Research Assistant

Summary

Full-Time, 12-Month Contract

At the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people.

The Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) established in 2017, was designed to monitor the health, service utilisation, medication use, mortality, and other health specific outcomes of people receiving aged care services. ROSA’s efficient model leverages existing information, bringing together diverse datasets collected by different organisations throughout the country, to provide us with a whole picture of the ageing pathway. ROSA produces evidence to guide decision-making for quality, coordinated, efficient, innovative, and age-friendly services and practices.

An exciting opportunity is now available for a Research Assistant to join SAHMRI, supporting ROSA through provision of high level administrative and research support. Working closely with the ROSA Director, Associate Director and broader ROSA team, this role will support with the coordination of meetings and general administration tasks to support communication and efficiency across various projects.

About the role

Key responsibilities include:

- Schedule and coordinate ROSA Steering Committee and other governance committee meetings, minutes, and action items.
- Maintaining relationships and coordination with local Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) sites and teams for the delivery of necessary documentation for ROSA.
- Provide general research administration support for research team. This includes team meeting coordination, preparing expense reports, submitting invoices, scheduling payments, and managing IT matters.
- General support for the consumer and industry engagement of ROSA activities. This includes organising/setting up meetings, providing required documentation (e.g., agendas, minutes), assistance with presentation preparation, processing Consumer representative claims.
- Provide support to the ROSA Director/Associate Director in drafting reports to funders and other research administrative requirements.
- Manage the ROSA team’s ongoing projects, grants, and documentation in various platforms, including in-house documentation, NHMRC/SAPPHIRE and PURE.
- Support with the submission and dissemination of ROSA outputs including scientific publications, including coordinating the submission of manuscripts and reports as needed from the ROSA Director/Associate Director.

About You
- Degree qualification in a relevant field with relevant experience.
- Honours qualification is desirable.
- Meticulous attention to detail; methodical with excellent record keeping skills.
- Demonstrated experience in providing high level support to research projects and research staff/teams.
- Highly motivated and can prioritise workload and to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently, seeking support when necessary to complete the task.
- Ability to work in a team, establish positive relationships and rapport effectively.
- Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite of products.
- High level written and verbal communication skills.

Special Requirements
- Some out of hours work may be required.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

For a copy of the position description, please click here.

Applications close: 10:00pm ACST Monday 9th September 2024
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply_
- SAHMRI is a member of the Athena SWAN Science in Australia Gender Equity program. We have been awarded Bronze status for our commitment to advancing the careers of women, trans and gender diverse individuals in STEMM._

Equity & Diversity at SAHMRI

At SAHMRI, we live our commitment to equity and diversity every day: respecting people as individuals and valuing differences to create a working environment that is fair and flexible, promotes personal and professional growth and benefits from the capabilities of a diverse workforce.