Research Clinician- Australian Stuttering Research Centre

UTS has a bold vision to be a world-leading university of technology. We are a dynamic and innovative university in central Sydney, consistently ranked the top young university in Australia. With a culturally diverse campus life and extensive international exchange and research programs, UTS prepares graduates for the workplaces of today and tomorrow.

The Australian Stuttering Research Centre conducts research around the nature and cause of the disorder of stuttering, and how it can be treated during childhood, adolescence and adulthood. The Centre has a clinic providing treatment for all age groups. The Centre also operates a continuing education program for speech pathologists, graduate and undergraduate professional preparation coursework, and supervision of research by higher degree students.

We are seeking an experienced and professional speech pathologist with strong clinical skills and previous experience with clinical research to provide support for the research activities conducted at the Centre.

About the Role

In this role you will provide speech pathology assessment and treatment services for children and adults who stutter in accordance with the research protocols and Centre procedures.  You will also  manage the co-ordination of research studies including assessing and recruiting participants, performing administrative tasks associated with clinical trials and laboratory studies, such as recruiting participants and data entry and preparing ethics applications and documents for Human Research Ethics Committees and Clinical Trial Governance.
 
 

About You

You will have considerable experience treating adults and children who stutter along with sound knowledge of the Lidcombe and Camperdown programs and procedures. You will have previous experience supporting research including adherence to research protocols, recruiting participants and managing data.

You will also bring to this role:

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Speech Pathology  and eligibility for Speech Pathology Australia membership
• Awareness of Human Research Ethical procedures for the preparation of ethics applications for research
• •Experience developing and maintaining databases for the purpose of research and adhering to data management protocols
• Demonstrated ability to conduct basic data analysis and prepare summary statistics
• Well-developed negotiation, conflict resolution, relationship building and influencing skills
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing day to day workplace demands
• An interest in enrolling in a postgraduate masters or doctoral research degree.

For the full list of the selection criteria and role responsibilities please download the position description from the link below this advertisement.

Remuneration & Benefits

Base Salary Range: $87,414 pa - $96,701pa (HEW 7)

This role attracts 17%  superannuation in addition to the base salary.

This position is full-time and appointment will be made on a fixed term basis for 12 months with the potential for extension.

Our commitment to work/life support includes benefits such as flexible work practices, child care centres, generous parental leave and support to carers.

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Prior to commencing your application for IRC118171, please review the Position Description and the relevant selection criteria.

You are required to submit:

• Your resume
• A separate document addressing the selection criteria
• A cover letter (optional)

For information to assist you with compiling statements to answer the selection criteria, please visit Answering Selection Criteria 
  
Please note that only those applications submitted via the UTS online recruitment system will be accepted.  Current UTS employees should apply through their UTS Employee Self Service function.

As you will be unable to save your application once started, please have all required documents and information available prior to commencing.

Please ensure that the file name for each document submitted includes IRC118171.

Specific enquiries regarding the role may be directed to Associate Professor Robyn Lowe on +61 2 9514 2200.

Enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to Julie Small, Recruitment Consultant, at julie.small@uts.edu.au  or on +61 (0) 2 9514 2039.

Closing Date:  Thursday 18th October 2018 at 11.59pm (AEST)

Applicants must have unlimited rights to work in Australia. 

Please note: We are only accepting on-line applications for this post, however, if you have a disability that makes it difficult for you to provide us with information in this way, please contact the Recruitment Team for assistance.

We are committed to diversity and social inclusion, evidenced by our WGEA Employer of Choice citation, Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy and the UTS Access and Inclusion Plan. We welcome applications from women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles), Indigenous Australians, people with disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ and applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.