Research Assistant

5 months ago


Parkville, Australia University of Melbourne Full time

**Job no**: 0030858
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Part-time (0.4 FTE); Fixed-term for 12 months
**Faculty**:Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department/School**:Centre for Youth Mental Health
**Salary**:Level A - $80,258 - $108,906 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Join an innovative research team working on a new project, the first youth-specific HiTH model of its kind nationally, designed for young people with significant mental ill-health.**:

- **Exciting opportunity for an exceptional early career researcher to progress their career in the field of mental ill-health in young people.**:

- **Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families**

**About the Role**
This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to join Orygen Orygen is a not-for-profit company with three Members: the Colonial Foundation, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health. Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Liaise with Centre for Youth Mental Health (CYMH) and Orygen clinical staff, and with youth with mental ill-health and their families to recruit participants to the research study.
- Conduct semi-structured interviews with participants (youth, carers, siblings) within clinical (e.g., CYMH/Orygen and/or telehealth) and community settings (e.g., young person’s home, schools, etc.).
- Maintain accurate and detailed records of study data and participant information and consent procedures as well as maintaining and confidential files and reports.

**Who We Are Looking For**
To be successful in this role you will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to develop positive working relationships with a range of stakeholders. You will also demonstrate excellent organisational and problem-solving skills, which enable you to manage competing demands and meet projects deadlines.

You will also have:

- Undergraduate degree in behavioural or social sciences and/or related discipline, with subsequent experience.
- An understanding of youth-onset mental health disorders.
- Experience with recruitment and conducting interviews, surveys or assessments (in clinical, research, or other related contexts).

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
- This position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check to ensure the University provides a safe environment for everyone._

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.** This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your New Team - Centre for Youth Mental Health**
In January 2009 the University of Melbourne established a new Centre for Youth Mental Health (CYMH) within the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, where the academic and professional staff who are provided to Orygen are now based. All NHMRC and ARC Grants to be used for Orygen activities are managed within CYMH.

The creation of this academic and administrative structure reflects the multidisciplinary nature of this field of inquiry and knowledge, and its growing scientific and practical breadth and significance. This is only the fourth such supra-departmental structure to be created in the Faculty and there is no parallel to date anywhere else in Australia.The Chair of the Centre for Youth Mental Health is Professor Patrick McGorry and the Chief Operating Officer is Mr John Moran. Reporting arrangements are through the University of Melbourne structure with a direct report to Professor Jane Gunn, Dean of the Faculty.

**What We Offer You**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page

**About the University of Melbourne**
We’re tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website and stay connected with our stories and people on LinkedIn.

**Be Yourself**
The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page.


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