Brain and Mental Health Hub Coordinator

Job no: 0047122
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Division/Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Salary: $75,289 - $102,163 (Level A)
Role & Superannuation rate: Academic - Part time - 17% super

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

The Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences is one of six schools within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. It is consistently ranked one of the top Schools of Psychology in Australia and was ranked 17th in the world in the 2020 QS global rankings. The School is undergoing vigorous growth and attracts some of the best students nationally and internationally to its broad range of accredited undergraduate, graduate, professional, and research programs.

About the Role

The Hub Coordinator position will assist Professor Kim Felmingham with the organisation and operations of the Brain and Mental Health Hub (BAMH) within the School and will work with both the BAMH team and the School and at the School’s Psychology Clinic.

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Facilitate the collection of data from the MSPS Psychology Clinic, liaise with clinical staff to ensure accurate data collection, manage the databank using Qualtrics, Excel, and Statistics Packages (e.g., R, SPSS, JASP, SAS, etc.).
• Provide qualitative/quantitative updates to the core team about the databank
• Regularly liaise with staff and students regarding their needs within the Hub (e.g., equipment, room bookings, available grant applications, draft submission dates and more)
• Organise and coordinate regular Hub meetings and events, including guest speakers, internal staff speakers, social events, and more

About You

You have excellent communication skills that allow you to effectively collaborate and engage with colleagues and students. You will also have excellent organisational and time management abilities that are key to succeed in this role.

Ideally, you will further have:

• PhD, substantial progress towards PhD or Honours/master’s degree in relevant area
• Demonstrated ability to apply research methods and quantitative/qualitative data analysis
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to independent and team-based research in clinical translational activities

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits .

Be Yourself

At UoM, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the selection criteria* (found in the Position Description) for the role.

*For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] .

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

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