The Opportunity The ENDRHD program has an ambitious goal to end rheumatic heart disease in Australia by 2031 through a comprehensive research program and bringing together community, researchers, practitioners & funders. The program focuses on Indigenous leadership to guide, support and drive research that is culturally appropriate and inclusive, and to make a meaningful and important impact on the communities we work alongside.
The program comprises of 5 teams who undertake ground-breaking work that spans a wide research portfolio of basic science to translational projects, including progressing the understanding of the epidemiology of Strep A infections in Australia and the world.
The Strep A Translation team aims to understand the epidemiology of Strep A infections and we now have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Research Officer to play a key role in implementing epidemiology and health economic projects through strong epidemiological and analytical skills and contribute to our aim of ending rheumatic heart disease.
Reporting to the Executive Director, in this role you will develop mathematical and statistical modelling for analysis, devise analysis plans, contribute to manuscripts for publication, scientific protocols, research documents and methodological concepts; contributing to ethics applications; and conducting research with Investigators, collaborators and community partners. This role also allows opportunities to develop independent, but linked, lines of research and thus would be an ideal stepping stone to an ongoing research career.
Some of your responsibilities will include:
Provide technical guidance on surveillance methodology, including recruitment strategies, risk mitigation, and data analyses.Develop a model to extrapolate from country to regional and global burden estimates.Perform cost-effectiveness analyses, including modelling cost and health outcomes of interventions and carrying out sensitivity analyses.Devise analysis plans for data analysis to be included in methods section of relevant peer-reviewed manuscripts.Mentor and provide training to junior research staff and students.Based at our modern offices at Perth's Children's Hospital, this position will be offered on a full-time basis with part-time considered for the right candidate.
About You The successful applicant for this role will hold a degree in a related field e.g., public health, mathematics, statistics, or economics, with strong epidemiological and analytical skills, ideally with experience in mathematical and statistical modelling and will be passionate about achieving excellence in research through collaboration and partnership, particularly with Indigenous communities.
Your application must also be able to demonstrate the following skills and experience:
Demonstrated data analysis skills and proficiency in a statistical or general programming language (e.g., R, SAS, STATA, Python, Matlab).High-level written and oral communication skills including a track record in scientific publications and presentations.Ability to work effectively as part of a broad, multidisciplinary team, including ability to be adaptable and flexible working within an environment subject to change.Experience in field epidemiology and/or economic evaluations or econometrics is considered desirable.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 Us Our 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 apply If 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 ******
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Contact Name: Christine Everest
Contact Email: ****** Closing Date: 10/01/2025 - We reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.
The Kids Research Institute Australia 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.
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