Organisation/Company UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Research Field Psychological sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 4 Oct 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Australia Type of Contract Other Job Status Part-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Part-time (0.6FTE), 2-year fixed term

Exciting Prospect for a Research Associate in Community Paediatrics

Base salary starting from $109,322 (pro rata) + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity Central Clinical School (CCS) is the largest of the University's clinical schools. Our staff cover a wide range of disciplines and are active in both research and teaching. The CCS research activities are also supplemented by our affiliation with the largest number of external research units and institutes in the Faculty of Medicine & Health, covering a diverse range of disciplines and research areas.

The University is seeking to employ a Research Associate - Community Paediatrics to support the research undertaken by the Community Paediatrics Research Group. This team is led by Professor Susan Woolfenden and a multi-disciplinary team of researchers passionate about novel research to support children and their families.

In this role, you will play a key role in providing support for the operations of our Community Paediatrics Research Group. We are a respectful and motivated multidisciplinary clinical research team that works with priority populations to undertake innovative research that advances knowledge, clinical practice, and models of care with a focus on:

Clinical research to enhance child health,



wellbeing, neurodevelopmental outcomes

Developing equitable health systems in the community

Understanding health inequities and outcomes using epidemiological data

This role is ideal for those who are interested in understanding and promoting the environmental, social, and intergenerational factors that contribute to child youth and family health and wellbeing, and also enjoys working in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

assist and support the Community Paediatrics Research Team to deliver a Hub based research program working in partnership with integrated child and family health practitioners, families, government and non-government organisations, and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Care Organisations

undertake qualitative and quantitative research methods, data collection, and contribute to analysis and reporting of findings

communicate with other research partners, organisations, and collaborators as they relate to the research tasks

organise and attend research meetings, prepare meeting documentation, and other functions as required

support the development and maintenance of human research ethics applications including developing ethics protocol and study documents, submitting research ethics and governance applications and amendments





lead grant and publication submissions in integrated child and family Hub based work.

About you

hold a Masters degree, be enrolled in a PhD or have a PhD in the field of health, medicine, allied health, psychology or related areas

experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse children and their families, Aboriginal families and families in rural and regional settings

experience in project management, developing and working on research projects, including expertise in using research protocols, data management, experimental design, and ethics submissions

demonstrated experience with common electronic data capture systems such as REDCap, Endnote files, and databases

knowledge of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods.

knowledge of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, Good Clinical Practice and Guidelines governing clinical research

demonstrated high level of written communication skills and ability to draft research reports summarising statistical analyses and results

excellent interpersonal skills (e.g., for interviewing participants from clinical and non-clinical populations) and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary research team

excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload and work independently as well as an effective member of a team

demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and attention to details, as well as the ability/will to improve their professional knowledge (e.g. Learning new protocols and techniques)

sound understanding of paediatric models of care, equity, and social justice is desirable.

Sponsorship / work rights f

📌 Research Associate (Sydney)
🏢 Times Higher Education
📍 Sydney