Senior Health Researcher

7 days ago

Adelaide, South Australia SAHMRI Full time

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the epidemiological and statistical data analysis and providing research project support. They will work closely with the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) and the Program Lead, Population Health Research, to generate high-quality evidence to inform recommendations that will improve the standard of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in aged care facilities or the community.

About the Role

This position's purpose is to conduct and lead high-quality research in aged and health care services for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that supports the aims of the project. The key responsibilities include:

  • Conduct high-quality research with a focus on health, health services, and aged care services for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including planning, execution, statistical analyses, and publication.
  • Contribute to the activities of the collaborative research between AHE and ROSA, focusing on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals in aged care settings.
  • Work independently as well as collaboratively with AHE, ROSA team, research partners, consumer representatives, staff, and stakeholders of the research project.
  • Support and embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander governance in the research, including by working closely with the ROSA Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee.
  • Liaise, coordinate, and support the ROSA team on new and existing ethics amendments required for the research in a timely manner.
  • Contribute to (including leading), the preparation of papers for publication in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

Requirements

The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:

  • PhD in Epidemiology, Statistics, Data Science, or a related discipline, as well as demonstrated experience contributing to research projects relating to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
  • Experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisations or communities is highly desirable.
  • Proficiency working with SAS, R, or Stata (at least in one statistical software package) and with large population-based datasets independently (government administrative child protection, youth justice, welfare, MBS, PBS).
  • Knowledge of systems and processes to support the collation and management of high-quality data and accuracy in research.
  • Understanding of the Australian and additional Indigenous specific ethical requirements and processes of human research.
  • Knowledge of the healthcare sector in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Maternal and Child Health Care Providers, Advocacy Community Groups, and community groups (desirable).

Special Requirements

  • Some out-of-hours work may be required.
  • DCSI Employment Screening and Police Checks may be required.
  • Some travel interstate and intrastate, including to urban, regional, or remote parts of South Australia, may be required.

About SAHMRI

SAHMRI is a leading national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led unit dedicated to wellbeing and achieving health equity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia through quality and safe health and medical research.

Join Our Team at SAHMRI

As a respected research institute, SAHMRI offers a dynamic and supportive work environment. If you're passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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