; The classification on appointment will be
discussion papers, etc.; commensurate with the successful candidate’s
•• Financing;
•• Contributing constructively to a vibrant and qualifications, experience and professional
•• Cyber security; profile as evidenced by their publications record
collegial culture in the SME Centre team,
including constructively reviewing and •• Innovation and Tax Concessions; and teaching performance and supported by
commenting on the work of centre staff; independent referee reports.
•• Internationalisation of SMEs;
•• Communicate research findings and represent
the SME Centre through participation
•• Startups; Performance expectations
in conferences, webinars, workshops, •• Mental health and well-being. Annual performance objectives and expected
teleconferences, meetings and other Ad hoc policy documents and/or reports and outcomes will be defined for this role in
networking opportunities; research on the work program such as: accordance
with the Minimum Standards and Typical Duties
•• Provide administrative, technical and network •• Pre-budget submissions, reports related
for Academic Levels (MSTDALs) and Faculty
support where this support will help to to government inquiries that require
Research Expectation Models (FREMs). Specific
achieve the objectives of the SME Centre work the provision of comments and/or
duties will be allocated with reference to the
programs; recommendations, etc.
applicable Workload Allocation Model (WAM).
These documents are updated from time to
•• time and are available on request.
deakin.edu.au/business 6Appointment process
and how to apply
Application Interview process Term of appointment
Thank you for your interest in the position Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by a Appointment is for a two (2) year fixed
of Research Fellow, Deakin Business School. panel of esteemed colleagues, including senior term position which is subject to an initial
faculty members and professional associates. probationary period.
Please direct all correspondence and enquiries.
Details of professional referees will be required
Professor Anne Wyatt prior to interview. Position location
Head, Department of Accounting
+61 3 924 45340 This position is located at the Melbourne
Remuneration and benefits Burwood Campus. Staff may be required to travel
a.wyatt@deakin.edu.au
An attractive remuneration package is offered. from time to time to and from campuses to meet
Applications should be made online at Salary will be commensurate with qualifications, work requirements.
deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/careers-at-deakin/ experience and research record.
your-opportunity and include a complete resume
and a response to the selection criteria. Relocation support may also be available. Reporting
This position reports to Head of Department.
Applications close .
Organisational context
Offers of appointment will be made subject Special requirements
to budgetary approval.
and relationships
This role requires the incumbent to apply for and
The appointee is a member of the Department
Please quote reference number: 505917 maintain a Working With Children Check (refer
of Accounting.
to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further
details).
Deakin University values diversity, enables access and promotes inclusion. Deakin University is an employer
of choice for women and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Our locations
Deakin has five campuses, one in Burwood, two in Geelong
(Waterfront and Waurn Ponds), one in Warrnambool and
the vibrant Cloud Campus through which 20% of our
students study.
Melbourne has a longstanding reputation as one of the
world’s most liveable cities.
Further information regarding our locations and relocating
to Victoria can be found here:
Our locations Melbourne Burwood Campus
Considering Relocation Melbourne Burwood Campus is Deakin’s thriving metropolitan
campus, attracting over 32 000 undergraduate and
postgraduate on-campus students. It boasts open and
inviting spaces for socialising and studying, innovative
architecture, spacious new buildings and wireless hotspots.
*Most liveable city in the world ranking published
annually by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
deakin.edu.au/business 7Melbourne – one of the
world’s most liveable cities
Melbourne has been ranked in the top three With unique experiences, an innovative culture A great place to do business The Australian
of ‘the most liveable cities in the world’ by the and world-class businesses, Australia is a economy has been ranked as the most resilient
Economist Intelligence Unit since 2005. QS welcoming and inspiring destination. in the world five times since 2002, and is
rankings also confirmed Melbourne’s position as ranked in the world’s top 20 most competitive
Australia is the world’s sixth largest country and
the number 3 city in the world for students. economies by the World Competitive Yearbook
its smallest, flattest continent. It’s about the same
of the International Institute for Management
Melbourne is famous for its music festivals, free size as the 48 mainland states of the US and 50
Development. With a thriving democracy,
community-based activities, performing arts, per cent larger than Europe, but has the lowest
Australia is one of the most politically and
outstanding restaurants, excellent shopping and population density in the world – only two people
economically stable nations in the world.
beautiful parks and beaches, which attract visitors per square kilometre.
from around the globe. For sports, Melbourne Australia’s major cities function as regional
The Indigenous cultures of Australia are the
was named best large city in the world in the headquarters for more than 850 multinational
oldest living culture in the world’s history, dating
2018 Sport Business Sport City Awards. Its world- corporations. For all its enterprise, Australia
back more than 50 000 years ago.
class sporting facilities attract international events has a relaxed feel, with warm, friendly people
such as the Australian Grand Prix, Australian Since 1945, more than six million people from who rejoice in the sheer beauty of their natural
Tennis Open, the ICC Cricket World Cup and the around the world have come to live in Australia. surroundings and the many leisure activities on
Melbourne Cup. Rugby, soccer and Australian In Australian homes, more than 200 languages offer.
Rules Football games attract major crowds. are spoken, with Italian, Greek, Cantonese and
australia.com
Arabic the most popular after English.
visitvictoria.com
Most Australians live within 50 kilometres of the
coast, making the beach a vital part of Australia’s
lifestyle. With almost 50 000 kilometres of
coastline, Australia has over 10 000 beaches,
more than anywhere else in the world.
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