Research Fellow

• Part Time (0.5 FTE / 2-year contract) or Full Time (1 FTE / 1 year contract) opportunity
• Location flexibility available - periodic travel to Sydney and/or Melbourne preferred
• Start date - some flexibility, but Q1 2022 preferred
• Respected global research organisation
• Make an impact on global health outcomes

The George Institute (TGI) is 700+ people around the world, all focused on improving the health of millions of people worldwide. As a medical research institute affiliated with leading universities and with projects in approximately 50 countries, we are challenging the status quo in healthcare to:

• Find better treatments for the world's biggest health problems
• Transform primary health care to support better health for more people
• Harness the power of communities, governments and markets to improve health

Our innovative commercial enterprises help maximise our impact. Please visit 'what we do' to read more about how we are addressing the world's biggest health problems.

The Better Treatments strategic priority area is focused on identifying better treatments or novel interventions for people with a broad range of health conditions. This involves research within Australia and internationally, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries.

We have a new and exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow. The role is primarily to assist developing new initiatives in the area of clinical trials of psychedelic therapies. The position will involve working closely with the Role Supervisors; at The George Institute and with two principal investigators of ongoing clinical trials at The Turner Institute, Monash University, Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney

The successful candidate will assist the Role Supervisors with selected activities related to project and funding proposal development in clinical psychedelic research. These include:

• Grant and funding proposal development, coordination, and submission
• Research, writing, and coordination of academic papers
• Design, implementation, coordination, analysis, and communication of survey studies, for health professionals and people with lived experience

Duties and Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of funding applications, reports, and other documentation, including undertaking literature reviews and data analysis
• Administering surveys, data collection and analysis, and preparing results
• Coordination of and attendance at meetings of supervisors and wider collaborative groups
• Other duties as directed from time to time

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• An Honours, Masters, PhD (or equivalent) in mental health or closely related research (including psychological sciences, neuroscience, others; PhD preferable)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, a highly responsive communication style, and ability to produce clear, succinct reports and documents. Being able to write well for both general and expert readers highly valuable
• Ability to appraise and summarising relevant evidence from multiple disciplines
• Ability to foster collaboration across multiple disciplines and institutions
• Well-developed planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and set and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a collegiate manner with other staff in the workplace
• Demonstrated attention to detail, critical thinking, and thoroughness in research and communication
• Demonstrated analytical and manuscript preparation skills
• Ability to solve complex problems through discretion, innovation, and diagnostic skills
• Demonstrated computer literacy and proficiency in the production of high-level work using software such as Microsoft Office applications and specified University software programs, with the capability and willingness to learn new packages as appropriate
• A demonstrated awareness of the principles of ethical conduct in human research, confidentiality, privacy and information handling
• Previous experience in the design, preparation, and execution of human research trials
• Familiarity with the research literature, trial design, and treatment protocols associated with clinical psychedelic research

This is a great opportunity for you to work on exciting projects and make an impact on global health outcomes.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 20th December.