- Employment Type: Full Time, 35 hours per week
- Duration: 2 years fixed term
- Remuneration: Academic Level B ($127K- $150K) based on experience + 17% Super
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold unrestricted work rights to be considered for this position.
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 20 universities in the world (QS top 20) and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.
Position Summary:
The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be part of a large, multidisciplinary research team at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), working with collaborators across Australia and internationally. The role focuses on linkage research projects examining strategies to improve the prevention and treatment of opioid dependence, as well as the health and social outcomes of people who experience incarceration.
Reporting to a Scientia Professor, the Post-Doctoral Fellow will undertake advanced data management and statistical analysis of large, complex linked datasets, contribute to rigorous study design, and ensure high standards of data governance and ethics. The role includes interpreting and communicating research findings, leading and contributing to peer-reviewed publications, supporting grant development, and assisting with the supervision of higher degree research students. The position requires strong project management skills, the ability to work independently, and a commitment to high-quality, policy-relevant research that contributes to improved health outcomes and social impact to meaningful work that advances positive social change across communities.
Skills & Experience
- Completed PhD in a relevant discipline, including public health, epidemiology, social science, biostatistics, or health economics and/ or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through any other combination of education, training and/or and experience
- Relevant experience and applied knowledge in a health/medical field
- Demonstrated experience in methodologically rigorous data collection and/or data analyses.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative research team.
- Evidence of research activity in at least one of NDARC’s core workplan areas.
- Strong research output, as evidenced by peer-reviewed journals and publications and success in applying and/or attracting competitive research funding.
- Demonstrated capacity to carry out independent research as indicated by a proven track record of writing manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
- An understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values in action, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
- Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.
Benefits and Culture:
UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to a plethora of UNSW-perks including:
- Career development opportunities
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments
- 10 days paid cultural leave per year
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)
More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here
How to Apply:
Make each day matter with a meaningful career at UNSW. Submit your application including your resume & cover letter online before Sunday 22nd February at 11:55pm. A copy of the Position Description can be on JOBS@UNSW.
To be considered for this role, your application must include a document addressing the Selection Criteria which are outlined in the “Skills and Experience” section of the position description. Applications that do not address these criteria will not be considered. For more information, refer to the Position Description available on JOBS@UNSW.
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks: -
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
Get in Touch:
Aarti
a.aarti@unsw.edu.au
Talent Acquisition Associate
Please apply through the application portal and not via the contact above.
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.
