Research Developer

We’re looking for a Research Developer who can volunteer in a hybrid role both remotely (online) and in-country for a total of 8 months. 

• This assignment seeks conduct intensive workshops to review future direction of the the Department of Sociology and Social Work 
• To be considered for this role, you’ll need Social science Ph.D degree, (Sociology and Social work preferred).
• As a volunteer, you will support in strengthening research writing capacity of the team.

About the Partner Organisation 

The National University of Mongolia has six schools one of which is the School of Arts and Science. The Department of Sociology and Social Work within the School of Arts and Science has 19 faculty and more than 240 bachelor and 80 graduate level students. Six of our professors studied their graduate degree in Australia, USA, Belgium, France and three professors studied in Russia. This placement is to continue mentoring faculty at the National University of Mongolia, Department of Sociology and Social Work to connect with the international academic community through publishing their research. Progress has been made over three years and now there is a need for high level skills to consolidate progress. Working with the volunteer, university faculty can refine their skills in international publishing, disseminating their research internationally, and forming collaborations. This enables cultural learning and enhance relationships between our two countries. 

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us to discuss how we can support you to volunteer with us - inclusion@australianvolunteers.com. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion.