• Exciting opportunity to join the Sydney Health Economics Collaborative and Central Clinical School in a pivotal role
• Located at the Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown Campus
• Full time fixed term for 12 months with possibility of extension offering a base salary of $78k p.a., plus leave loading and generous employer's contribution to superannuation

About the opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Associate to provide technical knowledge and expertise in health economics, health econometrics, biostatistics, epidemiology or a related area. Working as part of a health economics team at the Central Clinical School in the Faculty of Medicine and Health.

Our Postdoctoral Research Associate will work across several programs and will primarily conduct health economic analysis, including cost-effectiveness analysis, in collaboration with Chief Investigators and senior Health Economists. They will support trial researchers develop health costings case report forms in order to collect information about healthcare utilisation, including direct and indirect costs. Whilst further, managing quality control of data collection, to then report information from the research undertaken in various formats such as reports, conference presentations and journal articles.

About you

The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate who:

• a PhD degree (or equivalent) in a quantitative discipline such as health economics, health econometrics, biostatistics, economics, epidemiology, finance or a similar field
• experience performing health economic analyses, including cost-effectiveness analyses using clinical trial data and/or Markov modelling
• a proven ability to design and undertake quantitative data collection and analysis, especially panel data methods, survival analysis, time-series and forecasting analysis
• experience using a statistical program to perform economic analysis (e.g. SAS, STATA, TreeAge)
• demonstratable experience managing quality control of data collection including data cleaning of multiple and large datasets

The successful incumbent will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build solid relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Good organisation and prioritisation skills are vital to ensure management of a varied workload encompassed with the ability to work well independently.

Other

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

For a continuing position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident. Australian Temporary Residents may be considered for a fixed term contract for the length of their visa, depending on the requirements of the hiring area and the position.

Closing time: 11:30 PM, 7 November 2021

How to Apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV and copies of official university transcripts of all degree studies showing units competed and grades as certified by a Justice of the Peace, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.

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For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or support filling out this application, please contact Kristina Pavlovic, Recruitment Partner, Recruitment Operations, Human Resources by email recruitment.ablc@sydney.edu.au.

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

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