Research Assistant

**Role type**:Full-time ; Fixed-term for 1 year

**Faculty**:Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS)

**Department**:P s ychiatry

**Salary**:Level A -$ 85,555 - $116,094 p er annum (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% superannuation
- Contribute to groundbreaking PTSD research / Work with leading trauma experts / Develop valuable clinical and research skills
- Investing in you - benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

**The University of Melbourne**

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**Your next career opportunity**

As a Research Assistant at Phoenix Australia, you'll play a crucial role in advancing posttraumatic mental health research. You'll support various projects, including the U.S. Department of Defense funded STOP Trial, investigating the effectiveness of Silexan in treating PTSD. You'll gain invaluable experience in participant recruitment, clinical assessments, data management, and research administration while working alongside leading experts in trauma research and treatment.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- **Conduct Research Activities**:Screen and recruit participants, administer assessments, and conduct structured clinical interviews for intervention studies.
- **Manage Data and Databases**:Maintain project databases, securely track and transfer participant data, and contribute to data analysis and reporting.
- **Ensure Participant Wellbeing**:Liaise with mental health professionals to facilitate support for study participants as needed.

**You may be a great fit if**:
You are a dedicated professional with an undergraduate degree in psychology or a related mental health field, possessing excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic research environment focused on posttraumatic mental health.

**You may also**:

- Have completed or be working towards an Honours degree in psychology or a related mental health field.
- Possess prior experience in health, mental health, or clinical research environments.
- Have experience in recruiting study participants and conducting longitudinal or intervention studies.
- Demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills.
- Show enthusiasm for developing expertise in posttraumatic mental health issues.
- Have experience with statistical programs like SPSS or R (desirable).
- Possess knowledge of posttraumatic mental health research and clinical literature (desirable).

For further information please refer to the attached PD.

**What we offer you**

We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfillment, including:

- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program
- Comprehensive career development and training, plus a 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for your immediate family members

**Your new team - Department of**Psychiatry**

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne was established in the 1960s. It is one of the largest Departments in the Melbourne Medical School. There are about 120 academic and professional staff, 140 honorary staff and 50 students pursuing research degrees from Honours, Masters, and PhD programs. A further 240 students are enrolled in graduate coursework programs, including the flagship Master of Psychiatry program. The Department plays a key role in the medical curriculum of the graduate Doctor of Medicine (MD) program, providing rotations in mental health for medical students and teaching in other sections of the course. The Department also offers opportunities for students undertaking research projects in the MD course.

The Department is located across a broad reach of Melbourne, including teaching and research units at Austin Health, Royal Melbourne Hospital, St Vincent's Health, Northern Health and Western Health. The Department also has units at two private hospitals: Albert Road Clinic (Ramsay Health Care) and The Melbourne Clinic (Healthscope).

The Department’s research focuses on improving our understanding and treatment of mental health disorders across the lifespan. It covers a broad range of psychiatric research, including prediction and biomarker research, neuropsychiatry, psychopharmacology, neuroimaging, psychosocial research, economic evaluation, ethics, psychiatric epidemiolog