Job Reference: 1022727

Location: Bentley Campus, Perth
Position Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $115,097 – $122,657 (G08) + 17% superannuation
Flexible work options | Excellent leave entitlements | Vibrant campus life
*Note: A 3.5% salary increase will take effect on 20 June 2025 (in line with the 2022–2025 Enterprise Agreement).

Are you passionate about enabling impactful research and supporting academic success? Curtin University is seeking a dynamic and strategic Research Development Advisor to join our Faculty of Health Sciences.

About the Role

In this role, you will help our researchers identify competitive state, national, and international funding opportunities and guide them through the grant application process. You will be instrumental in strengthening Curtin’s research capability by advising on proposal development, mentoring early and mid-career researchers on grant strategies, and assisting researchers at all career stages to secure funding from under-utilised sources.

This is your opportunity to play a key role in advancing health research with real-world impact. You will work closely with our researchers to uncover and capitalise on competitive funding opportunities - particularly those beyond the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Your expertise will help shape the future of health innovation in Australia.

You will:

• Provide strategic support to the Dean of Research and academic leaders on funding opportunities and research development.
• Identify and promote funding opportunities and help develop Curtin’s research strategy direction.
• Collaborate across Curtin’s network of Research Development Advisors to enhance support services for all researchers.
• Design and deliver workshops, training, and mentoring on grant writing and research strategy.
• Assist researchers in planning and preparing strong, competitive funding proposals.
• Facilitate cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional research collaborations.
• Strengthen partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including industry, government, and community.
• Track and support major research bids from idea through to funding success.

SELECTION CRITERIA
What We’re Looking For
Qualifications

• A relevant postgraduate or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive experience in a similar role, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Demonstrated high-level understanding of grant processes in a research environment, together with a solid understanding of metrics of success in research applications.
• Highly developed verbal and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with internal & external stakeholders at all levels and with cross cultural sensitivity.
• High-level written communication skills with demonstrated ability to understand and present complex academic content in a clear and concise manner.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills, and the ability to lead initiatives and manage complex programs in a multi-institutional framework.
• Demonstrated high-quality research facilitation skills, and proven ability to provide high-level conceptual and analytical advice.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and effectively within a small team, and to communicate effectively with both internal & external stakeholders at all levels and with cross cultural sensitivity.

Desirable:

• Experience in applying for and securing grant funding.

Role Requirements
As this is a permanent contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin’s satisfaction.

Your new Team: Faculty of Health Sciences
We aim to lead value-driven improvements in health and well-being, in partnership with health consumers, communities, and industry. Our mission is to deliver inspiring education for current and future health professionals and to conduct research that addresses both local and global health challenges in sustainable and impactful ways.
Learn more:

• Faculty Strategy: https://www.curtin.edu.au/about/values-vision-strategy/curtin-2030-strategic-plan/
• About the Faculty: https://www.curtin.edu.au/about/learning-teaching/health-sciences/

About Curtin University

We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/

What We Offer You:

Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more. For more information, check out our benefits page!

For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/

Join Us!

If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW and provide the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and addressing the selection criteria for the role

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact in a future-focused, collaborative environment, this is your opportunity.
If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on [email protected] or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Please note applications will not be accepted via this email address.

Applications close: Sunday 6 July 2025

Disclaimer: Please note that there is no standardised time for the closing of adverts on the specified date. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application ahead of this deadline. Late applications will not be considered, and only successful candidates will be contacted.

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.

Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.