The Opportunity
CoLab is a partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia and the Minderoo Foundation. CoLab's mission is to bring together families, clinicians, educators, policy makers, other practitioners and researchers to provide evidence to improve service delivery and community capacity to meet the needs of children, families and communities who are experiencing vulnerability.
The Early Years Initiative is a commitment to work differently with communities to improve the development, health and learning of children from conception to four years and create lasting change. It is an unprecedented 10-year partnership that will bring together community leaders, government, researchers, business and philanthropic organisations to achieve better outcomes for Western Australian children and families. The Initiative will see the State Government join with Minderoo Foundation and The Kids Research Institute Australia (through CoLab) to work with four Western Australian partner communities.
The Initiative will empower and support communities to assess the needs of children and families and identify what works best to help their children to thrive, based on evidence and research.
The Role
This Senior Research Fellow position will be responsible for providing project management support to the research, planning, management and conduct of the Early Years Initiative (EYI) research project. Please refer to the Job Description for further details on this position.
This is fixed term role until December 2019 with the possibility of extension.
Your Experience
Essential Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrated significant experience in mixed methods research
- Demonstrated experience in community-based research project management
- Track record of publications, including first-author
- Ability to effectively communicate research findings on various topics to health practitioners, educators, policy makers, and the public including through peer-reviewed publications, conferences and seminars
- Ability to write applications and proposals to external bodies and funding organisations
- Demonstrated research leadership skills and experience
- High-level written and oral communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to set goals, develop priorities and meet deadlines
- Experience training and supporting field / community-based research staff
- Experience in the preparation of research ethics applications and reports to funding bodies
- Experience in working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Working with Children Check
Desirable Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrated significant experience in early childhood research
- Demonstrated experience in community development
- Access database management
The successful candidate will be asked to provide a satisfactory National Police Check and Working with Children 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 selection criteria outlined in the job description to applications@telethonkids.org.au.
Please quote the full position title in the subject heading of your email application.
For further information about this position please contact: Samantha Veurink
Email: Samantha.Veurink@telethonkids.org.au
Closing date: 5pm, Tuesday 9 April 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.