Postdoctoral Research Fellow – First Nations Cancer & Wellbeing Research Program

• First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research Program within School of Public Health

• Academic Level A

• Full time, fixed term position for two years

• Closing date: Sunday, 13 November 2022 at 11.00pm AEST (R-18193) 

Acknowledgment of Country

The University of Queensland (UQ) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which UQ operates. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to the Country. We recognise their valuable contributions to Australian and global society.

About This Opportunity  

The First Nations Cancer & Wellbeing Research (FNCWR) Program is led by Professor Gail Garvey within the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine. The vision of the FNCWR program is innovative and community-driven research that supports and empowers Australia’s First Nations people and communities to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. 

The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will contribute to the existing research program and develop, undertake, and manage new research to advance the First Nations Cancer and Wellbeing Research (FNCWR) program. The position has been created to primarily work on a linked administrative health service dataset that includes all cancer diagnoses from Queensland, Australia. This is an exciting opportunity for the incumbent to enhance their research and analytical skills, research network and build on their Indigenous Health research experience.

For a full list of duties and criteria please request a copy of the Job Description from the Talent Acquisition team (recruitment@uq.edu.au ) 

This role is subject to The University’s Code of Conduct .   

About You   

• Completion of a PhD in the relevant discipline areas.

• Demonstrated experience or knowledge of key statistical packages e.g. R, STATA, Excel, SAS.

• Well-developed organisational skills and ability to prioritise own workload, work independently and meet deadlines whilst maintaining attention to detail.

• An emerging track record of research productivity including publications and conference presentations.

• Ability to communicate effectively with scientific peers and internal and external stakeholders both verbally in-person and in written format.

• Knowledge of research codes of practice and ability to apply ethical guidelines in research behaviour.

• Demonstrated experience in management and analysis of larger datasets (i.e., hospital admissions data, administrative health data, cancer registry data) is desirable.

What We Can Offer  

This is a full-time (100%) fixed-term position for up to 2 years at Academic Level A.

The full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $72,144.35 to $96,530.67 plus super of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be in the range $84,408.89 to $112,940.88 per annum.  

The following flexible employment options may be available for this role: some working from home; variable start or finish times; flex-time.  

For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit Why Work at UQ and review The University of Queensland’s Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2018 – 2021 .  

  
Questions?  

To discuss this role please contact Professor Gail Garvey .

For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number in the subject line.  
 

Want to Apply?  

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered: 

• Cover letter

• Document addressing the ‘About You’ section   

• Resume  

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form.  

  

About the Selection Process  

    
To satisfy pre-requisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline or will not be accepted.  
 

Other Information  

  

Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.   
 

We value diversity and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University. Our Diversity and Inclusion webpage contains further information if you require additional support. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au .  

If you are a current employee of the University, or hold an unpaid or affiliate appointment with the University, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.