Senior Research Fellow -Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute

About the role

The Senior Research Fellow (Level C or D) will play a key role within the Kirby Institute's Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, leading high-quality research to improve the detection, prevention and treatment of viral hepatitis and drug user health. Reporting to the Deputy Program Head, the role leads the design and delivery of epidemiological studies, clinical effectiveness studies and clinical trials, while contributing to research excellence, competitive grant funding, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of epidemiological studies, clinical effectiveness studies and clinical trials.
• Contribute to research excellence, competitive grant funding, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice.
• Support the supervision and mentoring of research staff and higher degree research students.

Requirements

• A PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, infectious diseases, drug user health, or a closely related discipline, and equivalent research experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of epidemiological studies and/or clinical trials in infectious diseases, viral hepatitis, public health or drug user health.
• Strong track record of high-quality research outputs, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and evidence of growing national research recognition.
• Demonstrated experience in statistical analysis and management of complex clinical, epidemiological and/or linked administrative health datasets using software packages such as R, Stata, SAS or Python.
• Demonstrated success, relative to opportunity, in obtaining competitive research funding and/or contributing to successful grant applications.
• Demonstrated capacity to independently lead research projects and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary research teams and external stakeholder networks.
• Experience working with health services, government agencies, community organisations and/or priority populations relevant to viral hepatitis and drug user health.
• Experience engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services, correctional health and/or community-led research approaches will be viewed favorably.

Qualifications

• At Level C: A PhD in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, infectious diseases, drug user health, or a closely related discipline, and equivalent research experience.
• At Level D (in addition to above): Evidence of an established international research profile and reputation in infectious diseases, viral hepatitis and/or drug user health.
• Sustained success in securing nationally and internationally competitive research funding as lead investigator.
• Demonstrated leadership of major multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research collaborations and programs.
• Evidence of substantial research leadership, including mentoring and development of research staff and higher degree research students.
• Demonstrated capacity to influence policy, clinical practice and/or public health strategy through research translation.

Skills

• At Level C: Demonstrated expertise in the design, conduct and analysis of epidemiological studies and/or clinical trials in infectious diseases, viral hepatitis, public health or drug user health.
• Strong track record of high-quality research outputs, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and evidence of growing national research recognition.
• Demonstrated experience in statistical analysis and management of complex clinical, epidemiological and/or linked administrative health datasets using software packages such as R, Stata, SAS or Python.
• Demonstrated success, relative to opportunity, in obtaining competitive research funding and/or contributing to successful grant applications.
• Demonstrated capacity to independently lead research projects and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary research teams and external stakeholder networks.
• Experience working with health services, government agencies, community organisations and/or priority populations relevant to viral hepatitis and drug user health.
• Experience engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services, correctional health and/or community-led research approaches will be viewed favorably.

Pay

$155K - $185K based on experience + 17% Super + Annual leave loading

Schedule

Full time, 35 hours per week