Role Title: Literature Review / Academic Writing Intern
Organisation: Earbus Foundation of Western Australia
Internship Period: Winter (June - July)
Location: Perth
Purpose: To conduct a literature review on Aboriginal ear and hearing health and support the development of a review or policy‑guiding publication.
Required background:
Experience conducting systematic reviews in health or science. We need someone already familiar with this methodology, and who has led the writing of such reviews in the past, from start to finish (publication).
Key responsibilities:
Conduct a literature review around relevant topics, including (but not limited to):
Aboriginal ear and hearing health
Healthcare disparities
Access to care in remote communities
Current policies around Aboriginal health care, and other topics. A first step would be working with the intern to define the full scope of topics to search in this step.
Identify gaps in current knowledge and develop a set of potential topics for a review article.
Work with me to select the final article topic, identify a suitable target journal, and plan the structure of the article.
Draft the review article with agreed milestones and realistic timelines for completion within the internship period. The intern will be listed as the first author on the published study.
The Foundation exists to support Indigenous and at-risk families and children. We share common values. The values are the non-negotiable, unchanging heart of the organisation. Our mission is to reduce the incidence of middle ear disease in Indigenous and at-risk children in Western Australia below the World Health Organization benchmark of 4%