Research Officer/ Senior Research Officer

$110,032- $140,686 salary package (comprising gross salary $86,614 - $113,503 superannuation and salary packaging benefits)Part-time (0.7 FTE), fixed-term contract until 31 December 2023Based in Alice Springs About Menzies:As one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians, and a leader in global and tropical research into life-threatening illnesses, Menzies School of Health Research continues to translate its research into effective partnerships and programs in communities across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.About the Position:This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of multi-disciplinary researchers working on a citizen science project to collect temperature and air quality data in Alice Springs. The project titled "Air in Alice: a community response to reduce future environmental risks’ is the first of its kind in Australia. The project will combine crowdsourced environmental data with data from fixed air quality and weather stations to create an environmental database for Alice Springs. The data collected at individual scale will include both environmental exposure and health symptom data providing the unique opportunity to conduct environmental health surveillance to reduce any future health risks.The RO/SRO will co-lead data collection from fixed environmental stations as well as facilitate data collection from participating citizen scientists. The position will contribute towards strengthening Menzies research capacity in managing the health impacts of exposure to extreme heat and poor air quality in remote Australia.The Research Officer / Senior Research Officer will:Create original contributions towards the research and academic endeavors with limited supervision.Contribute to the development of new priorities and strategic research directions, including the submission of grant proposals.Prepare and manage ethics applications for the project.Co-design and conduct collaborative research, data analysis and synthesis.Coordinate research activities and manage project work, to ensure that team members can deliver required outputs within contractual timelines.Produce and contribute to written and oral reports for a variety of audiences and settings, for example in academic journals and conferences, policy reports and briefings, nontechnical summaries, community meetings and media presentations for lay audiences.Provide advice to postgraduate research students working on relevant projects involving environmental data collection and/or analysis, interpretation and translation.Develop, enhance and participate actively in research engagement with other parties.An understanding and awareness of relevant Workplace Health and Safety as well as Equal Opportunity principles and legislation along with a commitment to maintaining a healthy and safe workplace for all Menzies staff, students, volunteers and visitors.Additional responsibilities for appointment at Academic Level B:Provide exemplary contribution towards project planning, ethics preparation, recruitment, fieldwork, data analysis and reporting.Lead or co-lead the development of new grant proposals.Supervise or co-supervise research staff and postgraduate research students working on relevant projects involving qualitative data collection and/or analysis, interpretation and translation.Establish and maintain effective and respectful research partnerships with key stakeholders, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, services and organisations.Lead the preparation of high-quality academic papers and reports, suitable for peer-review and publication in top tier journals.The successful applicant will have:A postgraduate qualification with a record of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of tertiary qualification and relevant research experience in any science disciplineExperience in conducting qualitative data collectionDemonstrated highly developed writing skills, including the ability to achieve tight deadlines, which has resulted in contributions to peer-reviewed publications and high-level reports.Demonstrated understanding of ethical considerations of research and a high level of discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information and material.Highly developed interpersonal skills and attributes including an ability to interact effectively in a culturally safe manner with people from diverse cultures.Demonstrated strong verbal communication, negotiation and liaison skills in a cross-cultural setting.Demonstrated ability to present research findings in a clear and engaging way to academic, professional and community audiences.Demonstrated organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads, work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, and achieve results.Demonstrated ability to work under broad direction, as part of a multidisciplinary team and in collaboration with others.Excellent computer skills including demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office software, online literature and reference databases and data analysis software.Additional selection criteria for appointment at Academic Level B:A PhD in health or environmental scienceDemonstrated capacity to conduct independent research with high quality research outputs including publication and translation into policy or practiceResearch experience which has resulted in publications, conference papers, reports or professional or technical contributions which provide evidence of research ability.Ability to guide/supervise junior research members as requiredWhat we offer:6 weeks annual leaveOption to increase super to 14%Attractive salary package and benefits $110,032 - $140,686 pa, pro-rata, salary package (comprising gross salary $86,614 - $113,503 pa, pro-rata, superannuation and salary packaging benefits).Contact: Supriya Mathew on 08 8959 5385 or supriya.mathew@menzies.edu.au Closing date:  Sunday, 1st August 2021Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.Applicants are required to address the selection criteria. For information on how to apply for this position and to obtain the Position Description and Selection Criteria please visit https://www.menzies.edu.au/page/Careers/Information_for_applicants/  or phone 08 8946 8626.  PD - Research Officer/ Senior RO AUD Alice Springs 0780