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August 20, 2025

**Job Description**
This role as a Research Assistant at Phoenix Australia focuses on advancing posttraumatic mental health research. The successful candidate will support various projects, including the U.S. Department of Defense funded STOP Trial, which investigates the effectiveness of Silexan in treating PTSD. The position offers invaluable experience in participant recruitment, clinical assessments, data management, and research administration while collaborating with leading experts in trauma research and treatment.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Excellent organisational and communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a dynamic research environment focused on posttraumatic mental health.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Enthusiasm for developing expertise in posttraumatic mental health issues.
• Experience with statistical programs like SPSS or R (desirable)
• Knowledge of posttraumatic mental health research and clinical literature (desirable)

**Qualifications**
Required Degree(s) in:
• Psychology
• Related mental health field

**Experience**
Other:
• Prior experience in health, mental health, or clinical research environments (desirable)
• Experience in recruiting study participants and conducting longitudinal or intervention studies (desirable)
• Working with Children Check required (can be applied for during onboarding)

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Experience
Other: • Prior experience in health, mental health, or clinical research environments (desirable) • Experience in recruiting study participants and conducting longitudinal or intervention studies (desirable) • Working with Children Check required (can be applied for during onboarding)
Work Level
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Employment Type
Full-time, Research Job, Temporary
Salary
Annual Salary: Level A -$85,555 - $116,094 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus 17% superannuation Benefits: Salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, professional development opportunities, supportive flexible work arrangements, progressive leave provisions, Employee Assistance Program, comprehensive career development and training, 25% discount on UniMelb graduate courses for immediate family members.
Valid Until
September 2, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 1 year Location Requirement: Current valid work rights for Australia required. Visa sponsorship is not available. Campus-based across various Melbourne locations.
School / Department / Center / Lab
• Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) • Department: Psychiatry • Phoenix Australia
Supervisor Email
accommodate-me@unimelb.edu.au (for reasonable adjustments) dijana.pourgoutzidis@unimelb.edu.au (for recruitment process questions)
The University of Melbourne
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