Research Assistant, Palliative Medicine

Role type: Part-time (0.5 FTE or 0.6 FTE); Fixed term for 24 months

• Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
• Department/School: Department of Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital; Melbourne Medical School
• Salary: Level A - $87,266 - $118,416 plus 17% super

• •Impactful palliative care research role / build mixed-methods and data skills / collaborate across clinical and community settings
• •Apply now to grow your health services research career while improving palliative care for people with advanced illness.
• •Investing in you – 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

• The University of Melbourne
• We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via our website.

• Your next career opportunity
• You will support high-impact translational and health services research in palliative care across clinical and community settings.
• You will expand your mixed-methods skills while contributing to better outcomes for people with advanced illness. You will work closely with leading clinicians, researchers, consumers and community partners in the Palliative Nexus group.

What you will deliver:

• •Support day-to-day conduct of palliative care research projects, including recruitment, data collection, entry, cleaning and record management.
• •Manage and maintain high-quality research datasets from clinical records, surveys, interviews, registries and patient-reported outcome measures.
• •Undertake descriptive quantitative analysis and contribute to qualitative or mixed-methods analysis under senior researcher guidance.
• •Assist with ethics and governance submissions, reporting, study documentation, secure data storage and compliance with approvals and policies.
• •Contribute to scholarly outputs, presentations and knowledge translation materials for academic, clinical, consumer and community audiences.

You may be a great fit if you:

• •Hold a tertiary qualification in health, public health, psychology, social science or related discipline.
• •Demonstrate experience supporting research in health, academic or clinical settings, including data collection and study documentation.
• •Bring strong organisational skills, attention to detail and ability to manage competing tasks and timelines.
• •Contribute to quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods analysis, reporting, publications, presentations or knowledge translation activities.
• •Use or quickly learn tools such as REDCap, Excel, SPSS, Stata, R, NVivo or similar platforms.
• •Show genuine interest in palliative care, oncology, implementation science, health equity or health services research.

For further information, please refer to the attached PD.

• What we offer you!
• We offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits to support your success and sense of fulfilment, including:

• •Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
• •Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• •Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning
• •Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
• •Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
• •Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information check out our benefits page!

Your new team

Joining the Department of Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, you will be part of a research-active, collaborative environment within Melbourne Medical School. The Palliative Nexus group leads translational and health services research that informs real-world care for people with advanced illness. You will work alongside clinicians, researchers and community partners who value compassion, rigorous methodology and inclusive, patient-centred outcomes, while accessing the resources and support of a leading global university.

• Be Yourself
• The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Discover more about Diversity and Inclusion at UniMelb.

We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities. Learn more about how we support an accessible recruitment process.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
• We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians. Visit our Indigenous staff page to learn more about our investment and support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.

Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with Korin Korin, our Indigenous Employment and Development team, via korin-korin@unimelb.edu.au

Application essentials:

• •Visit "apply with us" to learn more about the process, including tips and FAQs.
• •You must have current valid work rights for Australia. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
• •A Working with Children Check is required for all positions. If successful, we will guide you through the process and reimburse you.
• •Please upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest and experience as part of the application process.
• •Please upload a separate document addressing the Selection Criteria outlined in the Position Description.

Want to know more?

• •For queries related to this specific position, contact Jennifer Philip via email at jphilip@unimelb.edu.au
• •For questions related to our recruitment process email Walid Abdullatif at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au
• •For recruitment adjustments contact Kim Groizard on +61 3 9035 3218 or at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au (subject: 'Recruitment Adjustments').

Apply today, and join a community that’s shaping the future.

Applications close: 28 September at 11:55 PM; Melbourne time zone.

Position Description:

JR-018197 Research Assistant, Palliative Medicine PD.docx

JR-018197 Research Assistant, Palliative Medicine PD.pdf