Research Officer - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

NSW Government -The Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

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Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Employment Type:
Temporary Full Time up until 30 June 2025

Position Classification:
Health Mgr Lvl 1

Remuneration:
full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID:
REQ463437

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia.

We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.

Additional information:

An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
This position is full time; however, part time/job share arrangements may also be considered.

The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) is looking for a dynamic individual to strengthen the Centre's role in supporting the development of national immunisation practice guidelines and policies.

This position is particularly suitable for a graduate of medical science, pharmacy, or medical/health disciplines, with post-graduate qualification in public health and strength in epidemiology, who has keen interests in the development of evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines or health policies, especially in the context of communicable disease control and/or immunisation.

Experience in systematic review and appraisal of biomedical literature, meta-analysis, statistical analysis of epidemiological data, health technology assessment, scientific writing for various purposes and audiences, and knowledge translation in population health contexts will be key assets that you can bring to the position.

Please refer to the position description for more detailed description of accountabilities and selection criteria.

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_About NCIRS_

The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) is the leading organisation in Australia in immunisation and vaccines that provides expert advice to support evidence-informed immunisation policy and guideline development, evaluation of immunisation programs, particularly the National Immunisation Program, and the monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine coverage and factors impacting uptake, and vaccine safety.

NCIRS has national and international recognition in this arena and has a growing program of international work, focused on providing technical support for immunisation system strengthening to countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

The Centre is based within the Division of Research of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead Campus, NSW, Australia, but has an all-age research remit and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine and Health and the Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID) at the University of Sydney.

NCIRS is funded primarily by the Australian Government and NSW Government, as well as via grants from WHO, Gavi, and research granting bodies.

What you'll be doing

NCIRS is the leading organisation in Australia working in research that provides expert advice to support evidence-informed immunisation policy and guideline development, evaluation of the National Immunisation Program and the surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccine coverage and vaccine safety.

NCIRS has national and international recognition in this arena and also has a growing program of work providing technical support to countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

Research and surveillance activities include surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases, vaccination coverage and adverse events, vaccine safety and program evaluations and social research.

NCIRS also provides technical support for the Australian Government Department of Health on immunisation-related matters and the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), including the production of
_The Australian Immunisation Handbook._

The preferred applicant may be considered for the award of a conjoint academic title in the Faculty of Medicine and Health of The University of Sydney at a level commensurate with his/her qualifications and experience, in either the Discipline of Child & Adolescent Health or the School of Public Health.

The academic title will be held for the duration
of the NCIRS appointment at The Children's Hospital at Westmead. No remuneration is attached to the University appointment.

The appointee will be responsible to the University for academic matters, and to NCIRS, The Children's Hospital at Westmead for day-to-day work, research and clinical matters.