Position Available: Senior Research Fellow/Medical Advisor
About us
The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) is part of the Faculty of Health and is recognised nationally and internationally as a Centre of excellence in health economics. Our areas of expertise include economic evaluation and health technology assessment, applied econometrics, discrete choice experiments, health outcome measurement and policy evaluation.
About the Role
CHERE is currently recruiting for a Senior Research Fellow/Medical Advisor to play a vital role in supporting our program of work in economic evaluation and health technology assessment (HTA). This includes undertaking independent research, commissioned work and performing critical appraisal of health technology assessments. A key component of the role will be evaluating submissions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) and preparing health technology assessment reports for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) or other HTA agencies. You will also contribute to the design and conduct of clinical trials, providing expert clinical input and advice, including medical and data monitoring. You will be experienced in analysing and interpreting clinical trial and patient data.
You will provide critical expert clinical input into the development and conduct of research projects, apply principles of clinical epidemiology to inform health technology assessments and contribute to the development and delivery of teaching programs.
You will have the opportunity to collaborate actively in funded research across the Faculty of Health, particularly with IMPACCT (Improving Palliative, Aged and Chronic Care through Clinical Research and Translation).
You will work independently and as part of a team on key research project tasks under the direction of your supervisor and other senior members of CHERE. You will have the opportunity to produce high quality research papers, reports and presentations and to enhance your own scholarly standing.
About You
You will have a degree in medicine or equivalent, with significant research experience in your area of expertise, along with project management experience and skills in writing grant applications. Post-graduate qualifications in clinical epidemiology or public health will be highly regarded.
You are also an excellent communicator and have the ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative networks throughout the university as well as nationally and internationally.
For the full list of selection criteria and role responsibilities, please download the Position Statement here.
Base Salary Range: $132,849 - $175,537 p.a. (Level C/D depending on experience).
The position is available on a full-time or fractional basis (0.5 FTE or above). There is the option to maintain a clinical appointment alongside the role. Appointments will be made on a fixed term basis for three years.
How To Apply
In addition to your resume and cover letter, you are required to address the selection criteria (found on page 3 of the Position Description) in your submission in a separate document. For information to assist you with compiling statements to answer the selection criteria, please visit Answering Selection Criteria
UTS is committed to diversity and inclusion in our workforce and we encourage applicants where relevant to include a relative to opportunity or career disruption/break statement within their CV.
Only those applications submitted via the UTS online recruitment system will be accepted. If you are a current UTS staff member, for help on how to apply through NEO please click here.
As you will be unable to save your application once started, please have all required documents and information available prior to commencing.
Please ensure that the file name for each document submitted includes the relevant reference number IRC214836 and your name.
General enquiries or issues with your application may be directed to Marie Hetherington in the UTS Recruitment Team at recruitment@uts.edu.au.
Closing Date: Monday, 18th APril at 11.59pm (AEST)
Applicants must have valid work rights in Australia
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