Research Ethics and Biosafety Advisor

La Trobe; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 87,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% superannuation

Job summary

La Trobe University in Melbourne (Bundoora campus) is seeking a Research Ethics and Biosafety Advisor to provide first-level advice and administer Animal Ethics and Institutional Biosafety Committees. This continuing, full-time role supports senior team members in ethics, integrity and biosafety across committees.

You will coordinate meeting agendas, review ethics applications, take minutes, and ensure timely record-keeping using the university submission platform.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification, and/or relevant experience in research governance and administration, preferably with research experience.
• Willingness and ability to be part of a team of administrators covering all areas of integrity, ethics, and biosafety to enable peak times across all Committees to be adequately resourced.
• Demonstrated understanding in animal ethics policy/guideline development and implementation.
• Demonstrated secretariat skills and experience, including timely, efficient, and effective minute-taking and record-keeping.

Responsibilities

• In consultation with the Committee Chair, take primary responsibility for administration of the Animal Ethics and Institutional Biosafety Committees including:
• Preparation of meeting agendas, papers, organising venues and dates of meetings, coordination of and administration relevant to Committee and Committee Members.
• Coordination of review of ethics applications.
• Minute taking at Committee meetings.
• Responsibility for administration of the Animal Ethics Committee and the Institutional Biosafety Committee.
• Provision of advice regarding animal ethics and biosafety requirements and application processes for the Animal Ethics Committee and the Institutional Biosafety Committee.
• End to end administration of application approvals, modifications, progress, and final reports using the Universities research submission platform.

Skills

Governance administration

Secretariat skills

Team collaboration

Education

Postgraduate qualification

Research governance experience

Job description

Details - Research Ethics and Biosafety Advisor

Research Ethics and Biosafety Advisor

Job no: 571113
Work type: Continuing
Location: Melbourne (Bundoora)
Categories: Governance, Administration and Executive Support, Research and Innovation

• Full Time
• Continuing
• Position based at Bundoora Campus
• Salary from $96,878 plus 17% superannuation

About the position
The Ethics, Integrity and Biosafety Team of the Research Office at La Trobe University provides holistic ethics, integrity and biosafety advice, support, and service to researchers, and to Committees to facilitate the ambitious University research performance targets.

The Research Ethics and Biosafety Advisor is one of four advisors supporting the senior members of the Ethics, Integrity, and Biosafety Team. The incumbent will provide first level advice to key research stakeholders on all matters pertaining to ethics, integrity, and biosafety at La Trobe University. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for administration of the University Animal Ethics and Institutional Biosafety Committees and will also have the capacity to take on administration of the other University ethics committees as required.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• In consultation with the Committee Chair, take primary responsibility for administration of the Animal Ethics and Institutional Biosafety Committees including:
• Preparation of meeting agendas, papers, organising venues and dates of meetings, coordination of and administration relevant to Committee and Committee Members.
• Coordination of review of ethics applications.
• Minute taking at Committee meetings.
• Responsibility for administration of the Animal Ethics Committee and the Institutional Biosafety Committee.
• Provision of advice regarding animal ethics and biosafety requirements and application processes for the Animal Ethics Committee and the Institutional Biosafety Committee.
• End to end administration of application approvals, modifications, progress, and final reports using the Universities research submission platform.

Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Postgraduate qualification, and/or relevant experience in research governance and administration, preferably with research experience.
• Willingness and ability to be part of a team of administrators covering all areas of integrity, ethics, and biosafety to enable peak times across all Committees to be adequately resourced.
• Demonstrated understanding in animal ethics policy/guideline development and implementation.
• Demonstrated secretariat skills and experience, including timely, efficient, and effective minute-taking and record-keeping.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experiencerequiredfor this position.

Closing date:By 11:55pmon Wednesday 11 th November 2026

PositionEnquiries: Mukesh Raipuria, Senior Coordinator, Animal Ethics and Biosafety

Only candidates withFullWorkingRights in Australiamay apply for this position.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion

La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.

Our commitment to safety

All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.

National Code on Gender Based Violence in Higher Education

La Trobe University is committed to upholding the National Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence (GBV Code). This aligns with our mission to create safe and respectful communities. Candidates will be asked during the recruitment process to declare whether they have ever been investigated for, or found to have engaged in, gender-based violence in previous employment and/or in legal proceedings and provide relevant information to assist in determining suitability. Gender-based violence means any form of physical or non-physical violence, harassment, abuse or threats based on gender, that results in, or is likely to result in harm, coercion, control, fear or deprivation liberty or autonomy.

Advertised: 22 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 11 Nov 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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