Research Assistant

$80,467 - $88,022 (G05) pro-rata + 3.5% increase in June 2025
- Fixed term (3 years), part-time (0.6 FTE) opportunity (negotiable)
- 17% Superannuation + Fantastic benefits and work enviroment

**Job Reference: 997197**

**About the role**

This is a fixed-term (3 years), part-time (0.6 FTE) position which offers a unique opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary, multi-site research team spanning speech pathology, occupational therapy, neuropsychology, and health economics. You will play a critical role in the project, assisting the Postdoctoral Research Fellow and team in collecting and analysing interview and interactional data. This will enable the co-design, testing, and implementing of a new training program to improve how assessments are communicated with clients and families, and to enhance consumer engagement in acquired brain injury rehabilitation.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Coordinate requirements, and prepare materials for research activities, meetings, travel arrangements for visiting investigators on the Grant.
- Liaise with project stakeholders and participants to arrange activities.
- Contribute to research activities in accordance with the skills required of the position.
- Undertake literature searches and reviews.
- Undertake data collection and preliminary analysis.
- Assist with the drafting of progress reports and publications.
- Assist with the preparation of materials and organisation for conference presentations and workshops.
- Facilitate input and updating of research information/activity in relevant databases.
- Liaise with relevant internal and external stakeholders as necessary.
- Undertake other activities which the incumbent might reasonably be expected to do, and which are consistent with the accountabilities and responsibilities as listed above.

**Who we are looking for - Selection Criteria**
- Completion of a relevant degree AND clinical experience in either Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Neuropsychology or Clinical Psychology, preferably in adult neurological rehabilitation.
- Demonstrated experience in relevant scientific/research methods, techniques and protocols.
- Demonstrated organisational and administrative skills with the ability to coordinate activities and prioritise tasks.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collate and analyse data.
- Demonstrated effectiveness in both written and oral communication skills with the ability to liaise effectively with colleagues and stakeholders and to produce documentation which is clear and concise.
- Demonstrated competence in the use of word-processing and spreadsheet packages, including the ability to generate reports.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as well as effectively as part of a team.

**Role Requirements**:

- As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role.

**About Curtin University**

**What We Offer You**:
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more. For more information, check out our benefits page

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**If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW and provide the following documents**:

- Resume
- Cover Letter addressing the selection criteria stated in this advertisement

**Applications close: Monday 23rd June 2025**
- Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert._