Research Assistant

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• Full time or part-time (22.8 – 38 hours per week)
• Convenient Heidelberg location, with multiple public transport options
• Opportunity to work with ICYMHS undertaking research activities

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the ICYMHS department

The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) sits within the Mental Health Division and provides tertiary mental health services to the north-eastern catchment of Melbourne (currently the local government areas of Banyule, Boroondara, Darebin, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, and Yarra). Young people eligible for the service are aged 0-25 years.

About the role 

The Research Assistant role supports active research projects, through quantitative and qualitative data collection (including structured interviews and focus groups); data entry, cleaning and management; basic to intermediate statistical and qualitative analysis and literature searching.

The position will also assist with the coordination of ethics submissions, maintain research data bases and filing systems and support the preparation of KPI and evaluation reports.

A regular day will see you:   

• Administer standardised research measures.
• Preparation of materials for reports, publications and presentations.
• Research projects are across both bed-based and community programs.

About you 

This role is suited to someone with a strong interest in child, youth and infant mental health research who is looking to develop their research career within a multi-disciplinary clinical setting which includes bed based and community.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• Bachelor’s degree with Honors (or equivalent post graduate research training) in psychology, behavioural sciences, public health or a related health/science discipline.
• Understanding of quantitative research methods, including research design data collection and data management procedures.
• Competence in the use of statistical software (e.g. SPSS, R) for data entry cleaning and basic to intermediate analysis.
• Proficiency in standard technology applications (Microsoft office suite, reference management software internet-based search engine and data bases).
• Ability to perform a range of administration and support tasks including proficiency in the use of technology applications.

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation. 
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program. 
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options. 
• Mentoring and career development opportunities. 

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Sandy Robertson, Program Manager Central at Sandy.Robertson@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Thursday 16 July 2026