PRIMARY DETAIL

- Salary Package: From $88,670 per annum (HEW 5) plus 17% superannuation and annual leave loading.
- Appointment Type: Full-time, fixed-term position for 2-years (part-time may be considered for the right candidates).
- Location: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus (North Ryde)

Are you an organised and motivated person looking to contribute to research that makes a real difference? Macquarie University is seeking a Research Assistant to support an MRFF funded clinical trial, investigating the implementation of the WalkBack (walking and education) program lead by the Macquarie University Spinal Pain Research Centre and Professor Mark Hancock. This role offers an opportunity to work alongside a team dedicated to improving outcomes for people living with spinal pain through high-quality, clinically relevant research.

About Us

The Macquarie University Spinal Pain Research Centre conducts multidisciplinary, high-quality research focused on reducing the personal and societal burden associated with spinal pain across all stages of life.

Our vision is to conduct clinically important research that contributes to substantially reducing the burden of spinal pain on individuals, healthcare systems, and society.

Our mission is to provide world-class research, clinical trial leadership, and implementation science expertise characterised by innovation and scientific rigour, with a focus on problems that are important to healthcare providers, patients, and healthcare policy makers.

- Conduct innovative and impactful research that improves the prevention, management, and outcomes of spinal pain
- Lead high-quality clinical trials and implementation research that translates evidence into practice
- Collaborate with healthcare providers, patients, researchers, and policy makers to address clinically important questions
- Develop and evaluate effective strategies to improve the delivery of evidence-based care.

About the Role





The successful applicant will provide research support for a multi-institutional program lead by the Macquarie University Spinal Pain Research Centre and Professor Mark Hancock. This research project will focus on the implementation of the WalkBack (walking and education) program. Working closely with the research team, the Research Assistant will assist with participant and clinician recruitment, data management, and general research activities.

Key responsibilities include:

- Assisting with recruitment and advertising strategies to engage clinician participants
- Contacting and screening clinician participants via telephone or in person to determine eligibility for the study
- Using online platforms, including REDCap, to support participant recruitment and study administration
- Entering study data into Excel databases and assisting participants with data entry where required
- Reviewing and cleaning data to support accurate and high‑quality study records
- Providing general research assistance and administrative support as required.

About You

You will be a highly organised individual with strong communication skills and an interest in health or clinical research. You will be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively within a research team and be able to manage competing priorities effectively.

Essential Selection Criteria

- Excellent organisational and communication skills,
- Solid attention to detail and ability to manage data accurately,
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team,
- Flexibility and adaptability to changing project requirements, and
- Experience using Microsoft Excel and other common workplace software.

Desirable Selection Criteria

- Previous research assistant experience, including data entry, data cleaning, data analysis, and experience with online data collection systems (e.g. REDCap), and
- Experience working within a research context.

Note: Appointment to this role will be subject to the successful completion of a police check.

Role Enquiries: Dr. Deborah Wareham at

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