Research Assistant

7 hours ago

Nedlands, Australia The Kids Research Institute Australia Full time

**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:

- 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.

**About You**
- 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.

**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,

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

**Contact Name**:Jenny Downs

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

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