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Based at the Centre for Children’s Health Research next to the Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Brisbane.
About UQ
As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.
Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.
Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:
26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave
17% superannuation contributions
17.5% annual leave loading
Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family
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About This Opportunity
The Research Manager/Program Manager works closely with Chief Investigator/s and their research teams to identify, develop, implement and improve outcomes of the CFAR and NACE Living Systematic Review program. This includes developing a framework for living systematic reviews in allergy, leading the establishment and continual updating of one or more living systematic reviews in food allergy, and contributing content expertise to related translation projects, and supporting the living systematic review programs of CFAR and the NACE.
Key responsibilities will include:
Assist project/program leaders in identifying technical and specialist capabilities necessary for research project outcomes and support recruitment efforts.
Provide specialized scientific/research technical expertise as relevant to research outcomes.
Work closely with Chief Investigators and research teams to develop and implement programs/projects at various stages of the research life-cycle.
Project management, including leading internal project planning, coordinating resources, and defining project scope and objectives aligned with stakeholders and technical feasibility.
Contribute to research quality assurance and improvement activities in collaboration with senior research staff and stakeholders.
Manage financial resources, budgetary reporting processes, and personnel associated with research projects and consulting activities.
This is a part-time (60%), fixed-term position for up to 12 months. At HEW level 8, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $108,975.08 to $122,176.31, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $127,500.84 - $142,946.29 annually. As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
About You
Postgraduate qualifications in natural or medical sciences, population health, statistics, or relevant education/training, accompanied by extensive research management experience, preferably in tertiary education or research sectors. Alternatively, an undergraduate degree with extensive research management experience and other relevant education/training.
Significant experience in allergy research in Australia, including well-established professional contacts and networks, and collaboration with external stakeholders.
Expertise in conducting systematic reviews, including knowledge of living systematic review processes.
Advanced understanding of research processes, the Australian health system, and the ability to critically appraise and synthesize academic literature.
Demonstrated capacity to develop, manage, and coordinate multidisciplinary research projects.
Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to convey complex content clearly and concisely, along with strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral, to effectively engage with diverse audiences.
In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:
Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.
Background Checks: All final applicants for this position may be asked to consent to a criminal record check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.
Questions?
For more information about this opportunity, please contact A/Prof Jennifer Koplin . For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.
Want to Apply?
All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:
Cover letter
Document addressing the ‘About You’ section
Resume
Other Information
At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion . We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected] .
If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.
Applications close Thursday 18th April 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-37471). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday 23rd April 2024.
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