Research Assistant, ANZMUSC

Research Assistant, ANZMUSC

Job No.: 689754

Location: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $83,280 - $113,025 pa Level A plus 17% 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, ANZMUSC (Level A) to support the Australia and New Zealand Musculoskeletal Clinical Trials Network (ANZMUSC) within the Musculoskeletal Health Unit and Wiser Health Care Group, based at 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne.

This role provides research delivery, coordination, and research-enabling support essential to the effective operation of a nationally significant clinical trials network. Working closely with senior researchers, clinicians, and stakeholders, you will contribute to priority-driven research programs through governance support, evidence reviews, data collection, and research communication activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research activities under limited supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Support coordination of research governance, meetings, committees, and network activities
• Maintain research documentation and contribute to reporting and communication outputs
• Assist with data collection, data management, evidence synthesis, and literature reviews
• Support priority research programs and network initiatives across ANZMUSC
• Participate in meetings, seminars, and professional activities
• Provide research support and advice to students, clinicians, and collaborators under guidance
• Undertake research administration and other duties as directed

About You

You are an organised and motivated early-career research professional who enjoys working in collaborative, networked research environments.

You Will Bring

• An honours degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent research experience
• Strong planning, coordination, and organisational skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities with sound judgement and initiative
• Experience supporting research activities such as literature reviews, data collection, or analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to confidentiality, privacy, and research integrity
• Confidence working collegially within multidisciplinary teams
• Interest in musculoskeletal health, clinical trials, and collaborative research networks

About Monash University

The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine is one of the largest and leading schools of public health in the Asia Pacific region, recognised for excellence in epidemiology, clinical trials, health services research, evidence synthesis, and implementation science.

ANZMUSC is an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence and an internationally recognised multidisciplinary network dedicated to improving musculoskeletal health outcomes through high-quality, collaborative clinical trials and translational research.

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.

Key skills/competency

• Research Coordination
• Data Collection
• Evidence Synthesis
• Literature Review
• Clinical Trials Support
• Project Governance
• Research Administration
• Stakeholder Communication
• Organisational Skills
• Musculoskeletal Health