Employment

Project Officer - Public Health

The National Stroke Research Institute a subsidiary of the Florey Neuroscience Institute has developed a national and global reputation for its research studies into the causes and prevention of stroke. Research is undertaken in the divisions of Basic Science, Neuroimaging and Ultrasound through to Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Neurorehabilitation and Public Health.

Suitably experienced applicants with an interest in public health who have experience in Project Coordination or are a Postdoctoral Research Fellow or Research Officer are encouraged to apply. You would be working in a vibrant and growing team in the area of health services research, epidemiology and health economics. Some exciting projects the team are undertaking are:

• Victorian Stroke Tele-Medicine Project: an important project to increase the use of acute stroke therapies in rural areas using a novel metropolitan medical support model for clinicians working in Emergency Departments.
  
  
• Health Services Research Projects: These include qualitative and quantitative assessments of the quality of care in hospitals; community blood pressure assessment programs; and economic evaluations of stroke interventions.

Applicants will have the following skills and experience:

• Have undertaken work in project management, research and analysis
• Well developed organisational skills with the capacity to successfully complete several tasks concurrently and work to deadlines
• High-level, oral and written communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and prepare ethics applications, reports, publications and grants
• Sound conceptual and analytical skills with the ability to gather and analyse complex information and work with data
• Demonstrated understanding of public health research and/or program evaluation processes
• Maintaining effective communication with the various project stakeholders throughout the project
• Ability to travel within Victoria or interstate, as required
• Postgraduate qualifications in Public Health, social science or related fields would be highly regarded as would a background in health, medicine, nursing or allied health

Positions are initially available for a 12 month period with a salary range of $63,964 to $74,987 pa depending qualifications and level of experience. Opportunity to salary package benefits such as $16050 (tax free) for living expenses, meal-entertainment card and other benefits are also available.

Applications including curriculum vitae with contact details of three referees should be forwarded by Friday 5th March, 2010.

For further information, please contact:

Dr Dominique Cadilhac
Public Health
National Stroke Research Institute
Ph 9496 2078 or dcadilhac@nsri.org.au

 

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Are you looking for a career in research to overcome the problems of Stroke?

Current Opportunities for Postgraduate Students

We are very interested in attracting postgraduate students to the Very Early Rehabilitation (VER) Stroke Research Program. Program staff have formal collaborations with La Trobe University and the University of Melbourne for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Melbourne. We will work with students to assist them to gain funding support from granting organizations. Enquires regarding collaborations with other universities or institutes are also welcome. Below are some of the topics currently under development. For further details, please contact the program director,

Julie Bernhardt at avert@nsri.org.au

Project Level: Post doc / PhD / Prof Doc

Project: Monitoring physical activity patterns of acute stroke patients
Synopsis: As part of the developmental work for AVERT, a large, multi-centre trial of very early rehabilitation after stroke, we have gathered data from a large number of acute stroke patients. AVERT Phase III commenced in July 2006, and a new question is “Are physical activity patterns changing as a result of a co-located clinical trial focused on very early mobilisation?” The study is important, novel and has scope for further development of methods to monitor physical activity patterns of acute patients.
Supervisors: Assoc Prof Julie Bernhardt. Dr Janice Collier
Location: National Stroke Research Institute, Heidelberg Heights

VER Projects in Development

• Predictors of recovery of walking following stroke.
• Relationship between very early rehabilitation and mood during the acute post stroke phase of care.
• Changes to the ischaemic penumbra during standard care and very early rehabilitation.
• The relationship between schedule of therapy and stroke outcome at three months.
• The therapy schedule and perceived fatigue in acute stroke patients.
• Nurses attitudes to involvement in research: identifying barriers and solutions. This study will employ qualitative and quantitative methods to examine the evolution of attitudes to participation in research throughout the conduct of the very early rehabilitation trial.
• Physiological changes in response to very early rehabilitation compared to standard care.

 

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Other Opportunities

We can offer careers in Basic Science, Neuroimaging, Ultrasound Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Neurorehabilitation and Public Health.

We encourage Fellows and Doctors, either national or international, who are interested in research or further study (e.g. Master or PhD) to send your enquiries or information, including CV and resume to:

Professor Geoffrey A. Donnan Director
National Stroke Research Institute
Level 1, Neurosciences Building
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
300 Waterdale Road
Heidelberg Heights
Victoria 3081, AUSTRALIA

Once we receive your information, we will consider your application to see if we have any suitable positions available, or you can choose from one of the current opportunities that are listed below.