Research Assistant

About the role

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the Senior researcher and research team with the development and implementation of research activities and with associated administrative tasks including ethics reporting, scheduling meetings and note-taking.
• Qualitative and quantitative data collection, using a range of methods and data collection tools e.g. RedCap.
• Engaging collaboratively with the research team and other stakeholders including governance groups and community members.
• Supporting research dissemination through assisting with the writing and publishing of papers, conference presentations and community reports.
• Assisting with other research or administration tasks as required.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality in accordance with the privacy act and government regulations.
• Contribute to and participate in Wardliparingga Theme initiatives, including special projects to continuously improve processes, tools, systems and organisation.
• Ensure research activities and other outputs are compliant and aligned with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research and working to the principles of the South Australian Aboriginal Health Research Accord.
• Support the mentorship, training, professional development and/or supervision of trainees, undergraduate, post graduate research students, peers and senior program leads as applicable.

About You

The successful candidate will possess the following key attributes:

• An undergraduate degree in Health and Medical Sciences, Public Health or a related discipline/clinical experience or demonstrated experience contributing to research projects relating to the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Experience working with the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community or organisations is highly desirable.
• Experience in conducting recruitment, data collection, analysis and publication of qualitative research, implementation research and/or literature reviews.
• Supporting the development of publications, conference papers and/or reports, or professional or technical contributions which provide evidence of research potential.
• Sound analytical skills with an ability to communicate complex information clearly both orally and in writing.
• Excellent communication skills.
• High level organisational skills: the ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, initiate and follow-up actions, with minimal supervision.
• Evidence of the ability to work as a member of a team in a co-operative and collegial manner.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships nationally and internationally across a broad range of industry and research professionals.
• Experience and/or demonstrated understanding of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Special Requirements

• Some out of hours work may be required.
• DCSI Employment screening and Police Checks are required.
• Some travel interstate and intrastate, including to urban, regional or remote parts of South Australia may be required.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values and our institute is dedicated to grow a culture that pursues, enables and demands research excellence. We are proud of the work we do and work hard as a team to make a positive difference to the community.  Our values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity and teamwork are what help us achieve our goals. If these are also your values and goals, apply today.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

For a copy of the position description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Kim Morey at Kim.Morey@sahmri.com

Applications close: Sunday 30^th March 2025

Applications may close earlier than advertised if a suitable candidate is identified prior to the close date.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply