Research Assistant in Youth Mental Health

2 weeks ago

Parkville, Australia University of Melbourne Full time

**Job no**: 0062120
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Part time (0.6 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
- **Assist in a clinical trial at Orygen focusing on bipolar disorder in youth, conducting research tasks and data collection.**:

- **Opportunity to contribute to innovative research impacting youth mental health and get exposure to clinical/mental health assessments.**:

- **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**
The Research Assistant (RA) will contribute to the BLEND-2 clinical trial at Orygen, focusing on bipolar disorder in youth. Responsibilities include participant recruitment, conducting clinical interviews, data collection, regulatory reporting, stakeholder engagement and adhering to Australian Good Clinical Practice guidelines. With some out-of-hours work required, the RA will work closely with the project manager, Mr. Dylan Hammond, ensuring accurate data collection and maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Identifying and recruiting research participants and recording participant information and consent procedures, ensuring confidentiality is maintained throughout.
- Coordination, collection, and entry of data obtained through research assessment measures.
- Manage adverse event reporting in collaboration with the project manager and the lead investigator.

**Who We Are Looking For**

You will also have:

- A postgraduate degree (Honours, Masters, or doctoral degree) in behavioural or social sciences or a related discipline
- A strong interest in youth-onset mental health difficulties and mental health interventions
- Experience with clinical or research interviews using semi-structured psychiatric assessment tools or mental health rating scales

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

**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**
Established in January 2009, the University of Melbourne's Centre for Youth Mental Health (CYMH) pioneers research and support for mental health in young people. It serves as the academic and administrative hub for Orygen, managing all relevant grants and reflecting the field's interdisciplinary nature. Led by Professor Patrick McGorry, CYMH stands as a groundbreaking initiative within the Faculty, driving innovation and impact in youth mental health research and practice.

**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**
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**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.

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**
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- **The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the )**

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**Advertised**: 18 Apr 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time

**Applications close**: 02 May 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

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