Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
Reference no. 790/0417A

• Be valued for your exceptional research experience
• Part time fixed term 3 days per week based at the Sydney Nursing School
• Remuneration package: $97K which includes base salary, leave loading and 17% superannuation

About the opportunity 

The successful candidate will provide technical knowledge and expertise to the Susan and Isaac Wakil Professor of Healthy Ageing and associated research team to support the research and/or clinical trial requirements for the work area. This includes actively contributing to research activities, designing research protocols, undertaking core aspects of research work including ethics application preparation, recruiting research participants and data collection and entry, and contributing to analysis and writing up key findings. Collating and recording research data, draws insights, and reports information from the research undertaken. Providing administrative and technical assistance with the development of the educational material and report preparation, preparation for a grant application, organising meetings (forum, steering committee and expert reference group) and taking minutes.

Information on Susan and Isaac Wakil Professor of Healthy Ageing can be found at: http://sydney.edu.au/nursing/staff/profiles/yun-hee.jeon.php

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for a Research Officer who possesses:

• Tertiary qualifications likely with Honours in appropriate discipline with relevant experience in related field. May have (or be working towards) completing further studies such as PhD or have extensive specialist experience in the field of research.
• Extensive experience in developing and working on research projects
• Experience in a research-intensive environment 
• Experience in carrying out scientific literary searches, and preparing literary reviews for further analysis
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to use initiative.

About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across 9 campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 47,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Closing date: 5pm 26 May 2017

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

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