Several paid Semester 2, 2018 Internship Opportunities exist for ANU students to work within AIHW on a number of key health and welfare related projects.

Please see below for additional information on each project and on how to apply for these opportunities. Note that eligibility criteria exisits.
 

Eligibilty Criteria:

To be eligible for this internship you must have: 

- completed 96 units of study in your Undergraduate CECS program (or 48 units if you are a Postgraduate Student);

- a current GPA of at least 5.0;

- sufficient space in your remaining program for an 6-12 unit internship (i.e. Computing or University Electives).

- Excellent spoken, listening and written communication skills;

- Be a domestic student OR have work rights in Australia (e.g. hold a student visa that entitles you to work up to 40 hours per fortnight). 

How to Apply:

1. Complete the online application form

2. Forward your CV and Academic Transcript to CECS Student Services

Application Deadline:

Applications are open now and close at 11:59pm on Wednesday, 4^th of July.

About the Projects

Housing and Specialised Services Group have nominated the following projects:

Project 1:         Developing a process to assess National Social Housing Survey data requests - The National Social Housing Survey provides researchers and policy makers with valuable information on the experience of social housing, and we receive many requests to provide data from this survey. This internship project involves developing an automated process that supports more efficient assessment of the quality and suitability of specified combinations of variables for release. It requires strong technical skills, programming experience (e.g. SAS, SQL, javascript, python), and the ability to understand complex processes, develop comprehensive documentation and work independently.

Project 2:       Developing an information package for linkage with the Specialist Homelessness Services Collection - Linking data sets provides valuable insights for both researchers and policy makers. The AIHW is one of only three Accredited Integrating Authorities in Australia, and we receive many requests to link a range of data sets, including our collection about the services that are provided by specialist homelessness agencies. This internship project involves developing an information package to assist researchers and policy makers navigate the process of requesting homelessness data linked with other data sets. This project requires a high level of written communication, the ability to understand complex processes and the ability to work independently.

Project 3:         Australian Government Housing Dataset (AGHDS): historical analysis and visualisation exploration - The aims of this project is to prepare historical confidentialised unit record files from the AIHW's AGHDS repository (2006 to present) and explore options for improved presentation (including visualisation) of this collection. The student would be required to use their data analysis and coding skills to confidentialise and split the AGHDS holdings using SAS, apply technical writing skills to produce documentation relating to the collection, and develop and apply data visualisation and presentation skills. The student will have opportunities to draft communication about the dataset with our stakeholders in state housing authorities, and will be required to apply and develop their project management skills to deliver the outputs they prepare.

Hospitals, Resourcing and Classifications Group have nominated the following project within the Health Performance Indicators Unit, a description of the Unit is included below:

Project 4:        AIHW contribution to OECD HCQIs reported in Health at a Glance - The AIHW contributes Health quality indicator data to the OECD’s Health at a Glance publication every 2 years. The AIHW usually also publishes this data with some commentary on the results, these publications can be found on the International comparisons page of the AIHW website. This project would be to transfer the data supplied by the AIHW in 2017 into a new web-based format, probably using Tableau data visualisation software. It would be a good opportunity for someone to learn tableau and would supply the AIHW with a framework for publishing subsequent years contributions. There would be an opportunity to design better ways to display the data and there is a lot to learn and understand about the complexities of the data.

Project 5:  Health Performance Indicators Unit (HPIU) – The HPIU contributes to health performance indicator reporting in Australia by developing, maintaining and publishing the performance indicator specifications for the National Healthcare Agreement, as well as co-ordinating data supply. We also report on the Australian Health Performance Framework biennially in the AIHW publication Australia’s health. Internationally we contribute health performance indicator data on behalf of Australia to the OECD’s Health at a Glance publication. The Unit also collects data for three of the AIHW’s data collection: the National Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia Data Collection, the National Radiotherapy Waiting Times Database and the Public Dental Waiting Times Database.

About the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) is a national asset. As an independent information management agency, we enable other organisations to improve their policies and services and achieve their goals by making better use of evidence—a fundamental requirement for good decision-making. As an AIHW intern you will work alongside experts in their field.

Our vision

Stronger evidence,

better decisions,

improved health and welfare.

Our purpose

To create authoritative and accessible information and statistics that inform decisions and improve the health and welfare of all Australians.

We are committed to providing high quality, national data and analysis across the health, housing and community services sectors. This covers a wide range of areas, from health and welfare expenditure, hospitals, disease and injury, disability and mental health, to ageing, homelessness, and Indigenous health and welfare.

We value a positive, friendly, cooperative and productive workplace where people are treated with respect and courtesy, and diverse and unique attributes are recognised and valued. We are committed to providing flexibility in working arrangements to recognise the importance of balancing work commitments with family, caring and other personal commitments of employees outside of work.

The AIHW is committed to creating genuine opportunities for all, and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people(s), people with a disability and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

For more information, visit the About Us page of our website.

The Roles

No matter what role you take on, you will know that your work will make a difference in the broader community.

We encourage interns from a wide range of skills and disciplines. This may include (but is not limited to) those with qualifications and/or relevant work experience in statistics, epidemiology, demography,  data science, Science Communication, economics, actuarial studies, accounting, health information management, health sciences, social sciences, data mining, predictive modelling or geospatial/GIS (geographic information system) mapping.

AIHW interns will have the opportunity to work in areas such as population health, community services, health services, housing, Indigenous health and welfare, communications and information management.