• Fantastic opportunity for a Research Associate to join and contribute to the Prevention Research Collaboration team
• Located at Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, Camperdown Campus
• Fixed Term, part-time (3-4 days per week negotiable) for 3 years and base salary $73K- $98K pro rata p.a plus superannuation

About the opportunity 

We are looking for a dynamic Research Associate (Implementation & Evaluation) to contribute to a large, multi-year policy and implementation-relevant research engagement with NSW Ministry of Health and Local Health Districts. The position is supported by the NSW Research Program for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Prevention (RPANOP), and provides an exciting opportunity for the Research Associate to co-design and evaluate evidence-based programs in partnership with government counterparts.

The Research Associate will also conduct evidence appraisal related to PANOP, support capacity building and training activities, and contribute to communicating and marketing implementation and evaluation findings.

This position is for up to 3 years, subject to the completion of a satisfactory probation period. There is the possibility of further offers of employment, subject to funding and need.

For more information please visit http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/public-health/prevention-research/

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Research Associate who has:

• relevant tertiary qualifications, preferably in public health or equivalent
• extensive experience in public health policy environment and practice
• demonstrated multidisciplinary practice and policy relevant research skills in the areas physical activity and / or nutrition and /or overweight/obesity prevention programs in adults and/ or children
• experience in literature search, critical appraisal of evidence and systematic reviews, synthesis and reporting
• experience with contributing to developing research design for program evaluations
• academic publications in nutrition, and/or physical activity and/or obesity prevention research
• knowledge and skills in the use of statistical packages to analyse large data sets and population data eg: SPSS, SAS, STATA or equivalent qualitative software research experience
• specialised knowledge and skills in nutrition, physical activity, obesity prevention research and experience in capacity building of policy and practitioners in research and evaluation will be highly regarded

The successful candidate will have knowledge and understanding of current, emerging public health approaches to implementation and evaluation of policies and practice in areas relating to physical activity, nutrition, overweight and obesity.

About us

The Sydney School of Public Health is an academic School of the Faculty of Medicine and Health and comprises a multi-disciplinary network of academics and research groups engaging in a range of educational and public health-research activities. The Sydney School of Public Health trains local and international students and is renowned for its excellence in teaching in epidemiology, biostatistics, health promotion, health economics, health advocacy and evidence-based healthcare. Its postgraduate programs include coursework masters degrees, research degrees, and graduate diplomas.

The successful incumbent will be based at the Prevention Research Collaboration (PRC), a research group within the Sydney School of Public Health, with specialised expertise in population-wide prevention and policy-relevant research and translational research. The PRC research portfolio includes public health priority topics, with major emphases on chronic disease prevention, especially public health nutrition, physical activity and obesity prevention. The PRC also carries out work in other areas of prevention, including tobacco control, social marketing and mass media campaign evaluation, health promotion research, and the methods for research translation and scale-up in public health program evaluation.

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We are Australia’s first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

How to apply

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 203/0219F to apply.

To be considered for this position it is essential that you address the online selection criteria. For guidance on how to apply visit: How to apply for an advertised position.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Closing date: 11:30pm, Tuesday 12 March 2019

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

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