Research Assistant
Job No:
GEORGE868
Location:
Barangaroo, Australia
Our mission is to improve the health of millions of people worldwide.
- Full Time Opportunity
- Barangaroo, Sydney CBD (relocation to Randwick end of 2025)
- 2 Years Fixed Term Contract
Pro-Rata Salary Range of $81,868 to $85,176 Base (dependent on experience, skills and capabilities) plus 11.5% Superannuation + Smart Salary Packaging Benefit
This is an opportunity for your career to make a difference working within our Food Policy Program.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
- Synthesising literature and contributing to systematic reviews
- Report writing
- Prepare Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and Governance submissions
- Initiate and conduct research under limited supervision
- Contribute towards building future projects and grant applications
- Effectively produce and maintain project data
- Conduct data analysis and prepare data for publications and reporting
- Regularly update study tracking tools and systems
- Manage effective communication with internal and external study staff and key stakeholders
- Adhere to all study protocols and participate in protocol training sessions as required
- Adhere to safety policies and study SOPs, as outlined by The George Institute
- Adhere to the workplace policies and procedures of individual hospital study sites, as required
- Attend study team meetings and appropriately represent The George Institute and the study at all times while located at clinical sites
- Other tasks as directed by the senior investigative team
- As we are a global organisation, engage with colleagues and stakeholders in other regions relative to the responsibilities of the role, accommodating global time zones where required, to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.
For more information on this role, please see our detailed Position Description here
Skills, Knowledge and Experience/ Our Successful Candidate
- Clinical nutrition qualification
- Completed or close to completed PhD in Nutrition
- Experience analysing FoodSwitch data
- Experience mentoring graduate students
- Knowledge of international nutrition-related trends and regulations
- Strong quantitative research skills;
- Excellent written language communication skills and ability to draft a wide range of documents
- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to organise, take initiative and follow up independently
- Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and the Internet
- Ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities
- Ability to work well within a research team and excellent interpersonal skills
- Strong focus on quality of work.
- Flexibility to work non-standard hours of work for collaboration and contact with global teams based on requirements of the position
The closing date for applications is Sunday 13 April 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found
About the George
The George Institute for Global Health (The George) is 700+ employees around the world and projects in over 40 countries all focused on improving the health of millions of people worldwide. In partnership with UNSW Sydney, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India and Imperial College, London we are working on a global network undertaking clinical, population and health systems research.
As a medical research institute affiliated with leading universities, we are challenging the status quo in healthcare to:
- Lead world-class, large-scale clinical trials, epidemiological studies and health systems research to transform treatments and healthcare delivery
- Look beyond single diseases, across the life course, to identify patient-centred approaches to care that can be implemented at scale
- Develop low-cost, innovative solutions to global unmet needs
- Drive our global impact through a program of research, advocacy, thought leadership and disruptive social entrepreneurship
We pride ourselves with our 6 core values: excellence, integrity, can-do approach, creativity, impact, and humanitarian commitment.
Please visit our website for more on The George: Home | The George Institute for Global Health
Please apply now!
Our big and bold mission to improve the health of millions of people worldwide needs a diverse and innovative team to deliver it. So we foster a dynamic, inclusive and flexible workplace where each individual can bring their best selves to work.
We value workplace diversity and encourage applications from people living with disability; women; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people who identify as LGBTIQ+; mature-aged adults and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Why The George?
We are committed to attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining the best people in their fields to conduct and support our innovative and highest quality research programs.
Take advantage of our rewards you may enjoy as part of The George team.
- Generous salary packaging benefits increasing your take home pay
- Learning and career development opportunities
- Extra leave days including extended Christmas break and study leave
- YourFlex arrangements e.g. start/finish times, purchase leave, location
- A global, diverse, inclusive team committed to making impact