• Geelong based location
• Part-time 0.4 FTE, up to 18 months
• Level B $99,346 - $117,503+ 17% Superannuation

The Role

The Live+Smart Research Laboratory at the School of Architecture and Built Environment’s considerable research activity has been recognised by peer review with the awarding of nationally competitive grants for projects in various fields. The number of refereed publications produced in the school is also high and recognised internationally.

The Postdoctoral Researcher in Biophilic Design in Healthcare Facilities will initiate and conduct research into the application of biophilic design into regional healthcare facilities and the effect of architectural and design elements on the mental health and well-being of consumers, carers and staff using the facilities.

As a successful candidate, you will liaise and work closely with other Barwon Health and Deakin University clinicians and researchers including not limited to the staff and directors of the School of Architecture and Built Environment, the School of Psychology, CHIME, IHT and IMPACT and other relevant Deakin Research Institutes and Centres.

To be successful, you will have:

• Applicants must have been awarded a PhD in design or architecture (a PhD in mental healthcare, medicine or a related subject may also be considered).
• Post-doctoral research experience, which has resulted in publications, conference papers, reports, or professional or technical contributions, which give evidence of research ability.
• Demonstrated skills in the coordination of data collection, data recording and analysis using statistical software such as STATA, or similar
• A research track record in health or similar and a demonstrated ability to plan, initiate and conduct high quality research.
• A record of peer review publications and/or conference publications.
• Demonstrated organisational skills including the demonstrated ability to maintain a high standard of data record keeping.
• Ability to liaise with research partners, clinicians and mental health consumers.
• Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact well with research and technical staff and students.
• Demonstrated excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Supporting the development of health and wellbeing design principles, health and wellbeing design framework, performance metrics, and implementation criteria.
• Engaging in scholarly publication, personally and in research teams and prepare findings/results for oral and written communication, producing or contributing to the production of conference and seminar papers and publications from that research.
• Identification of healthy indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and biophilic design / restorative environments design criteria.
• Facilitation of the implementation of health and wellbeing design criteria and sharing of research knowledge, working in collaboration with the project and architect design teams.
• Participation in design meetings and stakeholder workshops.
• Reviewing and inputting to planning and design documentation including design brief, tender documentation, concepts, designs, and technical reports.
• Supporting the preparation and issue of draft and final design guidelines: Health and Wellbeing Design Guidelines for MHAOD Central Geelong Community Hub.

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

L+SRLab_MHAOD_Postdoctoral Research Fellow (003) (1).pdf

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, please contact Associate Professor, Dr Phillip B. Roos at [email protected] using the subject line: Postdoctoral Researcher in Biophilic Design in Healthcare Facilities - Geelong enquiry via EthicalJobs.

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working With Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details).

Please note that whilst we still accept applications from any persons interested in our roles, due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications from those with current working rights in Australia and who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.

We understand that our academic workforce is increasingly diverse, and we recognise academic careers may be placed on hold throughout many life circumstances. Achievement relative to opportunity places more emphasis on the quality, as opposed to the quantity of research outputs. In your application, we strongly encourage you to comment on your achievements relative to opportunity.