About the Role
We are excited to announce a Project Manager position at the Centre for Mental Health and Brain Sciences. You will be central to managing the Wellcome Trust-funded Tipping Point project, which will run from 2024 to 2029. The Tipping Point project is a multi-study, international initiative focused on predicting relapse in individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder. As the primary administrative lead, the Project Manager will play a key role in the coordination and execution of this important research.
Reporting directly to Professor Greg Murray and Professor Denny Meyer, you will oversee the completion of an observational study based in Australia. Your primary responsibilities will include coordinating daily project activities such as staff recruitment and training, participant recruitment, data collection, progress tracking, and reporting. In addition to managing these tasks, you will assist with coordination of the international project, through handling budgeting and reporting requirements, and organizing online team meetings. .
About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
- Experience recruiting and assessing participants with a mental health diagnosis
- Experience conducting clinical trials or cohort studies
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated person
- Demonstrated capacity to relate to people with a mental health diagnosis in a respectful and supportive way
Further information about this role can be found in the attached position description.
Qualifications
An Honours or Postgraduate degree in psychology or related discipline
About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:
Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice
The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.
To Apply
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Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.
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Applications Close: Tuesday 15th October 2024, 11pm
Swinburne offers flexible working options contained in our leave and parenting/carer policies to support work-life balance.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Swinburne University of Technology is dedicated to creating a varied, welcoming, and open learning and work environment that embraces diversity, promotes inclusion, ensures fair access to opportunities, and actively opposes bullying, discrimination, sexual harm, victimisation, and vilification. We appreciate every individual in our community, regardless of ability/disability, age, cultural and ethnic background, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and family and relationship status. For further details on our efforts, please explore our
Equity & Diversity website.
Disability and Reasonable Adjustments
Swinburne University of Technology actively supports and encourages individuals with disability to apply. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process by ensuring that we cater to the access and participation needs of all candidates.
For a confidential discussion regarding accessibility requirements, or to provide feedback on how we can continue to improve our recruitment processes to better accommodate adjustments you require, please reach out to talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or call 03 9214 5802
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) at Swinburne
Swinburne is enhancing gender equity and diversity, with a focus on science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM), by participating in the
Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) program. Swinburne University is actively engaged in improving representation and participation of women in STEMM fields, aiming to address ongoing gender inequity. As an inaugural recipient of the Athena SWAN Institutional Bronze Award, we have implemented our original SAGE Action Plan (2019-2021) and continue our commitment through the current SAGE Action Plan (2022-2025), focusing on meaningful actions to foster long-lasting change and advance gender equity and diversity in STEMM.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
For any support please contact talentacquisition@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP
Reconciliation Action PlanVictorias Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes
As a signatory to
Victorias Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.
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