Research Assistant in Youth Mental Health

**Research Assistant in Youth Mental Health - Virtual Reality**:
**Position Number**: 0064901
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Part-time (0.8 FTE); Fixed-term for 12 months
**Faculty**:Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
**Department**:Centre for Youth Mental Health
**Salary**:Academic Level A - $83,468 - $113,262 p.a. pro rata plus 17% super
- **Support VR mental health research by recruiting participants, conducting clinical assessments, and managing study data and protocols.**:

- **Work with innovative VR therapies co-designed with young people to transform mental health treatment and recovery outcomes.**:

- **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 will work within the Virtual Reality (VR) Team at Orygen and The University of Melbourne, contributing to innovative research projects aimed at improving the lives of young people with mental health challenges. This role involves recruiting participants (aged 12-30) receiving treatment for mental health disorders, conducting clinical research assessments and interviews, and maintaining study databases. With comprehensive training and support, the Research Assistant will help evaluate and enhance study processes, supporting the development of VR therapies that aid young people in their recovery journeys.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Recruit participants for VR research trials.
- Follow informed consent procedures, ensuring confidentiality is maintained.
- Support building research databases and enter accurate and timely participant data.
- Interview participants using multiple standardised clinical assessment instruments according to the relevant research protocol.

**Who We Are Looking For**

You will also have:

- A postgraduate degree (Honours, Masters or doctoral degree) in the behavioural or social sciences and/or related discipline, with subsequent experience
- Demonstrated ability to conduct recruitment and assessments within populations of young people with mental ill-health.
- Able to confidently work with a degree of autonomy and limited supervision and/or as part of a team.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, particularly a demonstrated ability to simultaneously work on multiple tasks independently.

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 (CYMH)**

**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

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- **Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience**:

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**Advertised**: 29 Jan 2025 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

**Applications close**: 09 Feb 2025 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time