* Full-time, 12-month fixed-term opportunity, with possibility for extension
* Exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Level A) to join the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use on an MRFF-funded trial of an online intervention to improve mental health and help‐seeking among adolescents
* Base Salary $109,263 - $121,054 + 17% superannuation
About the opportunity
The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use provides a world‐first synergy of leading prevention, early intervention and treatment research and translation programs in substance use and mental disorders. The Centre brings together researchers in broad fields to share skills, integrate data, and harness new technologies to develop and trial innovative prevention, early intervention and treatment programmes for substance use and mental disorders.
We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate (Level A) to join our research team and evaluate a school‐based digital intervention to improve youth mental health. In this role you will coordinate research activities and a randomised controlled trial, funded by the Medical Research Future Fund, for a social connection intervention to improve adolescent mental health (the Mind Your Mate program). You will work collaboratively with the Mind Your Mate project team, supervise junior research staff, and aid the Chief Investigator and Senior Research Academics.
Key responsibilities
* Lead day‐to‐day coordination of the randomised controlled trial, including ethics applications and relevant approvals, data collection and management, recruitment, preparing progress reports for funder, liaison with trial participants, project staff and web developers, management of the project budget and ensuring rigorous and ethical implementation of the trial procedures and protocol
* Initiate, implement and coordinate recruitment strategies, making use of a range of strategies, including engagement with educational professional bodies, and direct recruitment through contact with schools
* Support schools in implementing the research and coordinate participant follow‐up
* Coordinate a large research team and project partners, including scheduling meetings and managing communications across the team
* Ensure all project milestones are met including recruitment and follow‐up targets
* Contribute to and lead dissemination activities, including leading/overseeing statistical analyses and preparing peer‐reviewed journal publications and conference presentations
* Develop and submit research proposals and applications to external funding bodies
* Generate high‐quality, timely and accurate research in line with the Matilda Centre's identified research priorities
* Foster a positive, inclusive and collaborative workplace culture aligned with the University's strategic priorities
About you
* Completed PhD or near completion (within 6 months) in Psychology, Public Health, Behavioural or Social Sciences, or related field
* Proven experience conducting research studies, with experience in the fields of mental health prevention, early intervention, or treatment with youth highly regarded
* Demonstrated understanding of quantitative research and experience in participant data collection and management (previous experience managing youth‐focused mental health or substance use clinical trials would be highly regarded)
* Dedicated to ethical research conduct and confidentiality, particularly concerning identifiable data of a sensitive nature
* An emerging track record of research dissemination, as evidenced by peer‐reviewed (or equivalent) publications and conference presentations
* Proven previous experience in statistical analysis and reporting of research data (quantitative and qualitative) using statistical software packages such as Stata, R, mplus, SPSS or similar
* High‐level organisational skills and proven ability to deal with multiple tasks, establish priorities and meet deadlines
* Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills and a proven ability to work both independently and constructively within a research team
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