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Senior Research Officer - WorkSafe - Melbourne / Geelong

Monash University
  • Job No.: 634161
  • Location: 553 St Kilda Road or ISCRR’s Geelong Office (1 Malop St, Geelong)
  • Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.8)
  • Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 30 June 2024
  • Remuneration: Pro-rata of $104,162 - $114,976 pa HEW Level 08 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
  • Be inspired, every day
  • Enjoy the freedom to discover something new
  • Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions

There’s a certain feeling you get from working at Monash University. It’s the feeling that you’re a part of something special. Something significant. So if you’re looking for the next chapter in your career, it’s here. You’ll be given the opportunity to challenge yourself, build on your skills, and make a significant contribution to a workplace that’s filled with energetic and inspiring people. Talent thrives here – and so do truly satisfying careers.

The Team

The Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) creates knowledge and influences thinking so that people can lead healthier lives. Established in 2009, it is a collaboration between Monash University and WorkSafe Victoria (WorkSafe). WorkSafe is the state's regulator of workplace health and safety and workers' compensation system, and ISCRR is a multi-disciplinary research and knowledge translation institute that has developed an innovative collaborative research model. ISCRR conducts and facilitates research that supports WorkSafe to drive improvements in health and social outcomes in occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation practice.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Research Officer to join us in this critical role where you will be responsible for leading the various research components related to helping drive improvements in health and social outcomes in occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation practice. Reporting into the ISCRR Research Lead, your duties will include but not be limited to:

  • Leading a diverse range of projects from inception to delivery through the entire project life cycle
  • Undertaking rapid systematic evidence reviews on areas relevant to program stakeholders and objectives
  • Liaising with a range of internal and external stakeholders in ensuring systematic reviews and translation of research occurs in a practical and efficient manner
  • Acting as a source of expert technical advice relating to rapid systematic reviews ensuring a focus on continuous improvement is always maintained

About YOU!

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have a demonstrated understanding and experience in conducting systematic, rapid and general literature reviews. You will have a PhD and have published first author papers. You will demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information with stakeholders in a clear and concise manner. You will possess naturally strong analytical skills coupled with high levels of attention to detail in undertaking reviews of research and literature. Experience in research skills such as grey literature searching, interviewing, mixed methods and evaluations is not essential, but would be advantageous.

If this sounds like the right role for you, apply now!

This role is a part-time position; however, flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.

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Enquiries

Dr Janine McMillan, Research Lead, Institute for Safety, Compensation & Recovery Research, +61 417 556 129

Position Description

Senior Research Officer

At Monash University, the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff, students and visitors remain our priority. In accordance with the Directions issued by Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, we require all staff, students and visitors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical exemption from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend our campuses and locations.

For the latest information on COVID-19 at Monash, please visit our website.

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