Job Description

• RECOVER Injury Research Centre | School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
• Full-time (or part-time negotiable), fixed-term position through to 30 April 2027
• Base salary will range from $95,361- $102,302 + 17% Superannuation (HEW Level 6)
• Based at the Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service (STARS) at our Herston campus

About This Opportunity

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly organised Senior Research Coordinator to join the RECOVER Injury Research Centre. Working across key projects, you will contribute to innovative research focused on improving recovery after road traffic injury through psychologically informed care, digital health, and co-designed models of care.

This position will support two funded research programs:

• RISE – a feasibility RCT evaluating a clinician-supported SMS intervention for people recovering from whiplash injury.
• Stressmodex Ortho project – a co-design project developing future models of psychological care in orthopaedic settings with people with lived experience, clinicians and key stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to projects spanning clinical trials, qualitative research, implementation science and new models of digital health.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Co-ordination and administration of key research projects, overseeing timely progression.
• Supporting day to day operation of a feasibility RCT, including recruitment, participant screening, intervention coordination, follow-up, and data quality monitoring.
• Maintaining study documentation and regulatory requirements, including ethics and governance reporting.
• Liaising with hospital sites, clinicians and consumers, and project stakeholders.
• Organising and planning co-design research activities including workshops and data collection.
• Assisting with data analysis, and contributing to research outputs, joint preparation and authorship of reports, manuscripts, and presentations.
• Supporting project meetings and communications across the multidisciplinary research team.
• Assisting with developing a proactive safety culture and implementing continuous improvement.