Research Assistant

Research Assistant

Job no: 539192
Work type: Full Time
Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW
Categories: Research Administration support, Clinical/Medical Research

• Employment Type: Full - time (35 hours a week)
• Duration: 12 Months Fixed Term contract
• Remuneration: $88,717 base pro-rata, plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Work rights required: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position.
• Location: Wagga Wagga, NSW

Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health at UNSW

UNSW Medicine & Health is a national leader in learning, teaching and research, with close affiliations to several of Australia’s finest hospitals, research institutes and health care organisations.

The Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health within the School of Clinical Medicine leads the delivery of educational and research activities aimed at the maintenance of child and adolescent health from the neonatal period until 18 years of age.

Details of the role

A Research Assistant (RA) plays a key role in supporting research projects as part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers within the Population Child Health Clinical Research Group, School of Clinical Medicine UNSW.

The RA will support the Enhancing Paediatrics in Primary Care (EPiPC) program in the Murrumbidgee region, coordinating site-level activities from a Wagga Wagga base. The role contributes to delivery and evaluation of EPiPC/EPiPC-S within rural primary care settings (general practices, community paediatrics, MDT/allied health), including stakeholder engagement, participant coordination, data collection and management, and operational trial support.

The RA will work closely with Murrumbidgee Local Health District, Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network, participating GP practices and the EPiPC clinical/research team to enable timely, high-quality implementation and evaluation aligned with project milestones. The post holder will report to the Head of the Population Child Health Research Group.

Some key skills required:

• A university degree in health-related research methods or related discipline, or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through a combination of education, training or experience
• Demonstrated experience providing practical research support within clinical or primary-care settings, with strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with qualitative research methods (interviews and focus groups) and an understanding of basic statistical principles
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day research activities across multiple sites, including scheduling MDT and case-conference activities
• Experience administering surveys and clinician instruments, supporting practice-level data extracts, and maintaining secure research records
• Familiarity with REDCap or similar databases, including basic data cleaning and quality assurance processes
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines independently
• Willingness to travel across the Murrumbidgee Local Health District and work flexibly to meet project needs, including holding a current driver licence

Desirable:

• Experience in paediatric/community health or general practice research; familiarity with EPiPC/EPiPC-S aims (access, timeliness, service utilisation; health outcomes; cost-effectiveness; implementation).
• Familiarity with REDCap or similar, and with practice-level data processes.
• Experience supporting PDSA/quality-improvement cycles and hybrid effectiveness-implementation evaluations.
• Lived experience or prior work in rural NSW communities.

Please refer to the position description for full details.

UNSW Benefits and Culture

• 17% Superannuation and leave loading
• Flexible working
• Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
• Access to lifelong learning and career development
• Progressive HR practices

More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here.

Pre-Employment Checks:

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:

• National and International Criminal history checks
• Entitlement to work and ID checks
• Working With Children Checks
• Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
• Verification of relevant qualifications
• Verification of relevant professional membership
• Employment history and reference checks
• Financial responsibility assessments/checks
• Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

How to apply:

Please click on Apply now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate document addressing the skills and experience listed in the Position Description. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Contact

Frank McHenry, Talent Acquisition Associate
E: f.mchenry@unsw.edu.au

Applications close: Sunday 3rd May before 11.30pm Sydney time