Research Officer - Epilepsy Research - REQ593508
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 1
Remuneration: 84436 - 112331 full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ593508
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
What you'll be doing
The Centre operates a research-based diagnostic service providing these families with precise genetic diagnoses, expert clinical care and disease-specific treatments and therapies as well as clinical trials. The Centre is based within the Division of Research of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Westmead Campus, NSW, Australia, but has an all-age research remit and is affiliated with the Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School of the University of Sydney.
The primary purpose of a research officer is to contribute actively to the provision of high-quality research activities, production of and/or contribution to research data and written preparation for conference presentations, manuscripts and funding applications. This role will be part of the Epilepsy Research Team under KNC.
Malformations of cortical development (MCD) are associated with severe, drug-resistant focal epilepsy and neurocognitive comorbidities in children. About half of MCD cases result from somatic gene variants only detectable after surgery, limiting presurgical treatment options, while the other half remain genetically unexplained, highlighting the need for new gene discoveries.
A/Prof Gill and his team—including Dr Kothur, Prof. Sandra Cooper from the Kids Neuroscience Centre, and Prof. Hildebrand from the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Brain Centre —are developing advanced tools using high-depth capture-based gene panels and RNA sequencing for presurgical genomic diagnosis in children. This innovative approach will enhance personalised treatment and help identify molecular pathways in unexplained cases. Our goal is to develop integrative, presurgical, clinicopathologic and molecular diagnoses to identify targeted therapeutics as an option before, in conjunction with or following respective neurosurgery for children who continue to have postoperative seizures.
About You
- We’re looking for someone who:
- Has Relevant tertiary qualifications in a relevant field, or a combination of study and work experience.
- Demonstrates experience and training in quantitative data collection and analysis
Additional Benefits (for eligible employees)
- Salary packaging for tax savings
- Meal entertainment savings
- Accrued Day Off (ADO) for Full Time employees
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Fitness Passport
- Flexible Work Practice Opportunities
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
3) Learn more about The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network
4) Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
Child Safe Standards
Additional Information
· Applicants will be assessed against the essential criteria in Position Description . Please ensure that you review this document to understand the full requirements of the role.
- NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs.
- SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers.
- Employment of temporary visa holders is only considered if no suitable permanent resident or citizen is identified after labour market testing. Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
- All workers must meet NSW Health’s vaccination and screening requirements before starting employment. See PD2024_15 for more detail.
- For roles that require formal qualifications, please note that overseas qualifications must be assessed by the Department of Education or the relevant authority appointed by the Australian Government for skilled migration purposes
Please contact Kavitha kothur on kavitha.kothur@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.
We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to SCHN’s Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact Wayne Dargan on wayne.dargan@health.nsw.gov.au.
Please let kavitha.kothur@health.nsw.gov.au know if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.
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