Research Assistant - Wiser Health Care

Job No.: 689482

Location: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $83,280 - $113,025 pa Level A 17% employer superannuation

• Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
• Join our inclusive, collaborative community
• Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them

The Opportunity

The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is seeking a Research Assistant (Level A) to support the Wiser Health Care group, based at 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne. This role provides high-quality research support across a diverse portfolio of health services research, implementation science and evidence synthesis projects.

Working closely with the Deputy Director and a multidisciplinary research team, you will contribute to complex research activities including data collection and management, quantitative and qualitative analysis, systematic reviews, ethics submissions and preparation of reports and manuscripts for publication. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career researcher to further develop their research skills in a leading public health environment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Research Assistant, you will:

• Conduct research activities under limited supervision as part of a collaborative research team
• Contribute to data collection, management and quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Support systematic reviews, including literature searching, screening and appraisal
• Assist with ethics submissions, reports and manuscript preparation
• Undertake research administration and coordination tasks supporting project delivery
• Participate in research meetings, seminars and professional activities
• Provide research support and advice to postgraduate students under guidance
• Contribute to teaching-related materials connected to research projects as required

About You

You are a motivated and detail-oriented research professional who enjoys contributing to collaborative, evidence-driven research.

You will bring:

• An honours degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent research experience
• Strong analytical, organisational and time management skills
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
• Experience conducting or supporting systematic reviews using platforms such as RevMan
• Familiarity with health databases, survey tools such as Qualtrics and qualitative software such as NVivo
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• A strong commitment to confidentiality, research integrity and quality
• Ability to work collegially within multidisciplinary research teams

Experience in implementation science or health services research is highly regarded.

About Monash University

The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is Australia’s largest and leading school of public health, recognised internationally for excellence in healthcare improvement research, epidemiology, biostatistics and clinical data management.

The Wiser Health Care group undertakes high-quality research in health services, evidence synthesis and implementation science, with a strong focus on translating evidence into real-world policy and practice change.

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.

In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.

Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities. 

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Please respond to the full selection criteria and address the following four questions in your cover letter:

1. Describe your hands-on experience with research tasks relevant to this role (e.g. data collection, data cleaning, evidence synthesis, analysis, or research reporting). Please name the methods or tools you have used.
2. Provide an example of how you have managed multiple research or work tasks with competing deadlines. What was your role, and how did you ensure work was delivered accurately and on time?
3. Describe your experience working as part of a research or professional team. How did you communicate with others and contribute to a collaborative working environment?
4. What interests you in this Research Assistant role within the Wiser Health Care group, and how does this role align with your interest in health services, implementation, or quality-of-care research?

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Mrs Grace O’Donohue, Research Manager, +61 433 313 364

Position Description: Research Assistant - Level A 

Applications Close: Sunday 1 March 2026 at 11:55pm AEDT