We are looking for a highly experienced full-time Senior Research Assistant to join our exciting new research project. This role will support a prospective monitoring study of individuals with bipolar disorder, which will take place in Australia. The Australian study is part of the multi-national Wellcome-funded project, Tipping Point, managed by Swinburne's Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences.

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and conducting data collection through repeated structured clinical interviews with participants. As most participants will be remote from Swinburne, interviews will be conducted via Teams meetings. Under the close supervision of the Project Manager, you will carry out four structured clinical interviews with each participant over an 18-month period. These interviews are crucial for confirming mental health diagnoses and investigating mood changes over the preceding six months.

In addition to data collection, your role will involve maintaining participant engagement with the study. Graduate-level expertise is essential to effectively manage relationships with vulnerable participants and ensure rigorous data collection throughout the project.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:

• Demonstrated experience as a research assistant on a funded psychology research project
• Demonstrated experience and high standard of fluency with data management platforms (e.g., Excel)
• Demonstrated high standard of interpersonal and communication skills including resourcefulness, initiative and the ability to meet tight deadlines, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary environment
• Experience engaging with people living with a mental illness

Further information about this role can be found in the attached position description.

Qualifications
Honours degree in psychology or related discipline

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply
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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

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Applications Close: Wednesday 29th October 2024, 11pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.

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Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our Equity & Diversity website.

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Swinburne University of Technology actively supports and encourages individuals with disability to apply. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process by ensuring that we cater to the access and participation needs of all candidates.

For a confidential discussion regarding accessibility requirements, or to provide feedback on how we can continue to improve our recruitment processes to better accommodate adjustments you require, please reach out to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or call 03 9214 5802

Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne
Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program.

Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

For any support please contact talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

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As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.

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