Research Specialist

1 week ago

Parkville, Australia University of Melbourne Full time

**Job no**: 0054880
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Part-time (0.6 FTE); Fixed-term for 3 years
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department/School**:Melbourne Medical School, The Department of General Practice and Primary Care
**Salary**:Level A - $80,258 - $108,906 p.a. (pro rata for part-time)
- **Promote holistic health conversations, protecting cultural rights, and enacting Indigenous Knowledge principles.**:

- **$80,258 - $108,906 p.a. (pro rata for part-time), 17% super and benefits**

**About the Role**
This role is a designated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research role. The appointee will be employed within the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Melbourne Medical School as an Indigenous Knowledge /Citizen Science Specialist to oversee establishment of the Bigaagarri Platform.

The University of Melbourne, through the ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation, successfully led a MRFF Consumer-Led Research Grant**:A Citizen Science Project to co-create 'BigaagARri' a Preventive Experiential, Arts, Cultural Evidence (PEACE) model for implementing at-scale in primary care and community.** The PEACE project brings together existing citizen science efforts across different universities to co-create preventive, experiential, art and cultural evidence (PEACE) models for holistic health that are trauma-violence informed conversations using immersive media. In Gumbaynggirr language, 'bigaagarri' means danger/threat to wellbeing. It signals to stay back and keep safe from this. This is a gifted word from one of the Aboriginal investigators on the project.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Lead Indigenous Knowledge activities as a member of a multidisciplinary, large national research team.
- Organise working group meetings, coordinate project meetings and provide updates on the coordination of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-lived-experience research group.
- Oversee the design and development of a digital platform to house immersive media and support co-creation processes within communities, including expanded engagement approaches and methods for crowdsourcing.

**Who We Are Looking For**
You will bring experience as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher in health, community, or government settings. Your expertise includes understanding digital technologies, platform development, and knowledge of augmented reality and virtual reality in healthcare.

You will also have:

- Experience as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researcher across health, community or government settings.
- Demonstrated understanding of digital technologies and platform design and development processes.
- Knowledge of augmented reality and virtual reality immersive media and its use within health care settings.
- Track record of partnership work, coordination of meetings and being comfortable with ethics approval processes.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
- This position requires the incumbent to hold a current and _valid Working with Children Check_ to ensure the University provides a safe environment for everyone._

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position**. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your New Team - “ The Department of General Practice and Primary Care“**
We are a collaborative interdisciplinary team bringing together researchers across the humanities, participatory design, experience co-design, experimental media, immersive arts and design, medicine, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and engagement, general practice, family violence and primary care, criminology, public policy, public health and epidemiology. The team has extensive experience working in mental health, primary care, community and alternative spaces. We’re excited to be able to co-create new interactive media where people’s lived-experience from community and service settings can help public and health professionals understand the central role of experience, creative arts, and cultural practice as evidence for implementation in preventive and public health care.

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

**About the University of Melbourne**
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