AddressWe are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Research Assistant to contribute to our projects on developing and testing online educational modules to support participation of young people living with chronic health conditions in sport.
This is a fantastic opportunity if you are looking to gain hands-on research experience in health promotion specifically for children and young people and for people living with chronic and rare diseases. You will be supported by a team of researchers and play a key role in the day-to-day activities relating to these ongoing projects.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting ethics processes.
- Assisting with data collection, data entry and data analysis of our results and findings.
- Coordinating and supporting consumer engagement activities.
- Assisting in preparing dissemination of research outputs.
About You
This position is well suited to someone passionate about child health research specifically concerning physical activity and health promotion and research concerning people living with chronic and rare diseases.
The key to your success will be your demonstrated experience in the following:
- Bachelor’s degree (or working towards completion of a bachelor’s degree) in a relevant field such as (but not limited to) psychology, health sciences, exercise science, or biomedical sciences.
- Some understanding and experience in undertaking research projects and/or project coordination in a relevant discipline (e.g., psychology, health sciences).
- High level written and verbal communication skills.
- Well-developed analytic, conceptual, and pragmatic problem-solving skills
- Well-developed time management and organisational skills.
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.
Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section above.
Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to ***********@telethonkids.org.au
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to ***********@telethonkids.org.au
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Contact Name: Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan
Contact Email: ***************@telethonkids.org.au
Closing Date: 21/06/2024 Telethon Kids reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.
The Telethon Kids Institute is committed to being champions of gender equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities and people living with disability. As such we are a proud Bronze award recipient of the first Australian Athena Swan Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program.
We acknowledge that when working in environments which contribute to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, it is imperative that Aboriginal people are at the forefront of this work. We have launched the Aboriginal Employment and Career Development Strategy to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students and researchers employed in the Institute who provide guidance and support in our work in Aboriginal health.
The Telethon Kids Institute is one of the nation's leading medical research organisations. We are home to a diverse team of more than 1000 staff and postgraduate students dedicated to improving child health and development.
Based within the Perth Children's Hospital at the QEII Medical Centre campus in Nedlands, Western Australia, our purpose-built facility includes state-of-the-art laboratories, collaborative workspaces, clinical suites, and meeting spaces with access to leading-edge technology and research services.
Our research teams are among the world's best, and we have strong affiliations with the children's hospital and all the major Western Australian universities.
*The successful candidate will be asked to provide a satisfactory National Police Check (obtained within the last 3 months) prior to commencement*
