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What’s it like to be a Research Officer?
Research officers plan and conduct research into a variety of issues or areas.
Research officers can work in a wide variety of research fields, including
medical, biological, educational, social, academic, economic, mathematical,
legislation and human rights, human resources, business operations, the arts
and creative arts, exploration and mining, communications technologies,
logistics, information sciences, operations and political areas.
How much can I expect to earn?
Full-time employed Research Officer earn an average of $1563 per week. The
[average annual salary for this job is $81276 excluding super.]
Personal requirements
- enthusiasm for research
- able to analyse and collate information
- good oral and written communication skills
- able to work as part of a team
- able to manage workload and meet deadlines
- good organisational skills
- proactive.
This job also involves:
Good vision for detail
These jobs require you to be able to see clearly to examine items close-up. It
covers jobs where poor vision e.g. tunnel vision, could make the work place
unsafe or the job difficult to undertake, e.g. draftsperson working with
detailed drawings; checkout operator reading dockets; work requiring good
hand-eye co-ordination for working with precision or semi-precision tools.
Mainly indoor work
Workers performing these jobs would usually be expected to spend more than
three-quarters of their day indoors, in an office, factory or other enclosed
area protected from the weather.
Reading or writing
These jobs require moderate or better reading and writing skills. Workers may
be expected to prepare, understand or act on written materials, such as
letters or reports. People may wish to avoid these jobs if their reading or
writing English skills are limited to a small range of words or phrases and
symbols. Jobs remaining may still require very basic reading or writing
skills.
Sitting for long periods
The main duties and tasks involved in these jobs are usually performed sitting
down at a desk, counter, workbench or other location for periods of at least
two hours at a stretch.
This occupation offers jobs at the following skill levels:
Professional Jobs
Jobs in this group usually require completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree,
or extensive relevant experience. Some jobs also require post-graduate study,
such as a Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master Degree.
Study requirements
At school, you can study these subject(s) to get a good foundation for this
occupation:
Art
School subjects that include some aspect of ART provide a useful background to
these jobs. In some cases an art-related subject is a pre-requisite for entry
to courses that provide the training for the job.
Economics
School subjects that include some aspect of ECONOMICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an economics-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
English
School subjects that include some aspect of English provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases an English-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Geography
School subjects that include some aspect of geography provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a geography-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
History
School subjects that include some aspect of HISTORY provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a history-related subject is a pre-
requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Home Economics
School subjects that include some aspect of HOME ECONOMICS provide a useful
background to these jobs. In some cases a home economics-related subject is a
pre-requisite for entry to courses that provide the training for the job.
Duties and tasks of a Research Officer
Research officers may perform the following tasks:
- telephone members of the public, organisation representatives or special interest groups to gather information
- conduct research using a variety of sources including the internet, journals and publications or other relevant literature
- collate and write up the results of their research for statistical or publication purposes
- collect and analyse biological, meteorological or other types of data or samples for scientific study
- study long-term and short-term trends in population growth and health, in the areas of biological, medical and health research
- study the behaviour of animals for the purposes of zoological research
- study economic or social trends in order to assist development with the policy
- perform administrative, record keeping or statistical tasks related to research
- pursue funding for further research.
Specialisations
Operations Researcher
An operations researcher develops methodologies for analysing and solving
problems in government, business and industry, often using mathematical tools,
statistical analysis and computers.