Research Assistant, Centre Youth Mental Health; CYMH

Role type:
Full Time;
Fixed Term for 1 year

Location:

Parkville

Faculty:
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS)

Department:
Centre for Youth Mental Health

Salary:
Level A - $87,266 - $118,416 plus 17% super

Work with world-leading youth mental health experts / engage directly with young people in clinical research / contribute to global psychosis consortia

Investing in you - 17% superannuation, benefits package including salary packaging, health and wellbeing programs, discounted services, and professional development opportunities.

The University of Melbourne

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You will support landmark studies exploring clinical trajectories and self-disturbance in young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis. Working across PRESCIENT, SNAP and related projects, you will build a strong research profile while contributing to evidence that can transform youth mental health assessment and care.

• Conduct structured research interviews and assessments with young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis across multiple Orygen sites.
• Collect, enter, check and manage high-quality study data in line with ethical, governance and Good Clinical Practice standards.
• Coordinate participant logistics, including transport and scheduling, and maintain strong relationships with headspace and clinical teams.
• Contribute to publications, conference presentations and broader dissemination activities arising from PRESCIENT, SNAP and related projects.
• Participate actively in project meetings, planning activities and committee work to support capacity-building within the UHR program.

• Hold an undergraduate Honours degree in behavioural or social sciences, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrate strong interest in youth-onset mental health disorders and evidence-based mental health interventions.
• Apply quantitative and qualitative research methodologies confidently to clinical and psychosocial research questions.
• Contribute effectively to both independent and collaborative research in multidisciplinary clinical or academic settings.
• Bring experience, or a clear aptitude, for engaging adolescents and young adults in structured clinical research interviews.
• Possess a valid driver's licence, can travel between sites, and are flexible for occasional after-hours or weekend work.

• Build future financial security with 17% superannuation
• Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being
• Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including Linked In Learning
• Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave and cultural leave
• Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company
• Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program

For more information check out our benefits page!

You will join the Centre for Youth Mental Health within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, working day-to-day with Orygen, the world's leading youth mental health research and translation organisation. Your colleagues include multidisciplinary clinicians, researchers and lived-experience experts collaborating to improve outcomes for young people with emerging mental ill-health. You will be supported to grow your research skills, contribute to high-impact international studies, and work within a values-driven culture committed to inclusion, integrity and real-world impact.

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