Job No.: 697788
Location: The Alfred Centre
Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.8) - Full-time (1.0)
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 31 December 2027
Remuneration: Pro-rata of $86,195 - $116,981 pa Level A (plus 17% employer superannuation)
Join the Respiratory Access (Cox) Group and contribute to NHMRC-funded research focused on chronic lung disease and supportive care. This Research Assistant position will support a range of clinical research activities, including quantitative and qualitative data collection, clinical trial interventions, participant recruitment and consenting, data management and analysis, systematic reviews and preparation of research outputs. Working within established research objectives, protocols and timeframes, the position will contribute to research that supports improved understanding and care for people living with chronic lung disease.
Working closely with clinicians, researchers, and patients, you will contribute to the design and delivery of clinical research that directly impacts real-world care. This role is ideally suited to an early career researcher or health sciences graduate with experience in clinical data collection and trial coordination.
This is a unique opportunity to grow your research experience in a high-impact, patient-focused environment, supported by a collaborative team at the cutting edge of respiratory health care.
Join a collaborative research environment and apply your clinical research expertise to support impactful chronic disease management research outcomes—we look forward to receiving your application.
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.
Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities.
Join the pursuit of our purpose to build a better future for ourselves and our communities - #ChangeIt with us.
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.
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Associate Professor Narelle Cox, Principal Research Fellow, Narelle.Cox@monash.edu
Position Description: Research Assistant
Applications Close: Wednesday 14 October 2026, 11:55pm AEDT
Monash University is Australia’s largest and most international university. Its extensive educational offering, delivered via our 10 faculties, includes undergraduate, postgraduate and research courses. Monash is a research-intensive university, known for some significant and lasting discoveries that have delivered impact beyond the academic community.
The university is home to a range of world-leading facilities and technologies, giving it wide-ranging capabilities across many fields, sectors and industries. Monash works with a variety of industry, government and community groups, allowing its researchers to share their discoveries with the world.
Monash is a truly global institution, with five Australian campuses, a campus in Malaysia, a joint graduate school in China, a learning centre in Italy, and a research centre in India. At Monash, cultural experiences are lived, not described.
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