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SalaryPart-time contract (0.3FTE) until 30th April 2025
Based inBrisbane or Darwin
Be part of an exciting opportunity!
Menzies is looking for a Senior Principal Research Fellow to work within a collaboration network of researchers across Australia’s leading universities and with an excellent track record of research and publication in respiratory health, will have the expertise in laboratory science, data linkage, advanced statistical analyses and research knowledge to contribute to a team responsible for advanced analytical methodologies and innovative research design.
The role of the Senior Principal Research Fellow is to build and lead research teams and to develop opportunities for collaboration through engagement with key partners in the Northern Territory and across Australia. The Senior Principal Research Fellow will play a leading role in leading research and the provision of evidence-based feedback to practitioners in order to improve health care.
What you will bring to the role
As an enthusiastic, qualified health professional, you will have relevant postdoctoral qualifications in the area of clinical, public health, laboratory sciences, relevant research experience and statistics with high level skills in clinical trials and interpretation of quantitative data and development of databases used for multi-centre studies.
The successful applicant will also have exceptional communication skills and the ability to engage effectively with community stakeholders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations, and the ability to work collaboratively with health professionals and academic colleagues. This position requires the ability to work sensitively in multicultural and multidisciplinary settings with the skills to engage and communicate with First Nations peoples.
Why Menzies
Menzies is one of Australia’s leading medical research institutes dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and a leader in global and tropical research into life-threatening illnesses. If making a positive health impact in Australia and across our region excites and motivates you, join us as we continue to translate our research into effective programs and partnerships in communities across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and find enduring solutions to health problems that matter.
As a recognised national leader in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, education and research training, Menzies is committed to providing a culturally inclusive and supportive work environment, and ensuring our workforce is representative of the people with and for whom we work. We seek to amplify First Nations voices in all aspects of our work, and westrongly encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for this position.
Benefits of working for Menzies
- Exciting career opportunity with one of Australia’s leading health research institutes.
- Lead change and help make a positive impact.
- 6 weeks annual leave, significant salary packaging benefits and other market leading conditions.
- Attractive salary package including superannuation and salary packaging benefits:
Level E at $219,232 per annum, pro-rata. (comprising a gross salary of $180,538 per annum, pro-rata).
If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact:
Professor Anne Chang
Division Leader, Senior Principal Research Fellow
Child Health Division
Via Email: Anne.Chang@menzies.edu.au
How to Apply:
Applicants are required to provide a cover letter, resume and to address the selection criteria in the Position Description. To obtain the Position Description, or for more information on how to apply for this position please visit Menzies careers website: http://careers.menzies.edu.au/
or phone Human Resources 08 8946 8409
Closing date: Sunday, 11 September 2022
To view the Position Description, click the below link.
