About the Role
This position will support the recruitment of women participating in ultrasound research studies and perform high-quality fetal ultrasound examinations. Offline computing techniques will be applied to volumes of ultrasound data acquired using the E10, including a tool to accurately measure fetal organ perfusion.
Responsibilities
- Support the recruitment of women participating in ultrasound research studies.
- Perform high-quality fetal ultrasound examinations.
- Apply offline computing techniques to ultrasound data.
- Utilize a tool to accurately measure fetal organ perfusion.
Requirements
- Current registration as a sonographer or medical practitioner able to undertake ultrasound in Australia and/or relevant work experience.
- Postgraduate experience in sonography during pregnancy.
- Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
- Evidence of highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders and students.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to work both independently and constructively in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Experience searching medical literature, devising novel research questions and initiating independent original research projects.
- Must hold full rights to work in Australia.
- Provide a resume and a separate cover letter addressing the key skills and experience for the role.
Skills
- Sonography
- Medical practitioner able to undertake ultrasound in Australia
- Ultrasound
- Fetal ultrasound examinations
- Offline computing techniques
- Fetal organ perfusion measurement
- Teamwork
- Collaboration
- Relationship building
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication
- Stakeholder interaction
- Independent work
- Medical literature searching
- Research question devising
- Independent original research project initiation
Location
- Randwick
Work Type
- Part-time
- Fixed Term Contract
Experience Level
- Postgraduate experience in sonography during pregnancy
Salary/Compensations
- Pro rata base salary of $126,711
- 17% superannuation
- Leave loading
- Market loading comparable to the Medical Radiation Scientists Award
About the Company
- MOCS is a program from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- The UNSW research team have received funding for a project, “Quantifying fetal hypoxia using placental perfusion to make childbirth safer”.
- The team, across Medicine and Engineering, aim to develop a fetal monitoring system that could transform labour and delivery.
- For this Year 1 project, a study will be conducted of women, to gain information about placental perfusion during contractions.
Equal Opportunity
- UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion.
- Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.
- UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
