THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN IRELAND

JOB DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH ASSISTANT

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland (IPH) promotes cooperation for public health on the island of Ireland. The IPH has 3 key areas of work:

  • Strengthening public health intelligence
  • Building public health capacity
  • Policy and programme development

The Institute of Public Health in Ireland wishes to recruit a Research Assistant to support the work of the Health Well. This is a one year (12 months) contract with possible continuation subject to funding.

The Health Well website aims to be the authoritative source of health-related evidence, data and good practice. It supports DHSSPS, PHA, DoH and HSE and a wide range of organisations working to promote health and well-being across the island of Ireland.

Its website ( includes a number of thematic hubs (at the moment these deal with obesity, fuel poverty, health inequalities, chronic conditions) and supports a number of online public health networks.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Provide research assistance to the Health Well and its hubs:
  • Identify and catalogue relevant health-related information resources and news
  • Quality assure the Health Well’s information resources from a public health perspective
  • Prepare newsletter items, publications, presentations and posters to raise awareness of the Health Well and its hubs in relevant fora
  • Conduct surveys of stakeholders and users to identify future information support needs, to evaluate website performance (usability and accessibility) and to assess its strategic contribution
  1. Provide information and research assistance to associated research projects
  1. Participate in training activities :
  • Contribute to regional training workshops
  • Prepare training materials (introductory videos, folders and flyers) for the Health Well, its hub and its online tools
  1. Provide information and research support to networks and web groups affiliated with the Health Well
  1. Other related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The ideal candidate will:

  • Be familiar with the relevant literature, policy and health services context of across the island
  • Have at least one year’s relevant applied research experience
  • Have extensive experience with MS Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint)
  • Be an enthusiastic contributor to work on all-island and North-South projects.

DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS:

  • A relevant post-graduate qualification
  • Experience of SurveyMonkey software
  • Experience of website content management software such as drupal
  • Experience of SAS software.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Graduate qualification in public health or related field.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

  • Remuneration will be in the range of €24,252- €33,952 depending on qualifications and experience
  • The successful candidate will report to the Director of the Health Well
  • The position will be based inDublin 2.

APPLICATION

To apply for this position, please forward a letter of application and curriculum vitae to later than 5.00 pm on Friday 20th April.

The Institute is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to professional development.

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