Sydney Nursing School
Reference no. 189/0218

• A fantastic opportunity develop your career in research administration
• Located at the Westmead Campus
• Full time, fixed term appointment for 5 years; Remuneration package: $97K package which includes leave loading and up to 17% super

About the opportunity 

The Research Administration Officer will provide research, administrative and operational support to the Clinical Chair of Infection Prevention and Control who leads, facilitates and evaluates the outcomes of high quality clinical research in infectious diseases and in infection prevention and control between Sydney Nursing School (SNS) at the University of Sydney and the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). This includes office management, coordinating grant applications and submissions, preparing compliance reporting and storing data that is collected from research project for further analysis. They may be required to help with research work and experiments being undertaken, or monitor routine aspects of the research or source information to aid research work.

About you

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

• tertiary qualifications in epidemiology, nursing, psychology, public health, or medical and health sciences with Honours in appropriate discipline with relevant experience in related field
• Have, or be working towards, a postgraduate or higher degree by research qualification or have extensive specialist experience in the field of research
• extensive experience in developing and working on research projects, including expertise in using research protocols, experimental design, ethics submissions, grant applications, data collection and management, and reporting
• experience in carrying out scientific literary searches, and preparing literary reviews for further analysis
• strong numeracy skills including in controlling income/expenditure for reconciliation/budget tracking, and managing invoice payments and purchases
• experience in data management and analysis, including in using statistical analysis tools and reporting on research findings
• working understanding of relevant aspects of the Work Health and Safety Policy and relevant legislation, including Safe Laboratory Practices, as applicable to the work environment.

The Research Administration Officer requires excellent communication, negotiation and problem solving skills.

About us

The Sydney Nursing School is highly regarded nationally and internationally for academic excellence, quality teaching and innovative research. In addition to offering a comprehensive and innovative pre-registration and post registration range of learning and teaching programs, the School is undertaking a strategic commitment to enhancing its research profile, training and development and output. Together with the many health disciplines represented at the University of Sydney, the programs offered by the Sydney Nursing School have an increasing focus on education and research strategies designed to keep people safe and well in the community and improve the integration of care. Recently ranked by the QS University World rankings (2017) as 9th in the world for the subject of nursing, our staff are committed to excellence in education and research and contribute professional consultancy and advice across many key areas of nursing and midwifery education, policy and practice in Australia and internationally. Our vision is to creatively sustain a vibrant, respectful environment in which staff and students collaboratively engage in quality education and research that impacts on national and international policy and practice to improve the health of all people and their communities.

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 our campuses, we employ over 7600 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 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.

How to apply

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.

Please note: visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Closing date: 11.30pm 05 March 2018

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.

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