Research Fellow

$101,257 to $120,255
- Fixed-term, full-time
- Kelvin Grove

**Who are we looking for?**

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is seeking a Research Fellow (Implementation) to join School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Academic Division.

We are seeking a Research Fellow to join our team of researchers as we conduct a stepped-wedge cluster randomised implementation trial designed to reduce perioperative hypothermia and improve outcomes for patients undergoing surgery (The GLOW Trial).

**Real world impact**

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real world' focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

**About the Faculty**

QUT has embraced a collaborative approach to improving the health of our nation, bridging the gap between science and better health through a focus on prevention, evidence, innovation and real outcomes.

The Faculty of Health is led by the Executive Dean and the Executive Management Team comprising the Deputy Dean, Heads of Schools, and other senior faculty staff. Each of the Schools within the Faculty is established around disciplines that promote integration and collaboration in teaching and research, and provide a sustainable foundation upon which to build areas of strength. Its organisational structure includes the:

- School of Biomedical Sciences
- School of Clinical Sciences
- School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
- School of Nursing
- School of Optometry and Vision Science
- School of Psychology and Counselling
- School of Public Health and Social Work.

QUT’s Faculty of Health attracts high-quality students with more than 10 000 students enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and research higher degree programs across its seven schools.

Drawing on its reputation for teaching excellence, the Faculty of Health produces graduates who are highly sought after in the commercial, scientific, health and community sectors. The faculty’s applied research activity is focused on improving health and wellbeing and preventing disease. This high-impact and internationally recognised research continues to make a significant and positive contribution to the ongoing development of the brand of QUT, as well as providing opportunities to develop partnerships.

The Faculty of Health operates across the university’s two campuses, Kelvin Grove and Gardens Point, and several distributed sites. The proximity of the Kelvin Grove campus to hospital facilities at Herston provides the faculty with a distinct competitive advantage and a renowned precinct that offers transformative education, aligned biomedical research and industry engagement.

**About the School**

QUTs School of Nursing produces highly regarded professional nurses through its exemplary and contemporary undergraduate and postgraduate courses from Bachelor to PhD. The School has a range of collaborative teaching and research arrangements with Queensland health service providers and strong national and international research partnerships. The School is recognised for its outstanding research programs, with an excellent track record in competitive research funding, publications, and translation of research outcomes into policy and practice. The Schools research focuses on:

- Cancer Care
- Wound Healing
- Aging and Dementia Care
- Palliative Care
- Chronic Conditions Management
- Health Services Innovation
- Workforce Preparation

In 2021 QUT School of Nursing and Metro-North Health established the Nursing and Midwifery Academy to achieve the highest standard of care for the community and enable innovation in practice through education and research.

The School's commitment to research, learning, teaching and service is making a real world impact.

**About the Centre for Healthcare Transformation (CHT)**

The Centre for Healthcare Transformation (CHT) was created in 2020, to bring together leading clinicians, health economists, statisticians and implementation scientists from a variety of fields, including nursing and other health sciences. The CHT vision is to transform healthcare for better lives.

The Centre provides an opportunity to strengthen collaborations for improving health outcomes research, thereby strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of health services for the benefit of patients, their carers, the community more broadly, and health service providers.

**What you need to succeed**

Your expertise and initiative, combined with your ability to work as an excellent team player will be vital to your success in this role.

You will demonstrate:

- Completion of (or working towards) a doctoral qualification in healthcare. Clinical experience in an acute hospital setting is desirable.
- Demonstrated expert facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships for facilitation practice, including guiding and sup