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Research Operations Assistant

Callaghan, New South Wales💼 Full-time💰 $5–$5🗓 2026-09-23 → 2026-09-28

Core

Support the College Research and Innovation portfolio by coordinating day-to-day operational, administrative, and stakeholder engagement activities to ensure research activities run smoothly.

Role type

Research Operations Assistant

Builds

Operational support for research centres, committees, funding initiatives, and portfolio-wide activities

Domain

Higher Education / Research Administration

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Administrative coordination, stakeholder liaison, governance process management, committee support, record keeping, event coordination, communications management

Preferred skills

Knowledge of research and innovation activities in higher education, organizational skills, financial process familiarity

Responsibilities

Liaise with researchers and external partners to facilitate operational activities; Coordinate administrative activities of research centres including reporting and compliance; Support research committees and advisory groups with agendas and minutes; Assist with coordination of research funding initiatives; Maintain accurate records of research centres and funding schemes; Coordinate research-related events and review processes; Support portfolio communications and information distribution.

Seniority

Entry-level to Junior, hands-on IC

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