Post-Doctoral Fellow

Others (General Work, Labour etc.) • Full Time • Overseas, Overseas, Overseas • 6d ago

This Job is based in Australia

Post Doctoral Fellow

Employment Type: Full - time (35 hours a week)
Duration: 2 Year Fixed Term contract
Remuneration: $127,947 base, plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
Work rights required: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position.
Location: Hybrid (3 days a week in office) Kensington, Sydney

School of Population HealthThe School of Population Health (SPH) UNSW is internationally recognised as a leader in public health with research strengths across a range of health disciplines, including infectious diseases and immunisation. SPH has a core focus to investigate and provide new knowledge to help inform policy, governance, organisation, work, and leadership in the health sector through cross disciplinary research with both academia and industry. SPH also has strong associations with research centres and institutes throughout UNSW Medicine.

Details of the role

The Post Doctoral Fellow will be expected to carry out independent work on modelling the health impact of vaccine strategies for endemic respiratory pathogens, with a focus on both existing and novel vaccine products, models that incorporate immunity at multiple scales, age- and risk-group targeting, and combination vaccine schedules.

This role provides an opportunity for a highly quantitative postdoctoral researcher to contribute to advanced infectious disease modelling with direct relevance to public health policy and practice. Working within the Infectious Disease Dynamics and Interventions group, the role focuses on developing and applying sophisticated mathematical, statistical and computational models to inform vaccination strategies for endemic respiratory pathogens. You will contribute to high-quality scientific outputs, collaborate with national and international research partners, and support competitive grant development, while progressively establishing an independent research profile. The position offers strong exposure to collaborative research initiatives, conference participation and publication, within a highly regarded academic environment at UNSW Medicine.

The role of Post Doctoral Fellow reports to the co-leads of the Group and has no direct reports.

Some Key Skills Required

A PhD in a highly quantitative discipline, featuring advanced skills in mathematics and statistics, including in application of computational methods.
Demonstrated interest/experience in population health and observational science
Conduct research/scholarly activities under limited supervision, as a member of the Infectious Disease Dynamics and Interventions group, that align with the strategic research priorities of the group
Demonstrated track record of 1st author peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations in English.
Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research with limited supervision.
Communicate and collaborate with relevant academic colleagues, including through contributing to research and activities under the national Australia-Aotearoa Consortium for Epidemic Forecasting and Analytics (ACEFA)
Establish a personal research portfolio and start developing independent research proposals.
Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.

Please refer to the position description for full details.

UNSW Benefits And Culture

17% Superannuation and leave loading
Flexible working
Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
Access to lifelong learning and career development
Progressive HR practices

More information on the great staff benefits and culture can be found here.

Pre-Employment Checks

Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:

National and International Criminal history checks
Entitlement to work and ID checks
Working With Children Checks
Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
Verification of relevant qualifications
Verification of relevant professional membership
Employment history and reference checks
Financial responsibility assessments/checks
Medical Checks and Assessments

Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.

How To Apply

Please click on Apply Now to apply online. Applications should not be sent to the contact listed below. Please provide a resume and a separate document addressing the skills and experience listed in the Position Description. A copy of the Position Description can be found on JOBS@UNSW.

Contact:

Frank McHenry, Talent Acquisition Associate

E: [via CTgoodjobs Apply Now]

Applications close: Thursday 23rd April before 11.30pm Sydney time

UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff. The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

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