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Research Assistant (Level ARA)

Employer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Location
Magill, Australia
Salary
$80,099 pro rata per annum (plus 17% superannuation)
Closing date
12 Feb 2025
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  • Based in Justice & Society at the Magill campus
  • Part time (0.8 to 0.9FTE), fixed term contract until 31 December 2027
  • Commencement Salary: $80,099 pro rata per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

You will be responsible for undertaking research-related support activities for the NHMRC Grant project titled ‘Predicting delirium vulnerability from pre-surgery neurophysiological measures’. This will involve providing administrative support across a range of tasks, liaising with a broad range of stakeholders, and collecting data all while maintaining diligence and attention to detail. 

About UniSA

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Core Responsibilities 

  • Under direction, lead ethics applications and clinical governance processes related to the project
  • Undertake logistical elements of the project, including participant recruitment and scheduling, and liaising and meeting with Consumer Representatives
  • Collect psychophysiological, psychological, functional and mood data from older adults under limited supervision
  • Undertake administrative duties including taking meeting minutes, developing and updating Standard Operating Procedures, maintaining a project risk register, and being involved in data entry and database management
  • Under direction, provide training to students and study investigators on the collection of high-quality data

Essential Skills and Experience 

  • A Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate Psychology or Allied Health area relevant to the research
  • Demonstrated organisational and time management skills together with resourcefulness and initiative to manage multiple priorities and demands in the context of research
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences in the context of running a research project under supervision, including research participants, clinical scientists, and consumer advocates
  • Experience in submitting and reporting to an Ethics Committee
  • Experience with data entry and database management, and the ability to collect psychological or psychophysiological data

Benefits 

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

  • Access to great personal development opportunities 
  • Generous superannuation contributions of 17% 
  • Employee assistance and development programs 
  • Staff study support 
  • A variety of leave arrangements

Culture 

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability. 

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.   

Please address your cover letter to Jasmin Jensen, Senior Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at recruitment@unisa.edu.au using job reference number 6956. 

Applications close: 11:30pm Wednesday 12th February 2025 

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on recruitment@unisa.edu.au. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.   

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment. 

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory National Police Check (NPC) being obtained and maintained. 

It is also an inherent requirement of this position that the successful candidate hold a current Vulnerable-person related employment screening assessment determining them fit to work with vulnerable people. 

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How to apply:

Applications must be lodged online, please note UniSA does not accept applications via email.

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