Clinical Research Officer

2 x full time, 1-year fixed term positions located at John Hunter Hospital
- Higher Education Worker Level 6 + 17% superannuation
- Provide high-level research support for the HMRI’s Asthma & Breathing Program

**About our University**:
The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the globe. Underpinned by this vision are our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability.

The College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing is an innovative and dynamic research-intensive faculty, which is passionate about excellence, equity and engagement globally and regionally. In collaboration with our external partners and stakeholders, the College strives to make a difference by creating new knowledge, preparing exemplary, career ready health care and health research professionals, and producing world-leading research that builds capacity for excellence in health care intervention.

We provide opportunities for all people regardless of their background and experience, and this philosophy is reflected across all that we do.

**Be challenged and imagine with us**:
As Clinical Research Officer, you will provide a high level of clinical and research support to the Airway Disease Management (ADM) Research Leader, within the Hunter Medical Research Institute’s (HMRI) Asthma and Breathing Program.

In this role you will:

- Support research related activities across a range of projects and initiatives
- Recruit research participants and conduct research visits with participants
- Contribute to the development of project protocols and research materials, including manuals and case report forms

These 1-year fixed term positions are full time and will be located at John Hunter Hospital (HMRI) (Awabakal and Worimi land).

**How will you inspire us?**:
You will have:

- Experience working with patients/research participants
- Familiarity and experience working with range of written research materials
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Demonstrated organisational skills and the ability to work to competing deadlines

You will be part of a dynamic and inter-professional research group, with an outstanding research track record and exceptional research facilities. You will have a passion for excellence and discovery as well as understanding our work to clinically maintain creativity and currency in terms of generating research ideas that ultimately aim to improve patient outcomes.

**What we offer**:
The remuneration for this position is from $82,707 + 17% superannuation and is commensurate with skills and experience.

For information on our employee benefits (such as flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging) please visit here.

**Your next steps**:

- Your resume
- A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed below
- Developed interpersonal skills including the ability to participate in a multidisciplinary team environment demonstrating, mutual respect, and working collaboratively.
- Strong and effective communication skills.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet competing deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as and statistical software.
- Ability to make sound decisions within your sphere of responsibility and take responsibility of delivering to plan and on time.

**Please upload your Cover Letter **and** response to the requested Criteria as **one** PDF document**.

Your Cover Letter and Response to the Essential Criteria should not exceed 4 pages (approximately 2,000 words).

For the full list of the selection criteria and role responsibilities, please download the Position Description (available in the Related Documents section below).

**Closing date: Thursday 23 March at 11.59pm AEDT**

**We are excited to be Looking Ahead with you**

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