Assistant Research Fellow (Psychological Medicine)

Assistant Research Fellow (Psychological Medicine)-2302142

 

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

About our team/Mō te tīma

The University of Otago is New Zealand’s first university and one of its finest. It is a leader across all fields of academic endeavour – health sciences, the humanities, sciences, and business – regularly topping the New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission’s education performance indicators.

With its commitment to excellence in teaching, research and clinical leadership, the Department of Psychological Medicine aims to advance psychological medicine and health professionalism by bringing together our academic and clinical expertise in psychiatry, psychology (clinical and health) and health Professionalism. 

The role/Te mahi

As an Assistant Research Fellow, you will contribute to a University of Otago Research Grant -funded project “How peers talk to young people about maltreatment: Identifying knowledge, gaps and challenges” and associated research in Dr Deirdre Brown’s Applied Developmental Lab.

Key tasks of this role include:
•    Assisting with preparation of ethics applications for the research project.
•    Leading recruitment of schools and students into the research.
•    Training research assistants in interview and data scoring protocols and establishing reliability of the scoring systems.
•    Conducting face-to-face and zoom interviews with students during data collection. 
•    Data processing including transcription interviews, qualitative and quantitative scoring of responses and data entry.
•    Administrative support for the project (recording keeping, web page maintenance, archiving, sending feedback out at the conclusion of the study).
•    Supporting the preparation of publications arising from the project.
•    Literature searching and management.

Your skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako

Successful candidates will have:
•    A minimum of an honours degree, with a research component, in psychology or a related subject, or an undergraduate degree with previous research experience. A postgraduate research qualification is preferred.
•    Excellent time management, self-direction, independence and organisational skills.
•    Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and spoken communication.
•    The ability to work well with others in a team.
•    An ability to learn new skills, take feedback and adhere to research protocols.
•    Appreciation of the ethical responsibilities of the research team and the sensitivity and sovereignty of the information collected from participants.
•    High levels of professionalism in dealing with schools, participants and their whānau, and the research team.
•    Experience with qualitative and quantitative coding methods and analysis.
•    Experience with transcription of interviews.
•    Te Reo skills and experience with Kaupapa Māori research methods, knowledge of tikanga (preferred).
•    Familiarity with document management systems (e.g., EndNote or Mandalay) (preferred).

Further details/Pūroko

This is a part-time (0.5 FTE), fixed term (12 months) position, located in Dunedin.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Deirdre Brown, Department of Psychological Medicine, Dunedin School of Medicine, via the contact details below.

Application/Tono

To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button. Applications quoting reference number 2302142 close on Sunday, 11 February 2024.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted, and the University reserves to close the vacancy at any time.

Additional Information

Note: As a part-time position, the salary range for this role will be the pro-rata equivalent of the annual full-time salary range listed.

Contact: Associate Professor Deirdre Brown

Position details: Information Statement

Guidelines for Academic Positions: Guidelines

Further Information: Department Website

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Location: About Dunedin

Primary Location
 NZL-SI-Dunedin
Employment Status
 Fixed Term 
Salary Level and Range
 Assistant Research Fellow ($58,341 to $78,531)
Organisation
 Psychological Medicine
Job Function
 Research