Research Associate (Level ARAS)

• Open to Australian Aboriginal Peoples and UniSA employees only
• Full-time, fixed term contract from 14 October 2022 to 31 October 2023 based in the Clinical and Health Sciences Unit at the City East campus
• Commencement Salary: $90,451 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role

The Research Associate will contribute to the research of the Population Health Chemistry Research Group, undertaking research-related activities including the production of high quality data, generation of competitive grant applications and publications, national and international collaborations, and translation of research findings.

About UniSA

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

At UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences we are addressing society’s most critical and emerging health needs through quality teaching, learning and research excellence. One of seven Academic Units, UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences offers a wide range of degrees and conducts world-class research in the fields of nursing, midwifery, pharmacy, pharmaceutical science, medical sciences, laboratory medicine, and food and nutrition science with a strong focus on creating positive health outcomes for communities.

Home to the University of South Australia Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre and with key research concentrations in the areas of mental health and suicide prevention, nursing and midwifery workforce development, drug discovery, pharmaceutical innovation, health and disease biology, and food nutrition and health, we continue to meet community health needs and contribute to a healthier society.

Core Responsibilities

• Contribute to planning of research by participating in planning sessions, offering new ideas on research directions, reviewing relevant literature and other sources of information, attending seminars and meetings and undertaking pilot studies
• Contribute to the execution of research by actively participating in the production of data and to explore new quadrupole and Time-of-Flight mass spectrometric methods and directions, designing experiments, including appropriate controls, according to the planned aims of the research
• Contribute to the dissemination of new knowledge by drafting reports, abstracts, scientific papers and other instruments providing accounts of research undertaken and the findings observed
• Contribute to a safe and ethical working environment

• A post graduate qualification in an analytical chemistry-related discipline
• Excellent experimental skills and techniques relevant to the field of Wastewater-based epidemiology
• Demonstrated experience in recording, analysing, presenting and disseminating research to stakeholders including the preparation of papers for high quality publications or posters for conference presentations
• Experience, as judged by publications, in relevant areas of research and a substantial knowledge of laboratory procedures, including analytical quality control, relevant to the research project/s
• Demonstrated previous experience and competency in the contribution of research projects, collaborations and research governance

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as:

• Access to great personal development opportunities
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17%
• Employee assistance and development programs
• Corporate health insurance
• Staff study support

The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Emma Kelvin, Recruitment Consultant. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 0482 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 4093.

Applications close: 11.30pm Sunday 15 May 2022

To be eligible to apply for internal positions, you must either be an Australian Aboriginal Peoples, or a current UniSA continuing, fixed-term or casual staff member at the time the position is advertised and have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.

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