Campus Location: Melbourne, Australia
Job No: APTAV102903#002
- Support the Neuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program, at the Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre
- Join a strong vibrant research culture and productive research team where quality research is conducted
- Full Time, fixed term role until 24 December 2025 at our Melbourne campus
- 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, ACU Advantage Staff Rewards Program and generous leave provisions
- Join a university ranked internationally in the top 2% for research excellence
About ACU:
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.
As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.
About the role:
As Research Officer you will provide technical support to the Deputy Director in The Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, and as required by the Deputy Director, to the Manager of the Neuroscience of Addiction and Mental Health Program. This will include assisting with driving participants' recruitment of hard-to-reach populations (e.g., advertisement, screening), including data collection/databasing, preparation/quality checks and analyses of multimodal data from behavioural, mental health, cognitive and neuroimaging testing. You will also proactively support research-related activities such as manuscript preparations, grant submissions, as required to assist with quicker turn-around and high-quality submissions; as well as be involved with assistance with student supervision, such as training students or research personnel on participants' psychological, cognitive and neuroimaging assessment, and basic MRI analyses processes.
Contact:
General enquiries can be sent to Associate Professor Valentina Lorenzetti, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences (VIC - Melbourne) at: valentina.lorenzetti@acu.edu.au
What we offer:
- The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
- Total remuneration valued to $102,522 - $110,125 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $86,633 - $93,057 (pro rata) pa (HEW 6), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
- Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
- As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: Staff Rewards; a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.
How to Apply:
Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process
Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:
- resume (maximum 5 pages).
- responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
- brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.
Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)
Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.
Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers
Advertised: 27-FEB-2023
Applications close: 16-APR-2023 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time
ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.