Research Assistant

2 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia The Kids Research Institute Australia Full time

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The Opportunity

Do you have a passion for research and a desire to improve the lives of children with an intellectual disability and their families?

The Opportunity

Do you have a passion for research and a desire to improve the lives of children with an intellectual disability and their families?

Join our Child Disability team at The Kids Research Institute Australia and our vibrant program of epidemiology, measurement science and evaluation research. The vision of the Child Disability team is that all children impacted by disability and their families will live their best lives. Our research is evidence-and consumer-informed, underpinned by excellence in study design, analysis, and reporting.

We Now Have An Exciting Opportunity For a Research Assistant To Work Alongside Our Diverse Research Team. You Will Have Opportunities To Support The Team In a Range Of Activities, Such As

  • Assisting with literature and policy reviews, as well as ethics applications as required.
  • Contributing to the development of research papers, reports, webinar and conference presentations that support engagement with different stakeholder groups.
  • Assisting with the creation and piloting of surveys, interviews and evaluations.
  • Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with participating community members, colleagues, collaborators and other project participants.

Conveniently based within Perth Children's Hospital in Nedlands, this role will be offered for an initial 5-year period. A full-time or a part-time FTE) position will be considered for the right candidate.

About You

The successful candidate will hold a relevant tertiary qualification in a health-related field and experience in the health, disability, or community sector, or have other relevant work experience. Along with this, you will possess the following:
  • Knowledge and understanding of child disability including intellectual disabilities.
  • Experience with writing documents and reports.
  • Highly developed interpersonal communication skills, including the demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a collaborative team environment.
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy when managing data.
  • Experience in research processes such as literature reviews, protocol development and data management and analysis are advantageous.

We are driving inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work and embrace the diverse career and life experiences of our staff. If you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application. We also encourage you to address any career disruptions (if applicable) you may have had in your cover letter.

About Us

Our aim is to create a workplace where people are respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace all employee differences, foster a culture that supports diversity and inclusion, and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where required.

Some Of Our Staff Benefits Include
  • Save on tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 of Living Expenses and up to $2,650 on Entertainment Benefits each FBT year.
  • Additional annual leave over Christmas and Easter.
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Early and Mid-Career Researcher Mentoring Program.
  • Various initiatives providing strategic support to researchers, including funding support.
  • Extensive health and wellbeing program with weekly events.
  • Flexible work options and hybrid working.
  • Modern offices and end of trip facilities, including sit to stand desks.
  • Access to Corporate Health Insurance.
  • Staff purchasing discounts including travel, IT Hardware and stationery.

How To Apply

If you think that this is the right role and an exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit your application.

Your cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and experience outlined in the "About You" section above.

Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please direct your query to

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to

Click Here For The Job Description

Contact Name: Jenny Downs

Contact Email:

Closing Date: 08/09/2025 - We reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.

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.Seniority level
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