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Business Manager, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases

The Opportunity The Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines & Infectious Diseases brings together a number of independent researchers and teams with a common

Kimberley Post-doctoral Fellowship

The Opportunity The Kids Research Institute Australia is seeking two highly motivated and talented post-doctoral researchers to develop and lead a

Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Ear Health

A Post-doctoral fellowship in the Ear Health Team with the opportunity to develop your own research plan and agenda

Financial Controller

 The Opportunity This opportunity is within the Institute's Finance team, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. The

Family Coordinator Autism Team

The Opportunity This role will contribute to the Autism Research Program conducted at The Kids Research Institute Australia (Perth, Australia)

Administration Officer Autism Research Team

The Opportunity To provide high level administrative support to the Head of Autism Research (Prof Andrew Whitehouse) and the broader Autism Research

Program Manager - The Kids Respiratory Research Centre

The Opportunity The diverse activities of the newly established The Kids Respiratory Research Centre will be coordinated by the Program Manager who

Influenza epidemiology, treatment and prevention in Australian children: Trends from 6 years of PAEDS-FluCAN influenza surveillance (2019-2024)

Influenza remains an important cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality. Immunisation is critical to prevent hospitalisation and severe disease. The COVID-19 pandemic had far-reaching effects on influenza epidemiology and vaccine use.

Modelling vitamin D food fortification among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia

Low vitamin D intake and prevalence of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration <50 nmol/L among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples highlight a need for public health strategies to improve vitamin D status. Since few foods contain naturally occurring vitamin D, food fortification could be a suitable strategy. We aimed to model vitamin D food fortification scenarios among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Active counselling for child and adolescent mental health: A qualitative investigation

Talk-based psychotherapy and physical activity are both recognised as effective treatments for child and adolescent mental illness. Despite this, talk therapy and physical activity are rarely integrated-an approach hereafter termed "active counselling (AC)" -in clinical practice for youth mental health. The purpose of this study was to explore parents' perspectives of AC for their child who had been receiving this type of therapy from a provider in Australia. Parental perceptions were also used to identify possible psychological mechanisms underpinning the effects of AC.