Research Project Officer - City East, Australia - University of South Australia

University of South Australia

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City East, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Description

Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only

Parttime (0.4 FTE) fixed term contract until 28 February 2026 based in Allied Health and Human Performance at the City East Campus
Salary range: $73,341 $86,642 pro rata (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

The Research Project Officer will provide high level project work, including communications and recruitment of participants, administrative coordination and clinical data collection on the following projects titled "Living your best day - optimising activity and diet compositions for dementia prevention" and a new research grant, titled "Small Steps Towards Dementia Prevention," funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Medical Research Future Fund respectively.

The position will also provide key support in areas such as reporting, stakeholder engagement.

About UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance

In addition to industry-linked careers, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance research strengths continue to influence and positively contribute to the health industry and broader community.

UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance is home to the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA), a recognised research centre which investigates the role of exercise, nutrition and other lifestyle activities in improving clinical and health outcome and Innovation, Implementation & Clinical Translation in Health (IIMPACT), a research concentration, which focuses on persistent pain and breathlessness, rural health and stroke recovery.

Core Responsibilities

Under the general direction and routine supervision of the chief investigator independently and proactively contribute to the research activities related to the ongoing NHMRC/MRFF funded projects
Contribute to a range of project activities related to the NHMRC/MRFF funded projects
Independently conduct data collection activities using developed and specialist expertise involving activities
Undertake data processing, data entry and ensure data is backed up and stored safely

Essential Skills and Experience

Tertiary qualification in a relevant field and demonstrated highlevel experience in human research projects including clinical trials
Highlevel project coordination experience, including demonstrated ability to monitor multiple projects with a high degree of autonomy
Project management experience including project budget management and the ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities under broad direction
Demonstrated experience and training in the collection and storing of specimens and data relating to human research projects
High level organisational skills and experience in setting up new projects, including developing ethics approvals, setting up of databases

Benefits
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