Organisation : Burnet Institute
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Full-time, Contract/Temporary
Sector : Humanitarian, Overseas Aid & Development, Research / Medical Research, Science & Technology
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : $70,169 per annum + superannuation
Application closing date : 22 Apr, 2021
About the organisation
- A monthly accrued day off for full-time staff
- Flexible working arrangements
- 12 weeks paid parental leave
- Generous salary packaging
- Opportunities for career and professional development
About the role
- Conduct or contribute to systematic reviews of quantitative studies
- Contribute to developing study proposals and protocols for primary research
- Co-ordinate and support Ethics Review Board submissions
- Contribute to conduct of final analyses and interpretation of findings
- Contribute to grant applications
- Assist Working Group Heads with team coordination activities, including meeting agenda, meeting minutes and team communications
- Support media, website, communications and dissemination of working group activities as required, working with the WG heads and Burnet communications staff
Refer to the attached position description for full details. This is a full time, 1 year contract role with a possibility of extension.
- An undergraduate qualification in science, health or other field relevant to reproductive, sexual, maternal and/or child health in low- and middle-income countries
- Expertise in sexual and reproductive health AND/OR maternal and child health AND/OR a health services improvement AND/OR public health
- Previous experience with conducting health related research activities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated capacity to work independently exercising strong judgement, decision-making and problem-solving skills
- Good time management and organizational skills
- Skills and experience with conduct of systematic reviews, literature searching and screening and Endnote software
- A post graduate qualification in the health sciences, public health or a relevant field
- Experience working on databases or health information systems ideally within a health or research program
- Experience working in a resource-constrained country or setting
- Experience working with statistical analysis software for quantitative analysis of health data (such as STATA, SPSS or similar)
- Peer-review publications in a health field Desirable
- Experience with electronic data collection and capture systems (eg: REDCap or similar)
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: International Health Project Officer via Pro Bono Australia.
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