• Full-time, fixed term 12 months Health Economics Research Fellow position at Camperdown
• Great opportunity for a Research Fellow passionate about research in Health Economics
• Help strengthen the Menzies research team at a time of expansion and considerable research opportunity
• Base Salary ranging from $122,830- $145,858 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

An opportunity has arisen for a research only position in health economics at the Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics within the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health.

The Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics is the leading independent voice on health policy in Australia, they focus on improving public health outcomes through policy innovation and practical implementation. With a program of community engagement, the Centre encourages informed debate about how Australians can influence health policy to ensure that it is consistent with their values and priorities; policies that are able to deliver, safe, high-quality health care that is sustainable in the long term.

The University is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow (Level B) to contribute to the health economics research program, and join a growing team of health economics researchers, working in economic evaluation, economic modelling, discrete choice/ stakeholder preference analysis and quality of life/ wellbeing research across a range of different contexts. The incumbent will be based in the Moore College Building located on the Camperdown campus.

This is fixed term positions for 1 year initially. Although full time appointments are preferred, we would consider fractional appointments for the right candidate.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Make a significant contribution to the research and administrative endeavours of the Centre and the School
• participate in multi-disciplinary health economics and health policy research, with a focus on collecting and analysing health system data for use in economic evaluations and preference elicitation.
• build a reputation towards becoming an authority in the discipline of health economics and health policy.

About you

• A PhD (awarded or submitted) in health economics, health services research, or related discipline
• demonstrated track record of peer reviewed publications in health economics, or a related area
• experience in contributing to a multidisciplinary research team in a health economics / health services research/ biostatistics related topic
• demonstrated experience in health economic methodologies such as microcosting, economic evaluation, economic modelling, conducting discrete choice experiments to elicit stakeholder preferences or quality of life research
• experience with data linkage projects to evaluate healthcare resource use and costs
• ability to work in a multidisciplinary academic environment, and independently as required, and preparedness to contribute more broadly to research programmes within the Centre and School
• excellent oral and written communication skills

Desirable

• success in being awarded an NHMRC personal support grant (or equivalent) and/or other Category 1-4 research grant as a Chief Investigator or Associate Investigator
• experience with postgraduate research student supervision.

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Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Work Rights: you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks

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.

EEO statement

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Applications Close

Sunday 20 October 2024 11:59 PM