• Full-Time, 12-Month Contract

At the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people.

SAHMRI is located on the lands of the Kaurna people who are the traditional custodians of Adelaide and the greater Adelaide region. SAHMRI works with traditional custodians across South Australia, Australia, and globally.

The Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity Theme (AHE) at SAHMRI is a leading national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led unit dedicated to wellbeing and achieving health equity among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia through quality and safe health and medical research.

Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity are seeking a Research Officer to join their team. This unique role will support the team by providing research assistance for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study that will test the effect of a multidisciplinary, holistic, culturally appropriate chronic disease care coordination, rehabilitation and secondary prevention model of care. The role will be responsible for providing a high level of project and administrative assistance and supporting research staff in delivering activities associated with the project.

About the Role

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the Program Lead: Health Systems Research, Study Coordinator and research team with the development and implementation of research activities and with associated administrative tasks including scheduling meetings and documentation.
• Support qualitative and quantitative data collection, using a range of methods and data collection tools e.g. RedCap.
• Engaging collaboratively with the research team and other stakeholders including governance groups and community members.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality in accordance with the privacy act and government regulations.
• Contribute and support research dissemination through assisting with the writing and publishing of papers, conference presentations and community reports, as a part of the team.
• Support the operationalisation of the project, in a multidisciplinary team, in various settings across health system, including metro and country locations.
• Support the adherence to governance and research ethics protocols and standards across the project
• Ensure research activities and other outputs are compliant and aligned with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and working to the principles of the South Australian Aboriginal Health Research Accord.

About You

The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:

• Experience working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health projects or extensive experience in Aboriginal community health, in particular chronic conditions (Essential)
• Qualifications in Aboriginal Health Worker or Aboriginal Health Practitioner training (Desirable)

• Demonstrated experience working with the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community or organisations.
• Ability to support participant recruitment, patient consent and data collection through research interviews and focus groups.
• Contribute to the analysis and interpretation of data and evaluation processes.
• Ability to develop sound analytical skills and to communicate information clearly both orally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate the project with a wide range of people, including community members.
• The ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, initiate and follow-up actions, with minimal supervision.
• Evidence of the ability to work as a member of a team in a co-operative and collegial manner.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships within South Australia, across health and community services sectors and with health professionals and health researchers.
• Experience and/or demonstrated understanding of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Special Requirements

• Some out of hours work may be required.
• DCSI Employment Screening and Police Checks are required.
• Some travel interstate and intrastate, including to urban, regional, or remote parts of South Australia will be required.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values and our institute is dedicated to grow a culture that pursues, enables and demands research excellence. We are proud of the work we do and work hard as a team to make a positive difference to the community. Our values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity and teamwork are what help us achieve our goals. If these are also your values and goals, apply today.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

For a copy of the position description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Yvonne Helps at [email protected], using the subject line: Research Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applications may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is found prior to the close date.

SAHMRI considers that being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under sub-s 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA). To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and proof of Aboriginality will be required.

SAHMRI is a member of the Athena SWAN Science in Australia Gender Equity program. We have been awarded Bronze status for our commitment to advancing the careers of women, trans and gender diverse individuals in STEMM.