AddressFull-Time, 12-Month Fixed Term Contract
At the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people.
SAHMRI is located on the lands of the Kaurna people who are the traditional custodians of Adelaide and the greater Adelaide region. SAHMRI works with traditional custodians across South Australia, Australia, and globally. The Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity Theme (AHE) at SAHMRI is a leading national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led unit dedicated to wellbeing and achieving health equity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia through quality and safe health and medical research. Aboriginal Communities and Families Health Research Alliance (ACRA) is part of the SAHMRI Women and Kids theme, and is dedicated to improving Aboriginal birthing and early childhood and their family’s health and wellbeing outcomes, and services providing their health and social care supports.
Wardliparingga and ACRA’s research programs respond to community identified priorities and are underpinned by fundamental principles of research conduct as prescribed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Over the last decade, we have established relationships and worked in partnership with Aboriginal communities, groups and organisations who we are ultimately accountable to. We have a strong program of applied and practical research, we are a multidisciplinary team and we are committed to producing rigorous evidence and demonstrating improvements in health and social care access and service delivery by using, adapting and developing appropriate and safe research methods.
Click the links for more information about Wardliparingga Health Equity Theme, and ACRA.
About the Role
Key responsibilities include:
- Identify and establish an agreed Aboriginal Data Governance structure/s for iCARE, developed using Data Sovereignty principles and with Aboriginal Data governance groups and mechanisms.
- Work within a team and independently to map data across projects, contribute to systems for harmonising data, support the management of data.
- Successfully complete a review of indicators, contribute information to ethics applications and reporting requirements.
- Provide input to and support project evaluation.
- Contribute to and participate in Wardliparingga Theme and ACRA initiatives, including special projects to continuously improve processes, tools, systems and organisation.
- Ensure research activities and other outputs are compliant and aligned with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and working to the principles of the South Australian Aboriginal Health Research Accord.
- Support the mentorship, training, professional development and/or supervision of trainees, undergraduate, post graduate research students, peers and senior program leads as applicable.
- Ensure that duties are performed in keeping with the principles outlined in SAHMRI’s Vision, Mission and Values and the Code of Conduct Policy.
About You
The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:
- Understanding of epidemiology and biostatistics with some experience working with health datasets.
- Knowledge of Aboriginal health and social care systems and health policies relating to data management.
- Proven leadership experience engaging and collaborating effectively with Aboriginal communities, leaders, ACCHOs, ACCOs, and LHNs and accurately reflecting Aboriginal voices in written formats.
- Experience working effectively to an Aboriginal Governance Group.
- Experience communicating effectively including negotiating with a wide range of senior health and social service stakeholders, including data custodians, researchers, and service providers.
- Synthesis of evidence using systematic and scoping review methodologies.
- Preparation and presentation of information to a variety of audiences including Aboriginal community accountability forums, policy, researchers, at conferences.
- Support SAHMRI’s commitment to reconciliation and acknowledge the importance of working in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Special Requirements
- Some out of hours’ work may be required.
- DCSI Working with Children and Police Checks may be required.
- All employees are required to be immunised in accordance with the requirements of the Hospital in which they are working of willing to be vaccinated at the cost of the Institute.
- Some inter and intrastate travel may be required.
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values and our institute is dedicated to grow a culture that pursues, enables and demands research excellence. We are proud of the work we do and work hard as a team to make a positive difference to the community. Our values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity and teamwork are what help us achieve our goals. If these are also your values and goals, apply today.
As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.
For a copy of the position description, please click here.
For more information, please contact Odette Pearson at **************@sahmri.com
Applications close:11:29pm ACST Monday 10th June 2024
Applications may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is found prior to the close date.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply
SAHMRI is a member of the Athena SWAN Science in Australia Gender Equity program. We have been awarded Bronze status for our commitment to advancing the careers of women, trans and gender diverse individuals in STEMM.
