Flourishing Together: Research Assistant Role

The Burwood Academy Trust is recruiting for a Research Assistant to work on a 3-year Health Research Council (HRC) funded research project: Flourishing Together: including tāngata whaikaha in health policy development.

The project seeks to create a more enabling society, one of the Burwood Academy Trust’s fundamental research aims.

To positively impact on the social determinants of health, tāngata whaikaha (disabled people) need to contribute to policy planning and programme development. In this research, we are partnering with tāngata whaikaha Māori and non-Māori to co-produce policy advice around housing and home (kāinga) - developing an understanding of the contexts in which disabled people can access and maintain kāinga that meet their needs and aspirations.

Alongside, we will develop innovative methods and tools that can be used in other policy planning spaces. These tools will empower and enable disabled people to create and articulate knowledge that better addresses equitable policy and programme development within Aotearoa, New Zealand.

This project will provide the research assistant with an excellent opportunity to work within an experienced and innovative national research team. The role requires you to work with Dr Rachelle Martin, Cate Grace, Te Ao Marama Apiata and Dr Jo Nunnerley at the Burwood Academy Trust. We are undertaking this project with colleagues at the University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology.

The role requires the successful candidate to undertake:

• Ethics and locality authorisation applications and reporting
• Literature reviews
• Collection and analysis of data
• Recruitment of participants
• Preparing, maintaining and updating electronic resources for the project
• Managing and responding to project-related email
• Attending project meetings
• Monitoring the programme budget
• Contributing to the preparation of articles, reports and presentations
• Assisting in the preparation of progress reports for funding agencies
• Requesting or acquiring equipment or supplies necessary for the project

Further information about the role can be found in the 'Position Description file available as a download on this page.

Ideally, the successful applicant will have the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience working in a research team
• Work experience or education in the area of disability, health and/or social science fields
• Time management, project management and team coordination skills
• Experience with IT systems and specialised research software

The Burwood Academy is an inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from people with the lived experience of disability (either personally or within their whānau), Māori and people from other minority backgrounds.

Working hours: Part-time position, flexible working 12 hours per week.
This post is available for 36 months or until July 2024, whichever is the soonest.

Closing date for application: Sunday 4th July 2021.

For more details, please contact the Burwood Academy Trust Operations Manager: sara.crow@burwood.org.nz