Research Assistant - Dementia

Times Higher Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 93,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking a Research Assistant - Dementia to provide technical and operational support to the FRONTIER team, aiding projects on frontotemporal dementia and related disorders. You will work with Prof.

Olivier Piguet and coordinate multidisciplinary assessments, cognitive testing, and administrative tasks, including potential home visits. The role emphasizes ethics submissions, data handling, and contributing to publications.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in Clinical Neuroscience, Psychology or relevant field.
• Prior experience working with older people, particularly people with dementia.
• Knowledge in cognitive neuroscience of neurodegenerative disorders.
• Experience carrying out literary searches and preparing literature reviews.

Responsibilities

• Undertake clinical and cognitive assessment of people diagnosed with dementia or healthy older adults.
• Collect research data, enter/store in statistical software, and prepare statistical analyses.
• Ensure ethics applications are lodged in collaboration with the Chief Investigator or Research Manager.
• Coordinate preparation of assessment protocol kits, scheduling of participants, and assist in publications and literature reviews.

Skills

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Cognitive testing

Literature reviews

Project coordination

Education

Honours degree in Clinical Neuroscience or Psychology

Tools

Statistical software

Job description

• Part-time (14 hours per week) one-year fixed term position. Located at the Brain and Mind Centre on the Camperdown campus
• Join a high-performing research team and contribute to impactful research that advances knowledge and improves outcomes
• Base Salary $93,345 - $104,515 (pro-rata) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The School of Psychology are currently seeking a Research Assistant - Dementia to provide technical and operational support to the Chief Investigator and the team to support the research projects investigating cognitive changes in frontotemporal dementia and associated disorders.

Working closely with Prof. Olivier Piguet, the successful incumbent will provide technical and operational support to the Chief Investigator and the team of FRONTIER, the frontotemporal dementia clinical research group, to support research projects investigating frontotemporal dementia and associated disorders.

This position involves coordinating multidisciplinary research assessments, carrying out cognitive testing of study participants, participating in relevant meetings and contributing to administrative work in the area. The role may also require home visits at times.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• undertake clinical and cognitive assessment of people diagnosed with dementia (e.g., frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer 's disease) or healthy older adults
• collect research data, enters/stores in appropriate statistical software, and prepares statistical analysis/reports as required
• ensure that the appropriate ethics applications are lodged in collaboration with the Chief Investigator, or Research Manager and/or Senior Academics
• coordinate the preparation of assessment protocol kits, scheduling of participants, research and prepare drafts for research publications and presentations including preparing literature reviews and carrying out theoretical research to support the overall research objectives.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Research Assistant (Psychology) who has:

• an Honours degree - in Clinical Neuroscience, Psychology or relevant field
• prior experience working with older people, particularly people with dementia
• knowledge in the cognitive neuroscience of neurodegenerative disorders
• demonstrated experience in carrying out literary searches, and preparing literary reviews for further analysis
• proven experience in developing and working on research projects, including expertise in using research protocols, experimental design, data manipulation and analysis, ethics submissions and grant applications
• strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills with sound negotiating and conflict resolution skills and a demonstrated level of tact and discretion
• a current and valid Australian drivers license (desirable).

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in manner satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

This position is designated as involving child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

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