Casual Research Ethics Advisor

Job no: 576517

Work type: Casual

Location: Flexible

Categories: Administration

Casual Hourly Rate: HEW 6 ($62.98 per hour + 11% superannuation)

Employment Type: Casual

Location: Flexible (Burwood or Geelong Campuses)

About us

The flexible learning options we provide our students and our diverse team of professionals and academic experts has enabled us to achieve a 5-star rating by the prestigious university ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds. For eight consecutive years, we've achieved the highest level of overall student satisfaction among Victorian universities.

We have a network of campuses, learning centres and research centres across Victoria and corporate offices in Melbourne, China, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. Our online Cloud campus provides more than 13,000 students with access to state-of-the-art digital tools and direct access to world-renowned academics.

As a Victorian university with a global impact, Deakin is translating its research into commercial outcomes that will help drive innovation for Australia's economy.

As an Adviser, Research Ethics, you will:

• Support the central administration of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and required approval processes in relation to research involving humans and animals.
• Deliver effective and efficient support for researchers and work closely with the Research Ethics team, DUHREC, Faculty HEAGs, Faculty staff and students seeking human ethics approval.
• Provide high level advice to DUHREC, Faculty HEAGs, staff and students on the use of human participants in research in accordance with legislative requirements and University policy.
• Implement and monitor a wide range of administrative tasks associated with human and animal research ethics, to ensure the efficient management of human research ethics within the University.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Plan and oversee research ethics projects/activities to deliver efficient, high quality and sustainable outcomes. Understand and integrate perspectives held within different areas of the University and put plans in place to build collaboration, mutually beneficial ethical alliances and develop common goals.
• Bring a strong customer mindset. Strive for excellence and consult regularly with staff/students/stakeholders to clarify who requires the information, the purpose for which it is required, criteria for success and where and when advice and recommendation is required. Respond to feedback from stakeholders regarding their satisfaction and perspective with services received with openness and transparency.
• Provide ethical advice to staff/students/stakeholders that address underlying issues, promoting value-adding insights and recommendations. Develop and implement practical, accessible solutions based on stakeholder needs and a customer first mindset.
• Plan and prioritise work and critical activities appropriately and recognise barriers to achieving outcomes, find effective ways to deal with them and evaluate progress. Seek to continuously improve and apply critical learnings from projects and initiatives across the University.
• Build new and productive relationships with a diverse range of potential students, stakeholders or key and influential individuals.
• Establish and demonstrate a high level of learning, energy and commitment. Maintain personal integrity and make decisions consistent with university values.
• Process project applications, amendments, progress and final reports within the Research Point database. Assist researchers with navigating and submitting their applications via the Research Point database.

To be successful, you'll have:

• A Degree with subsequent relevant experience; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Experience in administration, databases, and related activities in a large organisation with complex administrative structures, policies and procedures.
• Experience in operating in a high-pressure diverse environment.
• Knowledge of human research ethics in a University environment a plus.
• This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working With Children Check (refer to Deakin's Recruitment Procedure for further details).

Applications for this position close on 15/09/2025. Please submit your updated resume and 1 page cover letter and contact Lisa Fry, Manager, Research Ethics ) if you have any questions.

Advertised: 05 Sep 2025 AUS Eastern Standard Time