Do you want to contribute to improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health outcomes?

We encourage people with expertise in corporate governance, health research, community development, education and technology, legal and finance, and/or business and marketing to apply. In accordance with the Lowitja Institute’s policy, these are honorary positions.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute your skills and passion to influence the research and policy landscape in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
Read more

How to apply
1. Download the Selection Criteria
2. Download Expression of Interest (Chairperson) form in PDF (or in MS Word) or Expression of Interest (Director) form in PDF (or in Ms Word)
3. Complete the form including an outline of the area of expertise under which you are applying and ensure that you sign the form.
4. Attach your CV giving details of positions held to date that are relevant to the selection criteria.
5. Submit the completed Expression of Interest form and attached CV by email, fax or mail to:

Email: katie.symes@lowitja.org.au
Fax: 03 8341 5599
Mail: PO Box 650, Carlton South, Victoria, 3053.

Closing Date
Expressions of Interest should be submitted no later than 5.00pm (EST), Tuesday 31 August 2010. Late applications will not be accepted.

For further information or assistance
Contact our Executive Officer Katie Symes.
T:   0488 023 027

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is seeking to appoint a Director of Research - Indigenous Social and Cultural Wellbeing.  This vacancy is a new position, with responsibility for research relating to Indigenous health and wellbeing; education, history and cultural transmission; and language arts and cultural expression.

An online job advertisement can be viewed at SEEK.  A posisition description is available at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/corporate/employment/employment.html. Further information on this position can be provided by Dr Luke Taylor, Deputy Principal (email Luke.Taylor@aiatsis.gov.au, phone 02 6246 1118).  Applications close on 21 August 2010.

The Chronic Diseases Network (CDN) is holding the 14th Annual NT Chronic Diseases Network Conference, “Health Literacy: Opening Doors to Health and Wellbeing”, on 9-10 December 2010 in Darwin. 

The program and other conference information is available at http://www.cdnconference.com.au/.  Early bird registrations close on Friday 30 July 2010.

The CDN has announced that Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people working or studying in health / chronic diseases can apply to attend the upcoming CDN Conference as a sponsored delegate or presenter. Sponsorship will cover conference registration costs and accommodation, if required. Sponsorship will be offered on the basis of applicants meeting the selection criteria outlined in the application form.  Sponsorship applications close on Friday 6 August 2010.

For more information and an application form on sponshopship opportunities, email: chronicdiseasesnetwork@nt.gov.au or phone: (08) 8985 8280 or (08) 8922 7770.

The 11th National Rural Health Conference is being held on 13-16 March 2011 in Perth with the theme of "Rural and remote Australia: the heart of a healthy nation".

The conference will involve discussions on everything from the social and economic determinants, chronic disease, and electronic health records, to the rural and remote health research agenda. Considerations of the impact of implementing changes proposed in the Government’s three major health reviews will form the background for these discussions.

Conference organisers are calling for abstracts to be submitted by 23 August 2010.  A very early bird registration applies for thos who apply by 1 August and an early bird registration applies before 18 December.  For more information about the conference, go to the website at http://11nrhc.ruralhealth.org.au/.

The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR), located at the Australian National University, invites applications for an Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) PhD scholarship. The PhD candidate will participate in research that aims to critically assess the degree to which philanthropic interventions improve Indigenous education outcomes, with the goal of identifying or developing models, strategies and principles of effective partnership and engagement.

The scholar will be required to have a background in anthropology, education or a similar social science discipline.  A demonstrated knowledge of and interest in Indigenous Australian communities and people is required.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are particularly encouraged to apply. 

The scholarship includes a stipend of $27,222 per annum (tax free) for three years.  Applications close on 31 July 2010.  For more information go to the CAEPR website or contact Dr Jerry Schwab (Tel (02) 61258208, Email: Jerry.Schwab@anu.edu.au) or Dr Janet Hunt (Tel (02) 61258209, Email: Janet.Hunt@anu.edu.au).

The final Annual Report of the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health (CRCAH) covers the period from July 2009 to February 2010. It reports on CRCAH research, its people, knowledge exchange activities, projects, stakeholders, and the transition from the CRCAH to the Lowitja Institute.

Download CRCAH Annual Report 2009-2010: Building the Know-How to Make a Difference [4.64MB].

Previous annual reports of the CRCAH and CRCATH can be found in the CRCAH Archive.

The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is holding its 40th annual conference on 27-29 September 2010 at the Adelaide Convention Centre. The theme is Public Health in a 21st Century Society: New ways of knowing doing living.  More about the conference can be found at the conference website.

The PHAA VicBranch are offering five scholarships of $750 each for students, Aboriginal workers and consumers to attend the PHAA Conference. More information on selection criteria and how to apply below:

• Information on two scholarships for Victorian Aboriginal people
• Information on two scholarships for Victorian Public Health Consumers
• Information on one scholarship for Victorian Public Health Student 

Applications close on Wednesday June 30th 2010. 

In order to address the issues relating to diabetes and cardiovascular disease amongst Aboriginal people living in and around Alice Springs, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, in collaboration with Central Australian Aboriginal Congress and the Alice Springs Hospital, is holding a symposium called Diabetes Care at the Centre: Grassroots Care & Prevention on 13-14 August 2010 in Alice Springs. 

The symposium is designed to inform service delivery, improve prevention and enhance treatment protocols.  It will showcase some best practice examples of effective care programs and explore the social, cultural and psychological factors impacting chronic disease.  This event aims to promote engagement between local health care providers, educators, researchers and policy makers; and to expand knowledge of evidence based care in an effort to reduce the ill health and mortality caused by diabetes and its complications.

For more information and to register for this event go to http://www.bakeridi.edu.au/alice_springs/events/ or call the symposium co-ordinator on 1300 728 900.  You can also download the Diabetes Care at the Centre event flyer.

The Improving the Culture of Hospitals Project (ICHP) has produced its third and final newsletter.  The project was funded by the CRCAH to assist hospitals to prodvide appropriate and effective services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

This newsletter (April 2010) summarises the outcomes, recommendations and future activities that have been developed by the project team. It includes the key findings and recommendations for hospitals, government policy, Australian Council of Healthcare Standards, future research and knowledge transfer activities.

Download ICHP Newsletter.  Previous ICHP Newsletters can be found at the ICHP webpage.