Public Health Research Assistant - Social Media & Infants

University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking a Research Assistant for the School of Public Health on a part-time, fixed-term basis (6 months). You will support international and national research projects on infant feeding, social media health promotion and global health ethics, coordinating activities, managing data and assisting grant applications.

You will work with researchers, stakeholders and students, contributing to scoping and rapid reviews, preparing ethics submissions and drafting publications

Qualifications

• Master's degree in public health, global health, epidemiology, health promotion, research, or related discipline
• Understanding of social media health promotion, ideally related to breastfeeding or infant feeding
• Experience in social media and digital health promotion research in domestic and global campaigns
• Strong understanding of governance, ethics requirements and regulatory frameworks in health/global health research
• Proven experience conducting scoping reviews or literature reviews and secondary research synthesis
• Experience with scientific literature searches using academic databases and evidence review methodologies
• Experience coordinating or managing grant application processes
• Excellent written communication with a track record of peer‑reviewed publications and reports
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across academic/health/community settings

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design, development and implementation of research protocols and review methodologies across projects on infant feeding and global health ethics
• Conduct and support a scoping review on how social media can promote and support breastfeeding, including literature searching, screening, data extraction and synthesis
• Support a rapid review of assent processes for children in global health research
• Assist with preparation and submission of grant applications, ensuring compliance with funder and institutional requirements
• Provide advice on research governance, ethics, policies and procedures to meet regulatory and University standards
• Collect, manage, analyse and verify research data with high quality and integrity
• Prepare human research ethics applications for a qualitative study involving researchers in global health with children
• Prepare research reports, presentations and manuscripts for publication and coordinate submission processes
• Maintain accurate research records, documentation and project tracking systems
• Collaborate with academic researchers, clinical specialists and external partners to communicate findings and progress
• Engage with a broad range of stakeholders to foster effective working relationships and address enquiries

Job description

The University of Sydney is seeking a Research Assistant for the School of Public Health on a part-time, fixed-term basis (6 months). You will support international and national research projects on infant feeding, social media health promotion and global health ethics, coordinating activities, managing data and assisting grant applications.

You will work with researchers, stakeholders and students, contributing to scoping and rapid reviews, preparing ethics submissions and drafting publications