Senior Research Officer - Life Centre

The Opportunity The Human Development and Community Wellbeing Team is seeking to recruit a suitably qualified Senior Research Officer to join their multi-disciplinary team. The role of the Senior Research Officer will be to support the research projects linked to the Data for Policy Portfolio within the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course - The Life Course Centre.

The Senior Research Officer will be responsible for multiple areas of research specifically linked to projects involving person-level linked administrative data, from both government and other sources such as the NGO service sector. This role will support the data-focused projects within the Life Course Centre and conduct tasks including; managing ethics and governance, data management, contributing to academic writing and scholarly outputs, providing support to the Senior research staff and WA Node Director, managing and analysing complex data, and working with multiple stakeholders. This includes supporting workshops and other stakeholder engagement processes linked to relevant Life Course Centre projects in the Data for Policy Portfolio.

About You

• PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline (economics, statistics, epidemiology, psychology, and population health, or similar).
• Demonstrated experience in academic writing (e.g., scholarly publications, report writing, grant writing).
• Evidence of research experience in a relevant person-level data-related discipline, including experience with large-scale person-level and linked data management and analysis.
• Experience in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships beyond the research landscape (e.g. NGO's, government, other educational bodies).
• Well-developed conceptual and analytical skills including ability for strategic thinking and develop appropriate strategies.

We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work and embrace the diverse career and life experiences of our staff. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application. We also encourage you to address any career disruptions (if applicable) you may have had in your cover letter.About UsOur 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 ApplyIf you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application.

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.

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Contact Name: Kate Erceg

Contact Email: **********@telethonkids.org.au

Closing Date: 31/05/2024 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*