Temporary Employment Register

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies is Australia’s premier research institution on Indigenous issues. We are seeking expressions of interest from individuals seeking temporary employment in a range of activities carried out by the Institute. Applicants will be included on the Institute’s temporary employment register from which temporary staff may be selected.

Applicants are expected to have a knowledge and understanding of both Indigenous cultures and the issues affecting Indigenous Australians today and an ability to communicate effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The Institute values a skilled and diverse workforce to meet the needs of the organisation in the promotion of knowledge and understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures, past and present. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are especially encouraged to register.

Library

Staff engaged for the Library may be experienced in any of reference desk, manuscript management, conservation, cataloguing and inter library loans.

Audiovisual Archives

The Audiovisual Archives may need experienced audio, film and video technicians, photographers and staff with multimedia skills in electronic media, experience in audiovisual archiving, as well as specialists in disciplines represented in the collections, including anthropology, linguistics, history, archaeology, musicology, object conservation, material culture.

Administrative

The Institute regularly requires staff with general clerical skills including business writing skills and familiarity with the Microsoft Office to fulfil a range of clerical administrative positions. These positions include executive assistant, reception, registry/records management, customer service and finance officer.

Research Assistants

Research assistants may assist in a variety of Research work. Expertise and familiarity in the fields of Native Title and Indigenous studies is desirable.

Book Editors & Designers

Aboriginal Studies Press is the Institute’s in-house publisher. Positions may also be available if you are an editor experienced in manuscript development, structural editing and copy editing, if you are a designer with experience in book and other paper product design, or if you are an experienced illustrator in this field and you are interested in undertaking contract work for the Institute.

Register

Interested people should either email a current resume with an application form setting out your preference for roles and  indicative salary expectations within the Institute to:

HR@aiatsis.gov.au

or by mail to:

Human Resources
AIATSIS
GPO Box 553,
Canberra ACT 2601