About The George Institute
The George Institute for Global Health is aninternationally-recognise******** research organ******** undertakinghigh-impact research across a broa********. Affiliate******** severalleading universities in Austral******** Asia an******** UK, theInstitute is a global leader in research an******** on the preventionan******** of common chronic an******** conditions such as ********heart disease an********.
The Institute was establishe******** 1999 an******** a global network ofleading medical experts across a range of spec******** as well as otherhealth professionals with expertise in research ******** projectmanagement an******** analysis. With a respecte******** among globalhealth agenc******** the Institute has attracte******** funding supportfrom governments, foundations an******** in support of its work. TheGeorge Institute’s research is regularly publishe******** the top tierof academic journals internationally an******** to clinical an********health policy worldwide.
Our mission is to improve the health of people worldwide by:
· Providing the best evidence to guide critical health decisions
· Engaging with decision makers to enact real change
· Targeting global ep******** particularly of chronic diseasesan********
· Focusing on vulnerable populations in both rich an******** countries
In achieving that m******** we are committe******** ensuring theintegration of goo******** practices throughout all our operations.
The Institute has grown rapidly since its ******** an******** employsapproximately 450 staff at its headquarters in Sydney. The GeorgeInstitute also has offices in In******** China an******** UK. Researchis currently conducte******** aroun******** collaborating centres inapproximately 50 countries worldwide.
The George Institute is made up of several research an******** themes,divisions an******** that oversee numerous large-scale internationalan******** projects funde******** a diverse range of sponsors, bothpublic an********. The George Institute has also establishe********number of social enterprises that provide services to clients in thehealthcare, pharmaceutical an******** sectors worldwide. In the currentfinancial year, the Institute’s gross revenue is expecte******** totalaround $60 m******** making it one of the largest medical researchinstitutes in Australia.
The George Institute is dedicate******** the recru******** ********an******** of the best people from aroun******** world. The pursuit ofaca******** scientific an******** excellence in a “can do” culture isactively promote******** all our activities. For more information aboutthe Inst******** visit ********
The Role
The Research Assistant will carry out research relate******** at thestage of research appl******** implementation an******** under theguidance of research fello********
Reporting Relationships
The Research Fellow will report to the directly.
Duties an******** Responsibilities
· Research (reporting to the Research Fellow)
· Support to the research fellow or the senior specialists fromprofessional organizations in preparing new grant applications.
· Assist in developing study protocols, operation manuals, trainingprogrammes, health education mater******** data collection toolsan******** control plans.
· Keep routine communications with project implementation team toensure that the academic support is given timely an******** principlesare followe******** during ******** including technical tra********study participants sampling an********, study mon******** datacollection coordination an******** technical tasks for the project.
· Conduct or supervise the data clean******** working closely with thedata manager.
· Assist or lea******** data analysis an******** development ofreports.
· Analyze data an******** manuscripts for publication.
· Provide technical training to the local research team as required.
· Participate in the study monitoring activities when required.
As a Team Member:
· Participate in team meetings an********
· Participate in objective setting an******** management
· Participate in special projects to improve processes, tools, systemsan******** of GI China
Occupational Health an********
· Comply with OH&S legislation an******** in accordance withestablishe********&S practice an******** at The George Institute
· Promote an******** to a safe, secure environment for staffan********
Sk******** Knowle******** an********
· Master’s or higher degree in nutrition an******** hygiene / socialMedicine an******** management / epidemiology / health economics /statistics / public health relate********, or other relevantpostgraduate qualification with specialist experience in these areas.
· Research or working backgroun******** e/m-health preferred.
· Advance******** writing an******** presentation skills in Mandarinan********
· Sol******** of research an******** ethical principles in theconduct of research
· Competence with computer programs (especially MS Office; MS Word,MS Excel) an******** communication (email an********).
· Ability to perform advance******** analyses
· Personal Characteristics an********
· Great enthusiasm in research work
· Flexibility an******** to travel to meet with project staffan******** as require******** meet timelines
· Excellent organization an******** management skills
· Excellent communication (written an********) an******** skills
To Apply
Please sen******** CV in English an******** to ******** with the subjectof "Research Assistant- Nutrition an******** StyleApplication" before June 10, 2018.