Research Officer

4 days ago


Nedlands, Australia Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Full time

**The Opportunity**

***Our Child Physical Activity, Health & Development team focuses on improving children’s physical activity levels, health and development and we are running several studies that look at increasing children's physical activity.

You will be responsible for overseeing the recruitment process, data collection, cleaning and management, conducting data analysis and preparing written publications and reports.

Some of your duties will also include:

- Conduct analysis of quantitative (and qualitative) data.
- Communicate and liaise with chief investigators, partners and participants.
- Contribute to high impact or quality publications.
- Work cohesively and collaboratively with others - both internal (direct team members) and external (other The Kids Research Institute staff or collaborators).
- Provide training, assistance and supervision of staff, volunteers and postgraduate students.

Conveniently located within the Perth Children’s Hospital, this will be offered as a full-time opportunity (1.0 FTE) for 2 years in the first instance with the possibility of extension.

***About You**

***To be successful in this role, you must have a Postgraduate qualification with a substantial research component, e.g. public health.

The key to your success will also be your demonstrated experience in the following:

- Experience in coordinating research projects.
- High level statistical and analytic skills.
- Experience in study material development.
- Highly effective written and oral communication skills including plain language summaries and the preparation of manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.
- Experience working effectively as a part of a multidisciplinary team, including external collaborations in collaborative research environments.
- Experience in disseminating and translating research findings and working with stakeholders.

***About Us**

***Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences, foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion, and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where required.

***Some of our staff benefits include**:

- Additional annual leave over Christmas and Easter.
- Save on tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 of Living Expenses and up to $2,650 on Entertainment Benefits each FBT year.
- World leader in child health research.
- Early and Mid-Career Researcher Mentoring Program.
- Various initiatives providing strategic support to researchers, including funding support.
- Extensive health and wellbeing program with weekly events.
- Flexible work options and hybrid working.
- Modern offices and end of trip facilities, including sit to stand desks.
- Access to Corporate Health Insurance.
- Staff purchasing discounts including travel, IT Hardware and stationery.

***How to apply**

**Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section above.**

**Contact Name**:Gina Arena

**Closing Date**:26/09/2024 - We reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.



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