• School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
• Casual position with an hourly rate in the range of $56.47 to $62.77, plus superannuation of 12% (HEW Level 5)
• Based at our Herston location

About This Opportunity

Join the Infection Prevention and Vascular Access Group as a Casual Research Data Officer and contribute to purposeful health research that helps clinicians and consumers prevent and detect infection across clinical specialties. Working within a collaborative, inclusive and interdisciplinary environment, you will support the delivery of high-quality research by managing complex health data, strengthening data integrity and helping transform evidence into meaningful research outputs.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support quantitative data analysis for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
• Design, develop, test and maintain electronic research data capture systems, including undertaking quality checks, monitoring, data manipulation, extraction and archiving.
• Monitor data quality, produce descriptive statistics and data quality reports, and support secure data backup, transfer and archiving.
• Support statisticians with data preparation for Data and Safety Monitoring Board reports and contribute to funding applications, manuscripts, conference presentations, reports, graphs and figures.

About You

• Completion of a degree-level qualification in data science, biostatistics, epidemiology or a related area, with relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education, training and experience.
• Demonstrated research experience working with health data.
• Developed information technology skills relevant to database development and research data management.
• An interest in innovative data architecture, including combining primary and secondary datasets.
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Office products.
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues while also working independently under broad direction.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, together with an organised, methodical and self-motivated approach.
• Knowledge of clinical data management, data privacy, biomedical research methods, statistical concepts or electronic research systems such as REDCap, Medidata, RevMan or Covidence would be highly regarded.

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, working together to create a better world.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as access to exclusive internal-only vacancies and affordable parking from just $6.40 a day.

Interested?

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Daner Ball at [email protected]. For application inquiries, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected], stating the job reference number below in the subject line.

When you apply, please ensure you upload a resume and cover letter summarising how your background aligns with the ‘About You’ section. Please note that applications received via email will not be accepted.

Other Information

As a casual employee, and in line with Fair Work, please note that there is no commitment to ongoing work in this position. 

Pre-employment checks may include verification of the right to work in Australia. This may also include checks relating to gender-based violence matters or other integrity and conduct requirements.

You must maintain unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Employer-sponsored work rights are not available for this appointment.

We’re dedicated to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We recognise that career pathways and opportunities differ, and encourage applications from candidates who may not meet every criterion but can demonstrate their potential relative to opportunity. We’re also happy to support any accessibility needs throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can help by emailing [email protected] or calling +61 7 3365 2623.

Applications close Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 11.00pm AEST (R-69660).

Please note applications will be reviewed as received. Candidates may be interviewed prior to the job closing date. We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible. The University of Queensland reserves the right to close this application process early.