Research Fellow, Indigenous Health Equity Unit

**Research Fellow, Indigenous Health Equity Unit**:
**Position Number**: 0063944
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time (Part-time options will be considered); Fixed-term for 12 months
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department/School**:Indigenous Health Equity Unit / Onemda / Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
**Salary**:Academic B - $119,231 - $141,581 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super
- **Support an exciting program of research, addressing urgent public health issues including intergenerational trauma and improving health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples**:

- **Make a positive impact on health and wellbeing outcomes**:

- **Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families**

**About the Role**
The University of Melbourne Indigenous Health Equity Unit is seeking an experienced postdoctoral researcher to support an exciting program of research addressing urgent public health issues including intergenerational trauma and improving health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The appointee will join a dynamic Aboriginal-led team working on improving support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and families, implementing and evaluating strategies to address intergenerational trauma in the perinatal period, with a strong knowledge translation component. The position will be based in the Indigenous Health Equity Unit (IHEU), Onemda: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing, in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Contributing to research across the unit including research on intergenerational trauma, applied mixed methods research and strategies to improve Indigenous health outcomes
- Conducting scoping reviews and both quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Producing high quality publications in peer reviewed journals and contributing to other papers

**Who We Are Looking For**

You will also have:

- PhD or equivalent expertise and experience in public health or related field
- Demonstrated experience and/or understanding of trauma-informed approaches
- Excellent organisational skills coupled with the ability to effectively time manage and meet deadlines, particularly in a dynamic research environment with evolving and shifting priorities

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

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

**Your New Team - Indigenous Health Equity Unit**
Established in September 2014, the Indigenous Health Equity Unit (IHEU) is committed to working with key stakeholders on the important task of achieving equality in health status and life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians by the year 2031.

The Indigenous Health Equity Unit brings together key investments to achieve the goal of improving health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Unit initiates and supports work across the life course, targeting risk factors at key life stages and focuses on specific health priorities to reduce health inequalities at the point at which they are most likely to occur. Founded on the principles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ leadership, IHEU makes significant contributions to health research, policy and service delivery locally, nationally and internationally. Our approach brings perspectives from across academic disciplines including health sciences, social sciences, epidemiology, history, political science, education, health promotion, public health and child health.

**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

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