Senior Research Fellow - Health Equity for Indigenous

NACCHO; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

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Not-for-profit employer

Job summary

SAHMRI’s Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity Theme seeks a Senior Research Fellow to lead community-driven research advancing health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia.

Based in South Australia, you will provide research leadership across a diverse portfolio, collaborating with health services and communities to translate evidence into meaningful improvements in policy and practice.

Qualifications

• PhD in Public Health or related discipline.
• Deep understanding of the Australian health system and Aboriginal health sector.
• 7 years minimum experience in health-related research.
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Ability to lead research projects and teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide research leadership across projects with health services and communities.
• Lead and coordinate research activities, milestones and outputs across a portfolio.
• Prepare ethics applications, service and site agreements, and study documentation.
• Attract external research funding through grant applications.
• Disseminate findings in peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and relevant committees.

Skills

Leadership

Mixed methods research

Academic writing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

PhD in Public Health

Job description

SAHMRI’s Wardliparingga Aboriginal Health Equity Theme seeks a Senior Research Fellow to lead community-driven research advancing health equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across Australia.

Based in South Australia, you will provide research leadership across a diverse portfolio, collaborating with health services and communities to translate evidence into meaningful improvements in policy and practice.