The Opportunity

This position is part of the Infectious Diseases Epidemiology team — a dynamic, multidisciplinary group committed to reducing the burden of infectious diseases in children and their families. The team takes a comprehensive approach that includes understanding disease burden, developing and optimising diagnostic and treatment strategies, and evaluating and informing current and future prevention programs.

As part of the IDEPI team, you’ll be involved in impactful research that improves child health outcomes. You will play a key role in managing and analysing complex health datasets, assisting in the development of protocols, and preparing publications and presentations that contribute to national and international knowledge in infectious disease epidemiology.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Cleaning, collating, and merging large linked administrative datasets for analysis.

Conducting high-quality statistical and epidemiological analysis using STATA.

Supporting preparation of reports, research outputs, and peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Assisting with protocol development, literature reviews, and grant applications.

Engaging collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Maintaining ethical standards and accurate research documentation.

Based at Perth Children’s Hospital, this is a part time position, 0.6 – 0.8 FTE for a period of 3 years (with a possibility of an extension).

About You

We’re looking for a detail-oriented, collaborative researcher with a passion for improving child health through epidemiological research. You will bring:

A PhD in epidemiology and/or public health.

Experience working with large, complex health datasets and linked data.

Proficiency in STATA (or similar statistical software).

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including scientific writing.

Proven ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team environment.

A genuine interest in infectious diseases, child health, and vaccine-preventable conditions.

We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work and embrace the diverse career and life experiences of our staff. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application. We also encourage you to address any career disruptions (if applicable) you may have had in your cover letter.

About Us

Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences, foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion, and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where required.

Some of our staff benefits include:

Save on tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 of Living Expenses and up to $2,650 on Entertainment Benefits each FBT year.

Additional annual leave over Christmas and Easter.

Paid Parental Leave

Early and Mid-Career Researcher Mentoring Program.

Various initiatives providing strategic support to researchers, including funding support.

Extensive health and wellbeing program with weekly events.

Flexible work options and hybrid working.

Modern offices and end of trip facilities, including sit to stand desks.

Access to Corporate Health Insurance.

Staff purchasing discounts including travel, IT Hardware and stationery.

How to apply

If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application.

Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section above.

Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to [email protected]
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].

For more information about the role please contact: Hannah Moore, Theme Head, Infectious Disease

Contact Email: [email protected]

Closing Date: 8th July 2025 - The Kids Research Institute reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.