Research Assistant

Griffith University’s School of Applied Psychology is seeking a motivated Research Assistant specialising in Traffic Psychology & Road Safety, particularly within the motorcycle safely area to support applied research activities within the MAIC–Griffith University Road Safety Research Collaboration as part of a successful grant.

Working under the guidance of the Principal Research Fellow, you will contribute to field-based and laboratory research focused on traffic psychology and road safety behaviours relating to motorcycles.

This role offers hands-on research experience in a collaborative and applied research environment, supporting projects with real-world impact on road safety policy and practice.

As a Research Assistant you will be responsible for;

• Assisting with laboratory and field-based research in traffic psychology and road safety.
• Supporting data collection, storage, and preliminary analysis.
• Undertaking literature searches, interviews, and routine testing activities.
• Assisting with the preparation of reports and scholarly outputs.
• Coordinating meetings with researchers and external participants.
• Providing general administrative and research support to the research team.
• Supporting compliance with research ethics, health and safety, and university policies.