Postdoctoral Fellow Global Health
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
- Location
- Camperdown, Australia
- Salary
- $109,301 to $116,679 + 17% superannuation
- Closing date
- 13 Jan 2025
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- Academic Discipline
- Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health, History, Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Medicine & Dentistry, Other Health & Social Care
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Postdocs
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
- Full time, 12 month fixed term contract with a possible extension dependent on funding
- Be a part of University of Sydney collaborations in global child health
- Base Salary starting from $109,301 to $116,679 + 17% superannuation
About the opportunity
The University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health has an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (or Level A, Associate Lecturer) position to join Alexandra Martiniuk's research team focusing on global child health (health systems -cancer and/or mental health) in Australia and the Asia Pacific region, with potential opportunity to join other broader global health projects. The role presents an opportunity to be part of a international collaborations with leading partners in our research including the WHO Collaborating Centre for Childhood Cancer, the Indian Pediatric Hematology Oncology Group and Vietnamese partners in child cancer research.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Contribute to the design, development and implementation of research projects from literature reviews to planning, seeking ethical approvals, data collection, analysis and publications with the investigator teams
- Manage aspects of some the projects, together with the lead investigator
- present project updates, overviews, and formal presentations of research activity to the full partnership team, together with the investigator team
- contribute to, and/or lead the preparation of peer-review papers, as a lead or co-author
- provide appropriate mentoring to relevant staff and students on the projects
- undertake other research duties as required
About you
- A completed Doctor of Philosophy in a relevant field of research (eg public or global health, epidemiology, medicine, nursing, allied health, qualitative/anthropology, health economics, psychology/mental health)
- experience in research having authored at least several peer-reviewed publications
- experience with either quantitative or qualitative research methods or both
- demonstrated experience in contributing to or executing high quality research projects
- excellent oral and written communication skills in English
- experience with research ethics proposals, project management, data collection, rural or remote settings, global health, child health (advantageous)
- knowledge of literature reviews, referencing software, project management tools, data collection tools (eg Redcap, SurveyMonkey), interviewing, data analysis of quantitative (eg R, STATA, SAS, SPSS) and/or qualitative data (eg yarning, realist, other qual), implementation, evaluation (advantageous)
- strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain inclusive, respectful and productive working relationships with colleagues, partners and members of the community. Ability to work with minimal supervision
- ideally you will be looking to launch your own research career, keen to join our team, with a keen interest in child health, and/or health systems and services research
- flexibility to work online from home and from the university
- ideally you will be interested in traveling within the Asia/Pacific region
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. This role requires valid work rights for Australia.
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
At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Gold employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion.
How to apply
Please note the University will be closed from 20/12/2024 and will reopen 06/01/2025. We will be interviewing for this role late January/early February 2025
Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.
For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.
For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Cecilia Blamey, Recruitment Operations by email to cecilia.blamey@sydney.edu.au.
For further information specific to the position, please contact Professor Alexandra Martiniuk, at Alexandra.Martiniuk@sydney.edu.au
Click to view the Position Description for this role.
Applications Close
Monday 13 January 2025 11:59 PM
Company
The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is consistently recognised, both locally and internationally, for its outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney alumni include Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, Nobel Prize winners and leaders in every field of endeavour.
The University offers a comprehensive range of courses, including a number of disciplines unique in Australia. Teaching is spread across nine different state-of-the art campuses, located across New South Wales.
The University of Sydney’s commitment to excellence in research has resulted in an outstanding record in national competitive funding and underpins an approach to teaching which has won nominations for excellence and resulted in high student satisfaction ratings. The University has 78 research centres and institutes and is home to three ARC Centres of Excellence.
The teaching, research and cultural life of the University is supported by extensive facilities, including the largest library collection in the Southern Hemisphere, the world-class Nicholson Museum of archaeological antiquities, the Macleay Museum of natural history and ethnographic collections and the University Art Gallery. Its outstanding sporting and recreation facilities provide a training centre for students and Olympic athletes.
The University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight Australian major research-intensive universities, and the Worldwide Universities Network.
Campuses
The University of Sydney has nine official campuses.
1. Camperdown/Darlington Campus.
2. Cumberland Campus. Home to the Faculty of Health Sciences (based in Lidcombe).
3. Mallett Street Campus. Home of the Sydney Nursing School.
4. Sydney Conservatorium of Music Campus. In Macquarie Street, central Sydney.
5. Rozelle Campus. Home to Sydney College of the Arts.
6. Surry Hills Campus. Home to the Faculty of Dentistry.
7. Camden Campus. Contains facilities connected to the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
8. Burren Street Campus. Facilties are currently under development.
9. Sydney Medical School campuses. These include the School of Rural Health (in Dubbo and Orange), the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, Westmead Hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nepean Hospital, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, and Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health.
Faculties
The University of Sydney has 16 faculties.
1. Agriculture and Environment
2. Architecture, Design and Planning
3. Arts and Social Sciences
4. Business (Business School)
5. Dentistry
6. Education and Social Work
7. Engineering and Information Technologies
8. Health Sciences
9. Law (Sydney Law School)
10. Medicine (Sydney Medical School)
11. Nursing and Midwifery
12. Pharmacy
13. Science
14. Sydney College of the Arts
15. Sydney Conservatorium of Music
16. Veterinary Science
Number of Employees
Full-time employees: 7616
For more information, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/
- Telephone
- +(61) 2 9351 2222
- Location
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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
NEW SOUTH WALES
2006
AU
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