Campus Location: Melbourne, Australia
Job No: APTAV122507#002
- Exceptional opportunity to provide high level research coordination services for The Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
- Work collaboratively on innovative projects that deliver better health outcomes and transform lives!
- ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous parental, carers and study leave provisions
- Full time, ongoing opportunity working onsite at Melbourne campus
About the role:
Operating within The Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research , the Clinical Trials Project Coordinator will provide primary coordination of services for NHMRC, ARC and other research projects within the Centre for Human Metabolism & Performance. The Clinical Trials Project Coordinator will be responsible for key aspects of investigator-initiated trials including applying for human ethics, registration of clinical trial in registry, participant and health service recruitment (human ethical standards), generation and maintenance of required protocols and other documentation to maintain Good Clinical Practice (GCP) compliance. The position will also work collaboratively with study investigators, relevant ACU faculties and stakeholders, and external providers on trial logistics, confidentiality and privacy, data collection and maintenance using RedCap.
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research (MMIHR) aims to address critical public health issues by identifying and responding with innovative programs that deliver better health outcomes and transform lives. MMIHR brings national and international health experts together with leading organisations across a broad portfolio of health related research areas. By fostering an environment of collaborative research, without discipline-based boundaries, the impact MMIHR can make is profound and extensive. Our team of prominent researchers are driven to improve the quality of health interventions through research that tests and improves the effectiveness of existing health-related programs, health service delivery and health education, and community planning and design. Our research enables us to develop and shape individual, social and community programs based on a rigorous analysis and synthesis of observational and experimental data, from the molecular to societal level.
For full position details, refer to the position description.
Contact:
General enquiries can be sent to Maria Raucci, Executive & Project Officer - The Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research at: [email protected]
What we offer:
- The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
- Total remuneration valued to $124,509 - $134,699 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $105,212 - $113,823 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
- Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
- As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here .
How to Apply:
Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process
Step 2: populate your candidate application details, including your:
- Resume.
- Recommended responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
- Brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.
Applications close: 27-JUL-2026 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time
Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.
Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)
Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers
ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences. ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact [email protected] to discuss your requirements in confidence.
About ACU:
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.
ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.
