- Assist the ARC project meet its outcomes, based at UWA with set days at the WA Shipwrecks Museum in Fremantle.
- Full-time appointment on a fixed term basis for 1 year, 8 months.
- Base salary range: Level A, $83,499 – $112,371 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation.
About the area
The candidate will work with project investigators at UWA in the Disciplines of Archaeology, History, Design, and Forensic Anthropology.
The project team is a multidisciplinary team of museum workers, archaeologists, historians and scientists.
About the opportunity
- Assist with accessing and organising museum catalogue data, contribute to digital visualisation and website development, and support PhD students and project administration including budgeting and Microsoft SharePoint updates.
- Work closely with curatorial staff at WA Shipwrecks Museum, liaise with the digital team and Head of Maritime Heritage, and report weekly to the Project Executive Management Team.
- Update scoping reports on VOC collections, map VOC encounters and legacies in Australia, and apply expertise in museum database analysis and interoperability to advance the project's goals.
About you
- PhD in an academic field relevant to the discipline.
- Ability to understand different digital platorms used to organise museum collections.
- An understanding of VOC cultural and archival materials held globally.
- Support development of online and digital environments for research outcomes.
- High-level research in the analysis of digital information about museum and archival collections.
Position description: 
PD [Research Associate (Archaeology)] [521404].pdf
To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Alistair Paterson at alistair.paterson@uwa.edu.au
How to apply
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Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Sunday, 12 October 2025
This position is only open to Current UWA staff.
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