• Based in UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance Unit at the City West Campus
• Full-time, (Part-time 0.8FTE negotiable) fixed term contract until 31 May 2027
• Salary: $80,099 - $107,422 per annum pro rata (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

Reporting to the Enterprise Fellow, you’ll support research to improve medication safety for older Australians. In a national aged care project, you’ll help co-design, implement, and evaluate a new intervention. With experience in aged or primary care, you’ll manage tasks like ethics applications, literature reviews, REDCap tool design, and data analysis, while coordinating activities and engaging stakeholders.

About UniSA

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Core Responsibilities

• Plan research through literature review, ethics submissions, and idea generation
• Execute studies by collecting data, analysing results, and collaborating with project teams
• Develop materials including surveys, standard operating procedures, training tools, and meeting documentation
• Draft reports, papers, and summaries to support knowledge sharing and grant applications
• Ensure ethical compliance by maintaining approvals, confidentiality, and safety protocols

Essential Skills and Experience

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in health sciences, public health, pharmacy or nursing
• Apply experience in research design, ethics submissions, grant writing and publication
• Analyse qualitative and quantitative data and synthesise literature from scientific databases
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders through writing, presenting and collaboration
• Manage competing priorities with appropriate judgement, problem solving and attention to detail

Benefits

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

• Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
• Flexible working conditions
• Employee assistance and development programs
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees
• A variety of leave arrangements

Culture

At the University of South Australia, we value workplace diversity and are committed to providing a supportive, inclusive, and respectful work environment for all people. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women, members of the LGBTIQ+ community, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disability.

Start Your Unstoppable Career!

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA. The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Laura Gomes, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 7126.

Please note applications will not be accepted via email and must be uploaded via the Working at UniSA Portal.

Applications close: 11.30pm Sunday 27 April 2025

We are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment process and encourage you to share any support, adjustments and/or access requirements you have by contacting our Recruitment Central team on [email protected]. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.