The Autism CRC was formed in 2013 to manage the Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism, a program funded by the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science and Participants in the Centre. This world first national program has a term of 8 years to June 2021, and has three major areas of research focus:
- Delivering earlier, accurate diagnosis, thus facilitating life‐long benefits through access to appropriate early intervention
- Delivering better educational outcomes through improved learning and teaching approaches in schools; and
- Delivering improved employment, further education and health and wellbeing outcomes for adults on the spectrum as they participate in society.
Autism CRC is now moving into the second phase of its life, building the capacity, strategic partnering and additional funding arrangements for a sustained operation that undertakes major research and translation programs. The geographic focus of Autism CRC’s operational base will also be expanded in this next phase, with a particular emphasis on the Asia‐Pacific region.
Professor Andrew Whitehouse, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia in Perth, Western Australia, is the Chief Research Officer (CRO) of the Autism CRC, providing strategic direction to Autism CRC’s core function of research and innovation. The CRO leads the CRC’s ‘research office’, which comprises several staff based at the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia).
The advertised position is for a Research Office Coordinator, who will be Perth-based, and provide operational, strategic and administrative support to Professor Whitehouse, based at The Kids Research Institute Australia. A key function of the Research Office Coordinator will be to manage communication to the research office, and to facilitate effective communication across Brisbane and Perth-based staff. The Research Office Coordinator will also work with the CRO to undertake strategic and operational duties that assist in the administration and delivery of the CRC’s research and innovation agenda, and to support the CRO in personal administration.
This position is 0.8FTE, and the successful candidate will have flexibility as to how this is spread across the working week.
How to Apply:
Applicants should read the Job description available here
Submit your application along with a covering letter to applications@telethonkids.org.au.
Please quote the position title in the subject heading of your email application.
For further information about this position please contact Andrew Whitehouse via email: Andrew.Whitehouse@telethonkids.org.au
Closing date: Friday 8th September, 2017 at 5.00pm