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Consultant-Science Outreach

Employer
Humane Research Australia
Location
Australia (AU)
Salary
To be negotiated
Start date
11 Jun 2021
Closing date
11 Jul 2021

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Discipline
Healthcare, Consultant
Hours
Part Time
Contract Type
Contract
Experience Level
Experienced (non-manager)
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Job Details

Position Purpose

The primary purpose of this role is liaison with relevant stakeholders to progress the uptake of humane, scientifically valid non-animal methods of research in science and teaching.

 

Primary Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain and strengthen relationships within the biomedical research industry
  • Develop an outreach program for university students 
  • Present at relevant forums and conferences
  • Coordinate events such as seminars, speaker tours and/or TED talks
  • DistributeHRA resources and reports to relevant audiences
  • Contribute to other projects, such as research, case studies and drafting of bulletins or briefings

 

Essential Expertise (knowledge, skills and attributes)

  • A science degree is the minimal requirement (post-graduate qualification preferred)
  • Minimum of 3 years biomedical research experience in Australia
  • An in-depth understanding of the scientific arguments against animal experimentation
  • An in-depth understanding of animal and non-animal research methods
  • Articulate and well presented
  • Self-motivated and able to take initiative and work independently
  • Ability to engage with differing perspectives in a calm and considered manner

 

Desirable Expertise and Previous Experience

  • Established contacts in the research community
  • Knowledge of the legislative framework regulating animal experimentation in Australia
  • Facilitation or training experience
  • Event management experience
  • Author of peer-reviewed published papers

 

Salary and conditions

  • This is a part-time position based on 3 days per week
  • Salary to be negotiated
  • This is a 6-month contract with the possibility of extension
  • This is a remote working consultancy role
  • Location is flexible within Australia although there will be a requirement to travel to Melbourne occasionally where the HRA team is based
  • There will be a requirement to travel within Australia for meetings and events
  • Early applications encouraged
  • Please submit a one-page cover letter outlining your interest and suitability for the role
  • Australian Citizens Only

Company

Our Vision

A future where no animals suffer in the name of science, and medical progress is advanced through the use of scientifically valid non-animal methodologies.

 

Our Values

Compassion – for all animals harmed in wasteful research and for the patients and practitioners relying on genuine medical progress

Respect – for the scientific process while treating people with different views with courtesy and civility

Integrity – in providing factual information about the use of animals in research in general and the dangers of relying on animal-based research and the waste of lives and resources in particular

Courage – to speak out in the face of opposition

Commitment – to be knowledgeable and informed and to our goals of advocating for scientifically valid non-animal methods of research

Transparency – in all of our undertakings to promote positive solutions that advance humane research.

 

Mission Statement and Principles

Humane Research Australia works professionally and ethically to develop community-wide awareness of animal experimentation; pursues all reasonable channels to eliminate such experimentation and champions the benefits of realistic, scientifically effective alternatives to all forms of animal usage in research and teaching.

The Association will hold and maintain the following as core principles:

  • Extrapolation of research data obtained from animal experimentation to humans is ineffective, inconclusive and often unnecessarily dangerous.
  • There are more scientifically reliable, effective and empirically valid ways to conduct research other than with the use of live animals.
  • Animal-based research and teaching represents unnecessarily cruel, empirically compromised and unethical treatment of other sentient
Company info
Website
Location
PO BOX 15
Fitzroy
Melbourne
 Victoria
3065
AU
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