Director, Australian Indigenous HealthlnfoNet

• Competitive remuneration
• Full-time, Fixed-term (5 years), Joondalup and City (from 2026) campuses

DIRECTOR (AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS HEALTHINFONET)
KURONGKURL KATITJIN
COMPETITIVE REMUNERATION 
JOONDALUP & CITY CAMPUSES (FROM 2026)
FULL-TIME, FIXED TERM (5 YEARS)

AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE ARE PARTICULARLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY 

Kurongkurl Katitjin play a pivotal role in ECUs commitment to Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families, and communities. We support university wide activities, specific programs tailored to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their cultures, and actively engage with these communities.

Our purpose is to transform lives and enrich society through meaningful community engagement, innovative student support, high quality teaching, impactful research, and cultural leadership.

The Role
The Australian Indigenous HealthlnfoNet is a leading national and international online source of knowledge and other materials informing policy and practice in Indigenous health. By making research and other high quality health-related information readily and freely accessible, the HealthlnfoNet contributes to closing the gap in health between Indigenous and other Australians. 

The HealthlnfoNets translation research (TR), at which it is a world leader with a population-health focus, addresses the knowledge needs of multiple stakeholders - policy-makers, health service providers, program managers, Indigenous health workers, clinicians and other health professionals, researchers, students and the general community. 

This is the strategic leadership role for the Centre with responsibilities for making significant contributions to strategic planning, developing collaborative networks and partnerships, securing sustainable funding grants, and overseeing and contributing to the HealthlnfoNet's knowledge exchange research activities.

Your CV will evidence your senior leadership, academic, and/or industry experience as outlined in the attached Role Statement.  Appointment at Academic Level D or E would require a PhD qualification and / or substantial progress towards completion, and/or senior industry experience to evidence academic equivalency to a doctorate.   

You will also demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University’s values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry, Personal Excellence and Courage.

Benefits & Remuneration
This position offers an attractive remuneration, plus 17% University superannuation contribution.

ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.

ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.

For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our website Employment Opportunities.

Contact
Interested applicants are welcome to contact Professor Dan McAullay (Dean, Kurongkurl Katitjin) via email at [email protected] for more information. 

How to Apply
Please upload your resume along with a covering letter (maximum 3 pages) demonstrating why you would be suitable for this role, in the context of Role Statement.

Closing Date:
Applications close on Wednesday 7 August 2024 at 11:30pm AWST.

ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society. Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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