Research Assistant

**Job no**: 530777
**Work type**: Full Time
**Location**: Sydney, NSW
**Categories**: Clinical/Medical Research
- Employment Type: Fixed term until March 2026 - Full Time
- Remuneration: $85717 Full Time Equivalent + 17% superannuation
- Location: Kensington UNSW Campus (hybrid)

**About UNSW**

UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

**Why Your Role Matters**

A Research Assistant (Level 5) provides technical and research assistance as part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers within the Population Child Health Clinical Research Group, School of Clinical Medicine UNSW. The Research Assistant and will be responsible for conducting research studies, writing regular reports, attending the regular meetings with stakeholders to report project progress. This position will have a particular focus on mixed methods implementation evaluation of paediatric models of health care across areas such as transition from paediatric to adult care and youth mental health projects.

The role of Research Assistant reports to the Head of the Research Group and has no direct reports. The position is full time, funded until March 2026.

**Main responsibilities Summary**
- Attend research meetings and training sessions and take minutes
- Respond to routine enquiries relating to research
- Conduct, transcribe, and analyse qualitative and quantitative interviews with support
- Undertake unsupervised research support tasks consistent with established methodologies (may include lab or field work)
- Maintain research databases, records and publication registers
- Conduct statistical data reporting
- Recruit study participants and conduct survey mail outs
- Organise fieldwork arrangements

**Who You Are**

We are looking for someone who has great communication and stakeholder management skills, aligned with UNSW’s vision and values and coming with:

- A Masters degree as a minimum, ideally in Public Health or related area
- Demonstrated experience with research in health contexts, with experience in qualitative research highly desirable
- Ideally, prior experience in the mental health space given it will be one of the first key project this role will be working on
- Advanced time management, organisational and problem-solving skills, including the ability to meet deadlines
- Demonstrated computing skills including word processing (MS word), spreadsheets (MS Excel), and statistical analysis packages
- Ability to make sound judgements and work both independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated experience supporting and contributing to projects and initiatives.

**Benefits and Culture**:People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world. Our benefits include:
- Access to up to 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- Additional 3 days of leave over the end of the year period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

**Applications close: 17 March 2025, 7PM**

Applications cannot be accepted if sent directly to the contact listed
- UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment._

Position Description

**Advertised**: 03 Mar 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 17 Mar 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight Time