Location: Parkville
Salary: Associate Professor / Professor

• Level D $162,590 - $179,123 pa (pro rata for part-time)
• Level E $209,428 p.a (Pro Rata for part time)

Superannuation: Employer Contribution of 17%
Working Hours: Full time 1.0 FTE or Part Time 0.5 FTE
Basis of Employment: Fixed term 5 years

Opportunity

As a senior clinician and academic, you will provide leadership and foster excellence in research, research training and community engagement in youth mental health.

We are seeking a motivated academic, clinical leader to focus their career as a clinical academic at Orygen and the University. This is an opportunity to join the leaders in clinical and academic research who are outcome focused and demonstrate excellence in the areas of youth mental health, in particular mood disorders, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, early psychosis, work with youth forensic populations and using virtual reality as an intervention and research platform.

The role will be based within the Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne and seconded to Orygen, and the clinical role covering several domains within Orygen’s clinical services. Options include ultra-high risk for psychosis, youth forensic and virtual reality.

About You

You will be internationally or nationally distinguished in clinical psychology of Youth mental health, with your achievements encompassing research best practice and application. You will be driven by the desire to benefit national and global communities and committed to the Orygen values of respect, teamwork, excellence, accountability and collaboration.

You will possess;

• PhD or equivalent professional qualification in relevant discipline.
• Evidence of significant contribution to independent and team-based research in forensic YMH, UHR and EIP, and/or VR Research for young people with mental ill health with application to Youth Mental Health research with a national or international profile.
• Exceptional research profile at an international level as evidenced by:
• A track record in attracting research funding from competitive grant agencies and other sources including industry.
• Strong, independent and original publication record in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.

Full criteria listed in the attached position description

About Us

Centre for Youth Mental Health

In January 2009 the University of Melbourne established a new Centre for Youth Mental Health (CYMH) within the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, where the academic and professional staff of Orygen Youth Health Research Centre OYH-RC, who were previously members of specific Departments (notably Psychiatry and Psychology), are now based. All NHMRC and ARC Grants to be used for OYH-RC activities are managed within CYMH.

The creation of this academic and administrative structure reflects the multidisciplinary nature of this field of inquiry and knowledge, and its growing scientific and practical breadth and significance. This is only the fourth such supra-departmental structure to be created in the Faculty and there is no parallel to date anywhere else in Australia.

ORYGEN

Orygen is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people. At Orygen, our leadership and staff work to deliver cutting-edge research, policy development, innovative clinical services, and evidence-based training and education to ensure that there is continuous improvement in the treatments and care provided to young people experiencing mental ill-health.

https://www.orygen.org.au/About/About-Us

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences has an enviable research record and is the University of Melbourne’s largest faculty in terms of management of financial  resources, employment of academic and professional staff, teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate (including research higher degree) students and the conduct of basic and applied research. The Faculty’s annual revenue is $628m with approximately 55% of this income related to research activities.

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences is deeply committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment that welcomes and values all people. We firmly believe that diversity, including in senior leadership, is essential to our Faculty’s continued success

www.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au

Employee Benefits

We offer generous employee benefits to help maximise your work life. These include flexible and family friendly working conditions, salary packaging, internal School and Faculty grant schemes including a dedicated scheme for women and generous leave provisions. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a culturally rich and values-based environment.

To find out more, go to https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits

How to apply

Your application submitted should include a CV along with your responses against the selection criteria found in the Position Description for the role.

Applications close: Monday 12 September 2022 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Position Description: Associate Professor, Professorial Fellow PD - Clinical Psych in YMH.docx