Research Assistant — Public Health Data & Grants Support

flinders; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation 17% and salary packing

Flexible working

Staff development opportunities

Exclusive staff study offers

Job summary

Flinders University’s College of Medicine and Public Health invites a part-time or full-time Higher Education Officer to support the NCETA Research Team in addiction health research, spanning from prevention to treatment, with collaboration across government stakeholders. You will contribute to data collection, ethics and grant processes, and dissemination of findings.

You will also maintain spreadsheets and EndNote libraries, support qualitative and quantitative data management, and assist with

Qualifications

• Completion of degree in relevant area (e.g. psychology, public health or science) or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education and/or training.
• Demonstrated well-developed writing and communication skills, particularly related to assisting in scientific manuscript preparation, industry reports, grant writing, or research dissemination (e.g. via newsletters, websites, social media).
• Well-developed qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Well-developed computer skills including Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, statistical software (e.g., SPSS, R) and Endnote.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in capturing and sharing project outcomes and organisational Key Performance Indicators.
• Assisting with research ethics applications, grant applications and literature reviews.
• Maintaining spreadsheets, databases, EndNote libraries and maintaining accurate records of research procedures.
• Assisting with qualitative and quantitative data management, including data cleaning, coding, analysis, and summaries of findings.

Skills

Writing & communication

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Data management

Education

Degree in psychology/public health/science

Tools

SPSS

R

EndNote

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Flinders University’s College of Medicine and Public Health invites a part-time or full-time Higher Education Officer to support the NCETA Research Team in addiction health research, spanning from prevention to treatment, with collaboration across government stakeholders. You will contribute to data collection, ethics and grant processes, and dissemination of findings.

You will also maintain spreadsheets and EndNote libraries, support qualitative and quantitative data management, and assist with