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The Trial Coordinator contributes to the research project “Improving mental health outcomes through parent and teacher engagement in school-based early intervention” in partnership with Sydney Catholic Schools. This project aims to evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of school-adapted parent training intervention, matched to the individual needs of young children with disruptive behaviour problems, delivered within a Catholic school setting in South West Sydney. This position is based at the University of NSW in the School of Psychology, however the Trial Coordinator will be required to travel regularly to South West Sydney.

The Trial Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and management of funded clinical research to provide assessment and treatment with school adapted Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to families of children with disruptive behaviour problems. This role is responsible for overseeing project staff, data collection, entry, and management, contributing to data analysis and dissemination activities, liaising with school stakeholders, and assisting with grant and philanthropic funding applications.

About the role

• $113k - $123k plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
• Fixed Term – 3 Years
• Part time (17.5 hours)

The role reports to the Chief Investigator, Professor Eva Kimonis, and has no direct reports.

Specific responsibilities for this role include: 

• Independently develop and refine relevant study materials (clinical research protocols, standard operating procedures, ethics applications and materials) in accordance with International Council for Harmonisation Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice, the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) framework, regulatory guidelines, and study objectives.
• Coordinate project meetings and oversee the smooth running of the externally funded project, ensuring adherence to trial protocols and that project milestones and outcomes are met.
• Coordinate the clinical research trial, including managing recruitment, screening, scheduling, tracking, and following up participants, and independently identifying and resolving issues surrounding participation rates.
• Develop and maintain well-organised, efficient systems of scheduling, communication, file organisation and documentation of both meetings and study procedures and train project staff in their use. Embed these systems into day-to-day research operations to ensure high quality, compliant, and consistent data collection.
• Perform tasks associated with undertaking research trials, including scoring measures, literature reviews, data collection, entry, management, analysis, identifying and resolving issues surrounding data quality, administrative tasks, and contributing to drafting manuscripts for publication.
• Monitor adverse events and ensure they are properly documented and reported to the Sponsor(s) and Ethics Committee(s) as appropriate.
• Develop effective working relationships with and regularly liaise with multiple educational and other stakeholders and media outlets.
• Regularly travel to trial sites to perform training, on-site monitoring and coordination duties.
• Identify philanthropic and grant funding opportunities, contribute to grant applications, and draft project budgets.
• Act as the first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including research participants, third-party organisations and internal staff members, maintaining effective channels of communication, analysing requests and correspondence and prioritising urgent and often sensitive matters.
• Assist with the preparation and submission of reports, manuscripts, and presentations based on research conducted.
• Maintain the ethical and professional standards of the project and prepare ethics and governance applications.
• Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values.
• Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the psychosocial or physical health and safety of yourself or others.

About the successful applicant
(Selection Criteria)

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A postgraduate qualification or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through any other combination of education, training and/ or experience. A psychology degree is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated research coordination experience, including developing protocols, data management systems, governance, monitoring, and reporting.
• Excellent organisational skills, including an ability to undertake a range of diverse tasks, to work independently, accurately, and with attention to detail and to deliver high quality work on time.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and levels of seniority.
• Demonstrated experience providing administrative and research support with the ability to work well under pressure with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience with research data management and statistical analysis using statistical software (SPSS).
• Demonstrated and applied knowledge/understanding of HREC and regulatory applications e.g. GCP and reporting for clinical trials.
• Demonstrated skills in project management, statistical software packages (eg. SPSS, R, MPlus) and statistical analysis.
• Bilingual capability in Arabic and English is highly desirable, particularly to support engagement with Arabic-speaking children and families.
• Ability and capacity to implement required UNSW health and safety policies and procedures.
• An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training. 

You should systematically address the selection criteria listed within the position description in your application.

Please apply online - applications will not be accepted if sent to the contact listed.

Contact:
Eva Kimonis
E: e.kimonis@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: June 30^th, 2026

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UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.