Research Assistant

**Company Description** Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why.**
Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excellence, and the transformative power of education. But what sets us apart is why those things matter and how you’ll achieve them.

**Why?** Griffith brings together exceptional minds like yours from across the globe and from all walks of life. Here, we do incredible work, questioning and challenging, always in the pursuit of excellence.

**About BioSpine**
BioSpine is a research project conducted within the Griffith Centre of Biomedical and Rehabilitation Engineering (GCORE). The project aims are to develop integrated rehabilitation technologies to restore voluntary movement in people with spinal cord injury. The main project deliverables are developing and testing an electromechanical robotic rehabilitation system integrating brain-computer interfaces, human-machine interfaces, gamified cross reality, and controlled by a digital twin comprising of a personalised neuromusculoskeletal model.

GCORE represents people from Griffith University, the Gold Coast University Hospital, and other hospitals on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane, that are passionate about innovation, research and education across the ‘Lifecycle’ of orthopaedic, cardiovascular and neuromusculoskeletal conditions. GCORE embraces an active collaborative environment between researchers, engineers, designers, ICT, clinicians and health professionals, and organisational partnerships.

The objective of this position is to deliver a novel clinical rehabilitation intervention and collect outcome measures for participants enrolled in BioSpine’s studies, with prescribed professional and ethical standards, within well-established protocols, best practice and effective risk management.

In this role, you will:

- Perform tasks related to study recruitment such as advertising, online screening and conducting telephone interviews with potential research participants to assess their suitability for inclusion in the clinical trial component of the project.
- Act as the primary contact person for research participants to schedule study visits, coordinate study related assessments and appointments with health care providers as per protocol timelines.
- Monitor study compliance: (1) Assess and ensure participant safety throughout participation in the trial; (2) Maintain close communication with principal investigator/co-investigator/senior research staff regarding trial progress/concerns; (3) Recognise, track and report adverse events and protocol deviations to the principal investigators.
- Support the BioSpine project manager and senior researchers in the preparation of material for submission to ethics committees when required.
- Adhere to all relevant legislation, regulations, agreements, standards, best practice and policies in the project, including maintaining AHPRA registration where applicable.
- Liaise with external networks and industry partners to foster collaborative partnerships and recruit participants.
- Ensure Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) and Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) responsibilities as outlined in Section 5 are adhered to within the research work environment.

**About you**
What matters most is your drive to create a brighter future that benefits all. Through our core principles of excellence, ethics and engagement, you’ll thrive on seeing the direct and lasting impact you’ll have on every community and every future.

You will also have:

- A genuine passion within physiotherapy and/or exercise physiology.
- A tertiary education in a health-related discipline (e.g., exercise and human movement science, exercise physiology, physiotherapy, or other related discipline).
- Have obtained or can obtain registration/membership within the relevant allied health registration board and/or professional body.

**What we can offer**
This is a fixed term (ending 30th June 2026), part time (60%) position working primarily on the Griffith University Gold Coast campus. As Griffith is a multi-campus University you may be required to work across other campus locations.

Griffith University’s campuses are located on the lands of the Yugarabul, Yuggera, Jagera, Turrbal, Yugambeh and Kombumerri peoples.

**Salary Range**
The full time equivalent base salary will be RA Level 1 range $73,782 - $78,033 per annum + 17% superannuation. The total FTE package will be in the range $86,324 - $91,298 per annum.
**Additional Information**
As a values-led organisation, at Griffith University, we've worked hard to create a dynamic and strong organisational culture. We offer:

- A wide range of Learning and Development opportunities.
- Mix of on campus and work from home options available and a supportive work environment.
- Salary packaging options and corporate health discounts.
- Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leav