Community Paediatrics Research Associate (Part-Time)

usyd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 98,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Sydney, Central Clinical School, invites applications for a part-time Research Associate – Community Paediatrics. The role supports operations of the Community Paediatrics Research Group, with a focus on equity, child health outcomes, and collaboration with practitioners, families, and health organisations.

Key duties include coordinating research activities, data collection, analysis, ethics submissions, and contributing to grants and publications.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or enrolled in a PhD in health, medicine, allied health, psychology or related areas
• Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse children and families, Aboriginal families and rural settings
• Experience in project management and developing research projects, including protocols, data management, ethics submissions
• Experience with REDCap, Endnote and research databases
• Knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods
• Familiarity with ethical conduct in human research and Good Clinical Practice

Responsibilities

• Assist and support the Community Paediatrics Research Team to deliver hub-based research with partner organisations
• Undertake qualitative and quantitative research, data collection, and contribute to analysis and reporting
• Communicate with research partners and collaborators on research tasks
• Organise research meetings, prepare documentation, and perform related functions
• Support development and maintenance of ethics applications and study documents
• Lead grant and publication submissions in hub-based work

Skills

Project management

Qualitative methods

Quantitative methods

Research coordination

Education

Masters degree

PhD in health/medicine/allied health

Tools

REDCap

Endnote

Job description

University of Sydney, Central Clinical School, invites applications for a part-time Research Associate – Community Paediatrics. The role supports operations of the Community Paediatrics Research Group, with a focus on equity, child health outcomes, and collaboration with practitioners, families, and health organisations.

Key duties include coordinating research activities, data collection, analysis, ethics submissions, and contributing to grants and publications.