Health Research Assistant: Social Media & Infant Feeding

University of Sydney; Camperdown; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking a Research Assistant to support infant feeding, social media health promotion and global health ethics projects at Camperdown Campus. You will coordinate research activities, assist with grant applications and manage data to deliver high-quality outputs.

Working with researchers and stakeholders, you will contribute to reviews and publications, and help ensure ethical and governance standards are met across projects in a vibrant university environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s level qualification in public health or related field.
• Experience in social media health promotion research.
• Proven ability to conduct literature searches and reviews.
• Strong understanding of research governance and ethics.
• Track record of contributing to peer‑reviewed publications and reports.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement research protocols and review methodologies.
• Conduct scoping and rapid reviews on infant feeding and global health ethics.
• Support grant applications and ensure compliance with funder requirements.
• Prepare and submit human research ethics applications and reports.
• Coordinate data management, analysis and integrity of research data.
• Prepare reports, presentations and manuscripts for publication.

Skills

Social media health promotion

Digital health promotion research

Grant applications

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in public health

Job description

The University of Sydney is seeking a Research Assistant to support infant feeding, social media health promotion and global health ethics projects at Camperdown Campus. You will coordinate research activities, assist with grant applications and manage data to deliver high-quality outputs.

Working with researchers and stakeholders, you will contribute to reviews and publications, and help ensure ethical and governance standards are met across projects in a vibrant university environment.