Play an integral role in supporting sight-saving research by using your grants expertise to support our researchers for the full 'lifecycle' of research grants, from sourcing opportunities to application and compliance.

Join the team at the Centre for Eye Research Australia as a Research Development Advisor and become part of one of the world’s leading eye research institutes. CERA conducts research to discover the causes of eye disease, find new ways to detect and prevent vision loss and develop new treatments to save and restore sight.

To learn more about our work, please visit www.cera.org.au.

About the role

The Research Development Advisor will advise and assist researchers for the full ‘lifecycle’ of research grants, including sourcing funding opportunities and liaison with funding bodies, coordination and support for researchers in the application process, tracking grant outcomes, administering grant agreements, and compliance and acquittals.

The role will also advise and assist with animal ethics applications as well as support the management of records, compliance and reporting as per regulations and guidelines pertaining to animal research.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience coordinating the development and submission of research grant applications.
• Working knowledge of grant funding programs and bodies, and research funding rules and regulatory framework.
• Knowledge and experience with animal ethics submission and the principle “3Rs” of reduce, refine, replace, or be willing to undergo necessary training and rapidly and comprehensively gain knowledge and familiarity with the ethical issues, best practices and regulations involved with animal ethics.
• Broad understanding of the Victorian and Australian health and medical research environment.

Working at CERA

We offer attractive employment benefits including salary packaging (making part of your salary tax-free), flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies. Whilst the work is challenging, you will be rewarded by contributing to an organisation that is focused giving people living with eye disease a chance to save their sight.

A position description is attached.