Statistical Consultant (Research)

About the role

This position is based in Australia and offers a great next step after your PhD – apply your statistical expertise to a wide variety of real‑world research problems and build your project experience. You will work on varied and interesting projects across UNSW, collaborating with researchers from different disciplines and tackling a broad range of applied statistical challenges. As part of a friendly, supportive team you will have opportunities to contribute to research that can lead to publications.

Stats Central is a team of nine statisticians and two bioinformaticians offering UNSW researchers support and training in study design and analysis, as part of the university’s 2025 Strategy. It is based in the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre in the Division of Research and Enterprise, a centralised unit that manages major research infrastructure at UNSW and provides relevant technical and consulting expertise. The Statistical Consultant (Research) will provide advice on or lead study design, analysis, and communication of results in a cross‑disciplinary context on research contracts with partners around the university.

UNSW is a large organisation with a diverse and highly talented community doing extraordinary work, driven to be thoughtful, practical and purposeful, and consistently ranked among the world’s top 20 universities in the QS World University Rankings and a proud member of Australia’s Group of Eight.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on or lead study design, analysis, and communication of results for research projects across UNSW.
• Work collaboratively with researchers from different disciplines on applied statistical challenges.
• Contribute to research that may lead to publications.
• Apply statistical expertise to a wide variety of real‑world research problems and build project experience.

Requirements

• PhD in Applied Statistics or a related discipline.

Skills

• Design and analysis of clinical trials.
• Advanced statistical techniques common in health and behavioural research, such as generalised linear mixed models, survival analysis, time series, data imputation methods and meta‑analysis.
• Ability to meet project requirements and deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member and exercise independent decision‑making using initiative.
• Establish and manage consultative, productive relationships with researchers from different backgrounds and communicate statistical concepts clearly to non‑statisticians.
• Provide effective statistical mentoring to research staff.
• Ability to develop statistical methodology or statistical software applications, and to write code in multiple statistical packages.
• Understanding of and commitment to UNSW’s aims, objectives and values, together with relevant policies and guidelines.
• Knowledge of health & safety (psychosocial and physical) responsibilities and commitment to attending relevant health and safety training.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements and support for work‑life balance.
• 17% superannuation contributions.
• Annual leave‑loading payments and salary sacrifice option.
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness passport).
• Affordable on‑campus parking.

Pay

$95,036 – $126,711 + 17% super (minimum $118,467 with PhD).

Schedule

12‑month fixed term contract, full‑time (35 hours per week) at UNSW Kensington.