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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Mental Health)

• Be part of groundbreaking research with real-world impact
• Work alongside a passionate team dedicated to improving mental health outcomes
• Hybrid work arrangements - up to 2 days per week work from home

The role

• Part time – 30 hours per week, Fixed term (up to 2.5 years)
• Level A - $75,927 to $81,436 (plus 17% superannuation) 
• Bathurst or Orange (remote work may be negotiated)

As part of the CRT implementation project, you’ll play a crucial role in translating evidence-based therapy into clinical mental health settings. Led by RHRI, this initiative aims to implement Computerised Interactive Remediation of Cognition Training for Schizophrenia (CIRCuiTS) across multiple sites. CIRCuiTS is a proven cognitive therapy program that includes facilitation by trained therapists, cognitive exercises, problem-solving strategies, and real-world application.

About you 

• A PhD in Health Sciences, Management, Epideiology, Social Work, Communications or other relevant field 
• Sound knowledge and understanding of implementation science
• High level organisational skills 
• Demonstrated high level communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to build strong partnerships and networks

Benefits 

• Work life balance (including a hybrid work model)
• Professional development opportunities
• Generous leave options
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Support workplace giving to a range of charities or our Staff give program which funds student scholarships.

Visit our website to learn more about our great range of employee benefits.

About us

The Rural Health Research Institute (RHRI) has been established to conduct research that addresses the health gap in communities across regional, rural and remote Australia. The RHRI provides a critical pillar of research infrastructure to CSU that enhances the existing health and medicine programs and provides pathways for building research capability and capacity across CSU’s regional footprint. 

Rural communities are known to have gaps in healthcare access and have poorer outcomes than their metropolitan counterparts. Changes in policy are needed, and a stronger rural health evidence base is required to inform these changes. This includes considerations of how to improve services and access to them as well as supporting rural residents to live healthy lives. Rural communities are diverse, but they tend to be older, have a higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and children and young people have restricted support and opportunities for optimum healthy development. There is a significant and sustained equity gap in the research funding allocated for rural health and to regional universities and services to undertake health research, the RHRI represents a small but important investment to work to address this gap and build rural health research capacity in the regions.     

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world. Charles Sturt University is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. This is demonstrated through our Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional Award and our participation as a member in the Australian Workplace Equality Index. Applications are encouraged from Indigenous Australians; people with a disability; women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles); people who identify as LGBTIQA+; and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online, and address the selection criteria in the position description and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Dr Julaine Allan | Associate Professor, Rural Health Research (Mental Health and Addictions) | juallan@csu.edu.au | Ph: 02 6365 7119

Closing Date: 11 pm, 15 July 2024

Advertised: 24 Jun 2024 09:00 AM - AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close: 15 Jul 2024 11:00 PM - AUS Eastern Standard Time