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Position Details
- 4 Year Contract | Part-Time at 0.4FTE
- Higher Education Officer Level 6 | $89,773 - $95,718 p.a. pro rata
- Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
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About the College of Medicine and Public Health
At the College of Medicine and Public Health, we deliver clinical, population and lab-based research, integrated teaching programs and high-quality clinical services. Our footprint reaches out from our world class teaching hospital at the Flinders Medical Centre in South Australia to multiple rural clinical locations all the way to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Our research and teaching equip the next generation of leaders and innovators with the skill, commitment, and vision to protect vulnerable communities and truly advance health outcomes. It is at the heart of everything we do.
About the Discipline of Injury and Trauma
Injury and Trauma undertakes research which focusses on understanding the nature, causes and effects of human injury, for injury prevention and support initiatives. This research has strong industry and consumer engagement, working with data in a variety of formats from clinical epidemiological repositories through to community co-design for injury initiatives. Our team has specific expertise in Indigenous research methodologies, consumer engagement, co-design, epidemiology and biostatistics, which combined with public health expertise, allows the team to cover a wide variety of facets related to trauma and injury.
About the Role
The Research Officer will support research activity for the Discipline of Injury and Trauma, with particular focus on the SMART-PH (Digitising Information for Practice in Public Health) research project. They will work closely with the Chief Investigator, Investigator team and project manager, and provide support for SMART-PH implementation, data collection, analysis of data and the preparation of research outcomes (manuscripts for publication, community and partner reports and workshops).
About You
To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:
- Undergraduate, honours or master's degree in public health/similar field or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education/training
- Apply skills in both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and public health across a range of tasks and to assist others in the completion of research projects
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively both autonomously and in a team environment, including the ability to provide routine direction to junior staff/students
- Effectively prioritise and complete multiple tasks whilst applying sound judgment and initiative.
- Computer skills including MS Office, Adobe suite and may include statistical analysis packages or qualitative research packages.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
- 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
- Flexible working arrangements
- Wide range of professional development activities and services
- We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff
- Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gymand childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
- A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.
- Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy
How to Apply and Information
- To apply online, please visit the Jobs@Flinders website via the job portal: JR0000011080
- You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description.
- For more information regarding this position, please contact Courtney Ryder
- Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
- Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy
Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm (ACDT) Sunday, 14 July 2024.
Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
