A$94,998 – A$118KPart TimeEN
• *Continuing Contingent, part time appointment (0.5 FTE, 17.5 hours)
• Level 6/7: $94,998 - $117,633 + 17% Superannuation
The School of Graduate Research and Research Culture, within the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation), plays a central role in strengthening UOW’s research performance, culture, and global impact. The School provides end to end support for HDR candidates and leads the University’s research integrity, ethics, and compliance functions. Through consistent governance, high quality service delivery, and a commitment to excellence, the School ensures a research environment built on integrity, accountability, and innovation.
About the Role
This position is a key contributor to UOW’s partnership with the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) through the ISLHD–UOW Joint Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). In this role, you will provide high level operational, advisory, and governance support to ensure ethical and regulatory compliance across human research activities.
This position is integral to maintaining UOW’s reputation for ethical, responsible, and high quality research. You will work closely with committee members, researchers, clinical trial teams, and senior stakeholders to support ethical review processes, policy development, training, and clinical trial governance.
What You’ll Be Doing
In this role, you will support UOW’s human research ethics and clinical trial governance functions by preparing committee documentation, maintaining databases, responding to enquiries, and coordinating ethics reviews. You will interpret legislation and guidelines, contribute to policy development, support monitoring and reporting processes, and deliver training and educational resources. You will also provide tailored advice to researchers and students, assist with ethics and governance requirements for clinical trials, and collaborate with committees, researchers, and clinical partners to uphold ethical standards and strengthen UOW’s research culture.
What You’ll Bring
You will bring strong communication and interpersonal skills, excellent organisation, sound judgement, and the ability to interpret ethical and regulatory requirements. Your experience in human research ethics—or your capacity to develop specialist knowledge quickly—along with strong digital literacy and relevant qualifications, will enable you to support researchers effectively. Experience in regulatory or compliance focused environments will be highly regarded.
How to Apply
Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button at the bottom of the advertisement. You’ll be prompted to submit a resume, and cover letter (of no more than 3 pages) summarising your skills and experience as they relate to the selection criteria located in the position description.
For further information about this position, please contact Penny Cross, Manager Ethics, Research Integrity and Compliance by email pcross@uow.edu.au.
Closing Date: Sunday 31 May 2026, 11:55 PM
As required by federal legislation, prospective employees are required to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender based Violence, during their previous employment, or otherwise in a legal process. Any such declaration will be included in the University’s employment screening processes and will be treated with the strictest confidence and in compliance with all privacy legislation.
The University of Wollongong is committed to workplace equity, diversity and inclusion. We value and acknowledge the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents and cultures that they bring to work with them each day. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of attracting and retaining talent in our workforce. The creation of a diverse and inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential, enhance our success and achieving our vision of being in the Top 1% of universities globally.
*Continuing Contingent: Refer to section 24 of the University of Wollongong (Professional Services Employees) Enterprise Agreement, 2023: This position forms part of an external funding agreement. Should funding cease and not be renewed the continuing appointment may be terminated on the basis of the contingency.
Note:
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Only candidates with valid work rights
The University of Wollongong was born with a mission to transform our region: to educate and empower the people of the Illawarra. Our commitment to a better future has shaped our direction and impact since our inception.
Over the years, we have grown to be a global diverse and inclusive civic university, working to solve global challenges and promoting harmony and social cohesion. We are proud to be a globally recognised and respected university, opening doors for our students, staff and partners.
