Information Systems, Faculty of Science

Salary: $87,826 - $95,891 p.a. (pro rata) plus employer superannuation contributions of 9%

A two-year (0.5FTE) or a one year (1 FTE) position is available for a Senior Research Associate to work on an Australian-Research-Council-funded project “Cross-Community Information Systems: Understanding Technology-Practice Fit in Healthcare”. The Senior Research Associate will work in collaboration with the investigators A/Prof Rens Scheepers, A/Prof Steve Howard, Prof. Liz Sonenberg (The University of Melbourne), and partner investigators Prof. Robert Johnston (University College Dublin), and Prof. Sioban Nelson (University of Toronto).

Australia is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in e-health initiatives. Much of that money is spent on the technical side of 'connecting things up'. However, success in e-health delivery also depends crucially on meeting the diverse human needs of the stakeholder groups that will interact through these interconnected systems. This project studies these systems' use and usability issues in two very different practice communities within the health system. Discoveries made from the specific healthcare setting will have broader application to other areas where large scale, decentralized, information systems are transforming social institutions, such as emergency services, education, and multinational business.

The position will require a wide range of skills and experience, including understanding the theoretical framework that drives the study, interviewing participants (e.g. health practitioners, caregivers, and patients and their families), and qualitative data analysis. Maturity, sophisticated interviewing skills, and the capacity to relate to the health care context are essential. These abilities are likely to be possessed by someone with significant prior research experience.

Position Description & Selection Criteria

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