The Opportunity
We are looking for a dynamic team player with good communication and interpersonal skills to support a range of paediatric anaesthesia research projects with a particular focus on anaesthesia outcome research including collaborative work with respiratory physiology, pharmacy and immunology.
The Role
- Participate in collaborative projects from initiation through to data collection and publication.
- Be involved in recruitment of children and their families for various projects, working with databases and assisting with data cleaning and analysis as well as general research administration, e.g. trials management, grant writing, ethics applications.
This is a full-time role fixed term for 12 months. Part time options will be considered for the right candidate.
Your Experience
The successful applicant will have the following Experience/Qualifications:
- Demonstrated capacity to work with children of all ages
- Basic research skills including recruitment, data collection and protocol adherence
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite, Endnote referencing and editing and other relevant software tools
- Experience with academic database search strategies and literature review process
- Experience with databases used for recording research data
- Writing skills, including capacity to summarize and communicate technical/clinical concepts in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team in a high paced environment
- Self-management and high personal motivation
- Awareness of diverse cultural WA populations
- Excellent organization, communication and attention to detail skills
The successful candidate will be asked to provide a Working with Children’s Check and a satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencement.
How to Apply:
Applicants should read the Job description available here.
To apply, please send your resume and a cover letter addressing the essential criteria outlined in the job description to applications@telethonkids.org.au.
Please quote the position title of the role you are applying for in the subject heading of your email application.
For further information about this position please contact: Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg
Email: Britta.Regli-VonUngern@health.wa.gov.au
Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 6 February 2019
The Kids Research Institute Australia is committed to being champions of gender equity, diversity and inclusivity. We actively encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for positions with the Institute to support our aim of improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal children and families and to continue to build a culturally competent, respectful and safe place to work.