Research Officer

Job no:513736
Work type:Fixed term – Part-time
Campus:Adelaide
Categories:Technical, Laboratory and Research Support, HEO5

(HE05) $77,409 to $86,072 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Fixed term, part time position available for 18 months.

This position will contribute to the successful completion of clinical research trials within the Exercise & Integrative Physiology Research Group at the Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders.

Working alongside senior investigators and postgraduate research students, this position will be assist with cardiopulmonary exercise testing, cardiac monitoring and other forms of data collection required for several research studies in patients with arrhythmias and heart failure.

You will be required to demonstrate a relevant Bachelors degree, and experience in the conduct of health-related or clinical research. The candidate should demonstrate key skills related to the ability to follow research protocols and collect data accurately.

The successful candidate will be required to work across three locations; the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Cardiovascular Centre in Norwood, and the South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute.

To be successful you will need: 

• Relevant Bachelor degree within a health, medical or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in the conduct of health-related or clinical research studies.
• Experience related to the conduct of cardiopulmonary exercise testing and/or the delivery of exercise interventions.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritise work and work independently as appropriate.

This position requires a valid National Police Check.

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs – including significant industry, government and community collaborations – offers you a vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work’s cutting-edge nature – not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour – provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty’s broader role

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences contains one of Australia’s largest concentrations of leading health researchers, teachers and clinical titleholders. It’s comprised of eight schools and a number of specialist disciplines, institutes and centres, variously focused on world-class research, and training the next generation of: medical doctors; surgeons; dentists; nurses; psychiatrists; psychologists; and other health professionals.

Learn more at: health.adelaide.edu.au

If you have the talent, we’ll give you the opportunity. Together, let’s make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 3rd April 2024.

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Dr Adrian Elliott
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders
P: +61 (8) 83139000
E: [email protected]

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The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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