Role Title: Child Health Research Intern – ORIGINS Project
Organisation: The Kids Research Institute Australia
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Edgewater
The Kids Research Institute Australia’s ORIGINS team is seeking an intern to support research exploring early childhood health, development and school readiness. Working alongside the research team, the intern will contribute to a literature review examining kindergarten readiness in three-year-old children, helping to build an understanding of the factors that influence early learning and development.
The role will also involve supporting research data management through tasks such as cleaning and reviewing Kids Check data relating to medication use and significant health and developmental issues, as well as entering data from participant sleep diaries.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is based within the Perth Children’s Hospital, and is one of the largest, and most successful medical research institutes in Australia, comprising a dedicated and diverse team of around 1,000 staff, students and honoraries. We've created a bold blueprint that brings together community, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and funders, who share our vision to improve the health and wellbeing of children through excellence in research.