Technical Assistant Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research

Technical Assistant - Paediatric Infectious Diseases Research

• Employment Type : Part - time (14 hours a week)
• Duration : 12 Months Fixed Term contract
• Remuneration : $81335 base pro-rata plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
• Work rights required : Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position.
• Location : Randwick Childrens Hospital Sydney

Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health at UNSW

UNSW Medicine & Healthis a national leader in learning teaching and research with close affiliations to several of Australias finest hospitals research institutes and health care organisations.

The Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health within the School of Clinical Medicine leads the delivery of educational and research activities aimed at the maintenance of child and adolescent health from the neonatal period until 18 years of age.

Details of the role

Located at UNSW on the SCH / POWH Hospitals Campus the Technical Assistant - Paediatric Infectious Diseaseswill require the incumbent to work closely with senior research staff and provide support for a variety of research-related activities.

The role interacts with internal and external collaborators and entails a level of independent judgement discretion and utilisation of initiative and professionalism to provide a high level of support across the research projects. The Technical Assistant will be the contact point for a wide variety of enquiries across the research activities of the Senior Research Fellows research team and plays a key supporting role in the teams projects.

The Technical Assistant requires strong organisational prioritisation and time management skills as well as strong communication skills and the ability to be self-motivated with a professional attitude. Showing initiative to provide a high level of support to academic and professional staff and continually improve administrative processes relevant to the role is essential.

The role of the Technical Assistant will report directly to the Senior Research Fellow (Brendan McMullan) and has no direct reports.

Some key skills required :

Ethics submissions / reports

Please refer to the position description for full details.

Pre-employment checks required for this position :

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How to apply :

Please click on Apply now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate document addressing the skills and experience listed in the Position Description. A copy of the Position Description can be found on .

Contact

Frank McHenry Talent Acquisition Associate

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Applications close : Sunday 18

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January before 11.30pm Sydney time

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds those living with disabilities members of the LGBTIQ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Required Experience :

Junior IC

Key Skills

Laboratory Experience,Spss,Data Collection,DNA Isolation,Stata,Biochemistry,Qualitative Research Interviewing,Research Experience,Statistical Software,Molecular Biology,Research Laboratory Experience,Western Blot

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1