Statistical Consultant

Monash • Clayton, NC

21h • Remote

About The Position

The Monash Statistical Consulting Service (MSCS) is seeking experienced and approachable statisticians to join their team as Casual Statistical Consultants. In this flexible, casual role, the consultant will work one-on-one with PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and academic staff from across all faculties to support them in designing better studies, making sound analytical decisions, and building their statistical confidence. Delivered primarily via Zoom, this role focuses on empowering researchers by guiding them through methodological challenges, explaining complex statistical concepts in accessible ways, and helping to strengthen the quality, rigour, and reproducibility of research across the University.

Requirements

• Strong grounding across a broad range of statistical methods, such as regression modelling, longitudinal and multilevel analysis, meta-analysis, survival analysis, factor analysis, mediation, and SEM.
• Ability to quickly diagnose problems and offer clear, actionable advice.
• Ability to communicate and tailor explanations to researchers from diverse disciplines.
• Ability to support learning rather than "doing the stats" for them.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Autonomy.
• Confidence in a consulting environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in academic or research-based consulting.
• Familiarity with software such as R, SPSS, Stata, or Mplus.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality one-to-one statistical consultations on study design, data management decisions, statistical methods, and interpretation.
• Help researchers to clarify research questions, hypotheses, and analytic strategies.
• Support a wide range of research designs, including clinical, longitudinal, experimental, observational, and survey-based studies.
• Translate statistical ideas into clear, practical guidance for non-statistical audiences.
• Troubleshoot methodological and analytical roadblocks while keeping researchers in control of their own analyses.
• Provide brief written follow-up guidance where helpful.
• Maintain accurate consultation records and collaborate with MSCS and eResearch colleagues as needed.

Benefits

• Flexible, casual hours with most consultations delivered remotely.
• Supportive, collegiate consulting team.
• Opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to research quality and capability across the University.
• Work with researchers from health, social sciences, education, and STEM disciplines.
• Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• A range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments, including supporting parents.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees