Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Volunteers play an important role at The Kids, working closely with our research and project teams to make a difference to the lives of children, young people, families and communities.

As a volunteer you will contribute to research outputs by providing support to a range of research activities, such as conducting background research, literature reviews or data analysis.
In turn, you will have the opportunity to learn from our teams and gain experience in a research environment.

Please be aware that our volunteer opportunities are limited. Submitting your application will enter you into a volunteer pool and should a suitable opportunity present itself a member of the Recruitment team will be in touch with you directly.

We encourage you to read through our different research programs on our website to see which team you would be interested in joining.

To start your application, please have the following documentation ready to submit:

Your Resume
Australian Passport or
Confirmation of Australian work rights such as Australian citizenship certificate or a valid visa permitting volunteer work and a driver's licence or birth certificate.

Thank you again for your interest in volunteering with us.

If you have any questions or queries, please reach out the Volunteers team.

Contact Email: volunteers@thekids.org.au

The Kids Research Institute Australia is committed to being champions of gender equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities and people living with disability. As such we are a proud Bronze award recipient of the first Australian Athena Swan Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program.

We acknowledge that when working in environments which contribute to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, it is imperative that Aboriginal people are at the forefront of this work. We have launched the Aboriginal Employment and Career Development Strategy to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students and researchers employed in the Institute who provide guidance and support in our work in Aboriginal health.

The Kids Research Institute Australia is one of the nation's leading medical research organisations. We are home to a diverse team of more than 1000 staff and postgraduate students dedicated to improving child health and development.
Based within the Perth Children's Hospital at the QEII Medical Centre campus in Nedlands, Western Australia, our purpose-built facility includes state-of-the-art laboratories, collaborative workspaces, clinical suites, and meeting spaces with access to leading-edge technology and research services.

Our research teams are among the world's best, and we have strong affiliations with the children's hospital and all the major Western Australian universities.

*The successful candidate will be asked to provide a satisfactory National Police Check (obtained within the last 3 months) prior to commencement*

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