Research Assistant, Rural Health Medical Workforce

Role type: Full-time (Part-time will be considered at a minimum of 0.8 FTE) ; Fixed-term until 31 December 2025
Faculty: Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department: Rural Health
Salary: Level A - $80,258 - $108,906 p.a. (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% super

• Contribute to research on Rural Health Medical Workforce, including data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation.
• Opportunity to engage with Rural Healthcare providers, conduct interviews with students, and contribute to impactful research.
• Salary packaging, subsidised health and wellbeing services, fitness and cultural clubs, Myki discounts, and a 25% discount on graduate courses to our staff and their immediate families!

About the Role
The role involves contributing to a developing program of research on Rural Health Medical Workforce within the Rural Clinical School team. Responsibilities include assisting with research ethics applications, collecting and analyzing data from electronic medical records, conducting interviews with students, preparing manuscripts for publication, and managing administrative tasks associated with research projects. Additionally, the position entails collaborating with the Clinical Dean and academic staff to implement the research program and strengthening relationships with industry partners and healthcare professionals in the Goulburn Valley region.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementation of a developing program of research on Rural Health Medical Workforce, as part of a team within the Rural Clinical School.
• Assisting with research ethics applications.
• Data collection from electronic medical records from health services in the Goulburn Valley region.

Who We Are Looking For
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, team collaboration, and commitment to advancing the Rural Clinical School's role. They should possess organizational prowess, adaptability, and a willingness to further develop research skills, with a preference for a background in health science or research experience.
You will also have:

• A tertiary qualification recognisable in Australia.
• A commitment to furthering the role of the University within the Rural Clinical School.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to liaise effectively with a wide variety of people from diverse backgrounds.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.
This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check. This is essential to guarantee a secure environment for all individuals at the University. In the case the selected candidate doesn't have a valid Working with Children Check, they will be able to apply for the WWCC as part of the initial onboarding procedures.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.
Your New Team - Department of Rural Health
The Department of Rural Health, part of the prestigious Melbourne Medical School at the University of Melbourne, is making a significant impact on Rural Healthcare. With locations in Shepparton, Ballarat, Bendigo, and Wangaratta, as well as associations with over 40 rural towns in Victoria, we are dedicated to providing professional health education and research training in a rural context. Our mission is to increase the Rural Health workforce, and we achieve this through strong partnerships with the local community and healthcare providers, ensuring our programs remain relevant and connected.
What We Offer You!
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out page!
About the University of Melbourne
We're tightly connected with the community, both at home and abroad. We take pride in our people, who all contribute to our mission to benefit society through the transformative impact of education and research. Discover more via and stay connected with our stories and people on .
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The University of Melbourne values the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and welcomes and celebrates diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information please visit page.
We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Kim Groizard at , with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs and initiatives will ensure that you personally succeed and flourish while at the University of Melbourne.
For further information, including our 2023-2027 Indigenous strategy please visit -
Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the Selection Criteria^ (found in the Position Description)

^For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Tara Amini via email at , ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Please do not share your application to this email address.
If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.
Applications close: 11 Apr 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
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The University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings consistently placing us as Australia's leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and one of the world's top 50*.
Melbourne attracts the best and brightest students and researchers and, with a history of over 160 years, we occupy a special place at the heart of our city's cultural scene.
Melbourne is a leading research university, widely renowned for its teaching and the social and economic contributions it makes through knowledge transfer. The University's performance in international rankings puts it at the forefront of higher education in the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Internationally, the University is consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world, with its international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and employers placing it in the top 10. In the recent Times Higher Education rankings of the world's top 200 universities, Melbourne ranked top in Australia and 33 in the world.
Melbourne's international research pre-eminence was also acknowledged with a top 100 ranking in the Shanghai Jiao Tong rankings. Ranked No. 44 in 2015, the University has climbed steadily in the rankings since first appearing at No. 92 in 2003.
The Melbourne Model introduces undergraduate programs characterised by both breadth and depth, followed by a graduate professional degree, a research higher degree or entry directly into employment.
In 2008 Melbourne commenced offering six New Generation undergraduate degrees in Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, Environments, Music and Science. The Melbourne Model also introduces a new graduate school experience to Australia, providing the best and brightest with a more focused, intense and professionally relevant degree in areas such as Law, Architecture, Teaching and Nursing. With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world's top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, we enable our students to develop the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.
More than 50,000 students from over 120 countries take courses in the University's 12 faculties and graduate schools.
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*Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 - 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015
Company info Telephone +61 (3) 8344 4000 Location
Parkville
Melbourne
Victoria
VIC 3010
Australia
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