Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Reference no. 1419/0717

• Be valued for your exceptional knowledge and experience
• Opportunity to lead Child Clinical Research program
• Fixed term, 12 months, Camperdown/Darlington Campus

About the opportunity 

The Child Clinical Research Manager will be responsible for providing overall clinic and research database coordination and management, to include liaising with the Chief Investigators to set up study protocols and ethics approvals at the Brain and Mind Centre as well as overseeing professional and ethical recruitment and assessment of children and their families. Critical to the role will be the managing of relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to the project as well as ensuring the scientific integrity of the data coming in.

The Child Clinic Research Manager will, in the first instance, coordinate the co-operation of two existing research clinics at Brain and Mind Centre (Sydney Child Development and Behaviour Research Clinic, and the Autism Clinic for Translational Research) and respective research groups into one transdiagnostic clinic – the Transdiagnostic Child Development and Behaviour Clinic at Brain and Mind Centre – including the ongoing day-to-day scientific, administrative and ethics aspects of the establishment and running of the Clinic. 

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for a Child Clinical Research Manager who possesses demonstrated expertise in:

• Managing and overseeing day to day processes of projects, in particular relating to child mental health services
• Managing the development and implementation of multiple work stream project plans to meet overarching project activities
• Ensuring governance, research and clinical requirements are in compliance with University research and ethics requirements

This position is designated as child-related work. To undertake or remain in this position, you are required to apply for and obtain a Working With Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working With Children) Act 2012.

About us

Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Closing date: 5.00pm 7 August 2017

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

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