Research Assistant - Physiology
Research Assistant - Physiology
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Job Description
Te Whiwhinga mahi The opportunity
The main purpose of this role is to provide research operations and stakeholder engagement support for the research programme to develop a novel treatment device for hearing loss including research engagement with the Mori community. Research assistants provide a variety of administrative operations essential to research compliance and research outputs. In addition this role was created to facilitate stakeholder engagement and to support alignment of our research operation with the Kaupapa Mori approach under the oversight of our Mori collaborators. The majority of activities for this role are based in the Department of Physiology with some offsite activities working with communities our stakeholders and our collaborators on relevant research.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide research operational support through administrative duties
- Data management & compliance
- Internal and external engagement
- Support engagement events in Mori communities.
- Support alignment of our research operation with the Kaupapa Mori approach with support from Iwi United Engaged.
This is a fulltime (37.5 hours per week) fixedterm (up to 48 months) position. The salary range for this role is between $62400 $69000 dependent on skills and experience.
For more detailed information please refer to the Position Description.
Qualifications :
He krero mu About you
We are looking for someone with great organisational skills and administrative expertise. You will need good interpersonal skills guiding others in undertaking research operations in a culturally safe and respectful environment.
Essential:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent related to health (clinical or nonclinical)
- 12year Research support experience relevant to the position OR 12 year Experience working in healthrelated sector
- AND: 2 years experience working with Mori community
- Understanding of cultural safety for Mori. While the Mori community engagement will be guided by the Iwi United Engaged the research assistant in this role must be both confident and comfortable to proactively learn and help the research team implement the engagement process with Kaupapa Mori approaches.
Preferred:
- Postgraduate qualification (Diploma/masters degree) or;
- 12 years experience working in a healthrelated workforce
- Project management skills
Additional Information :
Ng huatanga kei a mtou What we offer
The University of Auckland is New Zealands leading university and maintains significant computational laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the worlds most liveable cities.
The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:
- Flexible employment practices (including working from home flexible hours)
- Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
- A competitive salary with five weeks annual leave
In addition we also offer career development programmes discounted car parking a generous parental leave allowance childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services.
For more information please visit Staff Benefits.
Me phea te tuku tono How to apply
Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 8 June 2025 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and your CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.
We reserve the right to close applications early if a suitable candidate is found.
Please reach out to Haruna SuzukiKerr via for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email.
Equity
The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe inclusive and equitable environment. For further information on services for Mori Pacific women LGBTQIATakatpuiMVPFAFF people with disabilities parenting support flexible work and other personal circumstances go to
The University is committed to providing a safe inclusive and equitable environment where everyone can thrive. For further information see Te Ara Tautika the Equity Policy and visit
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
