Research Assistant

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY
Part time Australia, Victoria Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians
Posted:
June 06, 2026
Location:
Australia, Victoria, Australia

Job Description

  • Based in Parkville + hybrid work arrangements
  • Part-time (0.8FTE) and 12 Month Fixed Term Contract 
  • $73,350 - $80,065 + 17% Superannuation

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

About the role:

This role supports preclinical psychiatry research through the design and delivery of behavioural neuroscience experiments in rodent models.

The Research Assistant will work across two major projects: “SYNDICAT: synergy for the development of innovative clinical treatments in schizophrenia” and “Prefrontal dopamine in...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Part time
Location: Australia, Australia
Posted: June 06, 2026
Deadline: July 16, 2026