• Location: Work from home
• Job type: Fixed-term, until the end of March 2021; full-time
• Hours of work: 5 days / 37.5 hours per week

ABOUT CANTEEN

Just when life should be full of possibilities, cancer can crash into a young person’s world and shatter everything. Canteen provides young people impacted by cancer, and their parents, with access to a team of Allied Health Professionals who deliver programs, counselling and a range of other group and individual support activities.

The team at Canteen assist these young people to access the support they need to develop and maintain the skills and confidence to live healthy and happy lives.

Canteen also engages in community awareness and seeks to develop awareness of cancer support for young people around Australia. Canteen aims to create highly accessible, youth-friendly, integrated service hubs as well as a range of online supports, that provide evidence-based interventions and support to young people aged 12–25 years impacted by cancer.

JOB SUMMARY

As a Senior Research Officer, you will be responsible for providing a high level of research support to the Research and Evaluation team by undertaking duties related to a variety of research projects that are underway with a strong focus on the preparation of high-quality journal articles and assistance with data collection, collation, presentation, and storage relating to the research being undertaken. ​

​You will play a key role in Canteen’s broader research and evaluation team in running research projects and communicating research findings on the impact of Canteen’s work.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualifications:

• Honours degree or 4th year equivalent in psychology, social or behavioural sciences.
• Postgraduate qualification in psychology, social sciences, public health, health sciences or related field. (Desirable)

Knowledge/Skills:

• Experience in coordinating research projects; Demonstrated project management experience and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to design and conduct quantitative and qualitative research.
• Demonstrated experience to establish and maintain relationships both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated experience undertaking literature reviews and maintaining bibliographic databases.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality written material such as journal articles and conference papers, and the ability to write in an easily understood style and format.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse data and present in a meaningful way using text, tables and graphics.
• Demonstrated ability to translate research into practice.
• Experience working with young people (desirable)

Personal Attributes:

• High level of self-motivation and ability to think out of the square.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic workplace.
• Excellent presentation skills in both formal and informal settings.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and maintaining relationships internally and externally and bringing together multiple partners in support of common goals.

A position description for the role is attached.