HDR Supervisors

Excelsia University College

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About The Position

HDR Supervisors support students undertaking the thesis-writing component of a Master by Research or Doctoral degree. They provide skilled supervision to candidates enrolled in higher degrees by research and participate in supervisory panels responsible for monitoring and advancing candidates’ research. Excelsia University College offers three master’s research degrees and one doctoral research degree across its Schools of Business and Education: Master of Business Research (MBR), Master of Education Research (MER), Master of Education Research (MER – STEM), and Doctor of Philosophy (Organisational Leadership) (PhD).

The role includes providing regular supervision meetings, helping candidates develop feasible original research programs, monitoring progress and reporting on it, and supporting timely thesis completion and examination. Supervisors also help students build research and professional capabilities, including academic writing, literature review, proposal development, time and project management, data analysis, conference preparation, publications, career development, and relevant software skills. These are casual positions with remote working ability.

Requirements

• Respect the Christian mission of Excelsia University College.
• Hold a PhD in a field relevant to the candidate’s proposed research, have an equivalent record of scholarly achievement, or hold a qualification at least at the level of the award for which the candidate is admitted.
• Show an acceptable level of research activity over the past five years through publications, research grants and/or HDR completions, as specified in the Excelsia University College Policy on Research Active Status.
• Have full Australian working rights.
• Understand best practice in higher degree research and candidate supervision.
• Have technological literacy across a wide range of desktop applications to support reporting and analysis requirements.
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills and confidence in presentations.
• Have proven organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Undertake required staff induction and training for HDR supervision.
• Provide regular and informative HDR supervision meetings for students.
• Advise and assist candidates to commence an original and feasible research program.
• Monitor student progression, undertake reporting, and recommend actions as appropriate.
• Support candidates in completing thesis research on time, including thesis submission and examination.
• Ensure transparency and agreement about authorship of publications.
• Build students’ capacity in academic writing, literature review, research proposals, time management, research project management, data analysis, preparation for research workshops and conferences, publications, career planning and development, and use of relevant software and other research skills.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree