Postdoctoral Research Officer - Nedlands, Australia - Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research

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Nedlands, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

The Opportunity
***The Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre (a JDRF Global Centre of Excellence) is a Research Centre that aims to improve the lives of children and young adults living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) by integrating research, education and clinical care.

Led by two of Australia's foremost diabetes researchers and clinicians, Professors Liz Davis and Tim Jones, the Centre includes researchers based at the Telethon Kids Institute's Diabetes Research Team, the Department of Endocrinology Diabetes Service at PCH, and another five national and international partner institutions.

We now have an exciting position for a Post-Doctoral Research Officer in Implementation Science.

The position will focus on developing interventions that facilitate the uptake of evidence-based research findings and their translation into clinical practice as improved models of care for children with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

In this highly collaborative role, you will work closely with researchers, clinicians, hospital staff, policy makers, and patients and their families.

As part of the wider program of the JDRF Global Centre of Excellence for Diabetes Research, you will also collaborate with multidisciplinary local, national and international researchers.

Some of your duties will include:

Assisting or leading the development of research projects, including reviewing and collating background knowledge, establishing collaborations, and developing methodological concepts.
Ongoing review of literature relating to all aspects of type 1 diabetes, keeping up to date with new and current findings.
Presenting findings at local, national, and international conferences and scientific meetings.

Located at Perth Children's Hospital, this role will be offered on a full-time basis for a period of 2 years.

About You
***The successful applicant for this role will have a PhD in a relevant discipline with a strong understanding and experience in knowledge translation and implementation science.

Along with this, you must also be able to demonstrate the following:

Strong interpersonal skills and experience of working with range of stakeholders across healthcare including policy makers, hospital executives, clinicians, patients and families.
Outstanding oral and written communication skills including evidence of academic writing (grants submissions/reports, ethics submissions/reports, and publications).
Experience with quantitative data collection, data management and use of statistical software for data analysis (E.g. SPSS or NVivo or similar).

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:
Rebecca Pavlos

Closing Date:13/02/2024 Telethon Kids reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.