School of Population and Global Health

• Join a globally renowned research study that transforms health and wellbeing through groundbreaking discoveries and international collaboration.
• Part-time (0.6 FTE) negotiable appointment on a fixed term basis for 14 months.
• Base salary range: $80,243 – $88,940 p.a. (pro-rata) plus 17% superannuation.

About the area

The Raine Study cohort is one of the largest successful prospective cohorts of pregnancy, childhood, adolescence and now adulthood to be carried out anywhere in the world. Prospective longitudinal data has been collected at multiple time-points over pregnancy, infancy, childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. The cohort comprises of three generations, the index participants born between 1989 and 1992 are known as Generation 2, their parents are Generation 1 and their children are Generation 3.

About the opportunity

• Responsible for cleaning, curating, and harmonising the longitudinal cohort data, ensuring its integrity for research use.
• Prepare datasets for a relational database and conduct data extractions for researchers,
• Respond to researcher queries regarding data availability and analysis.

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification or demonstrated equivalent competency.
• Experience working with large datasets, programming languages, and statistical software such as Python, SPSS, R, Stata or SAS.
• Experience in a research environment, preferably in a health-related area.
• Experience in data cleaning, quality control, merging. and extracting large data sets.
• Knowledge of health research methodology, data confidentiality and privacy, ethics, and best practices.

Note: A current National Police Clearance Certificate will be required by the successful applicant.

Position description:  POSITION DESCRIPTION - [Data Officer] - Level [5] - Position Number - [322952].pdf

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Alex D’Vauz at alex.dvauz@uwa.edu.au

How to apply

Please apply online via the Apply Now button. The content of your Resume and Cover Letter should demonstrate how you meet the selection criteria.

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on Monday, 21 April 2025

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia

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