• Job Description

  Req#: 400225
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  DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY & MUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE
  UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO, CHRISTCHURCH

  About our team/Mō te tīma

  The University of Otago is New Zealand's oldest University and has a strong teaching and research tradition and well-established national and international linkages. It is also one of New Zealand's largest universities, with over 20,000 students, assets in excess of $2.0 billion and 4,000 full time equivalent staff based in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Invercargill.

  Our Department is unique in New Zealand and we have a vibrant research culture. Surgical and medical components of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries are combined into one discipline utilising both academic and service personnel.

  We are involved in many projects primarily in the areas of clinical outcomes, cartilage regeneration, tissue engineering, joint arthroplasty, rehabilitation, bioengineering and function of tetraplegic patients.

  The role/Te mahi

  This particular Assistant Research Fellow appointment will see you working in the Paediatric Orthopaedic clinics predominantly based at Christchurch Hospital.

  In this role, you will be helping with patient recruitment, follow ups and data analysis for the International Hip Dysplasia Registry and SCFE Longitudinal International Prospective Registry registries.

  Some key tasks include:
  • Working with the Principal Investigators to maintain the database and processes of the new study registries.
  • Providing support to the ethics approval process.
  • Coordinating with the central registry coordinator and responding to queries.
  • Data collection.
  • Collection of radiographic information in conjunction with clinicians.
  • Survey administration/scoring questionnaires.
  • Literature searches.

  Your skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako

  • Clinical experience in dealing with Orthopaedic Paediatric hip disease.
  • Able to interact with patients and parents within a clinical environment.
  • Experience using SI PICS.
  • Ability to interpret clinical data pertaining to paediatric problems.
  • Good interpersonal skills and an ability to work as part of a team
  • Accurate record-keeping and attention to detail.

  Further details/Pūroko

  This is a part-time 0.3 FTE (11.25 hours per week), fixed term position through to 31 October 2026.

  You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

  The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Children Act 2014. Candidates who successfully make the final stages of the recruitment process will be required to undergo a safety check.

  For further information, or to discuss the role in confidence – please contact Rebekah Higgs, Lead Administrator, via the contact details below.

  Application/Tono

  To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button below. Applications quoting reference number 2301699 will close on Sunday, 19 November 2023.

  Additional Information

  Note: As a part-time position, the salary range for this role will be the pro-rata equivalent of the annual full-time salary range listed.

  Contact: Rebekah Higgs

  Position details: Information Statement

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  Further Information: Department Website

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  Location: About Christchurch

• About the company

  The University of Otago is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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