Postdoctoral Research Fellow, HEAL Collaboration

• Part time (0.5FTE) position
• Fixed term – 2 years
• Based in Hobart

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Menzies Institute for Medical Research (Menzies), part of the College of Health and Medicine.

Menzies is one of Australia’s leading health and medical research institutes and is recognised worldwide for its research excellence.  Menzies’ mission is to perform internationally significant medical research leading to healthier, longer and better lives for all Tasmanians.  Research takes a bench-to-bedside and disease prevention approach that is aimed at improving patient care and clinical outcomes for the community by translating knowledge into clinical and policy actions and through the commercial application of discoveries. Tasmania, an island state with a population of over 500,000 people, has a discrete health system that enables close engagement with the University and with government agencies and health providers and offers a unique framework for translational health research.

Menzies’ five themes reflect the burden of disease in the Tasmanian community: Public Health, Primary Care and Health Services; Musculoskeletal Health & Disease; Brain Health & Disease; Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health & Disease; and Genetics and Cancer.

The Opportunity

As the Postdoctoral Research Fellow, you will work with the team of policy and practice Research Fellows supported by the Australia-wide Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) Network. HEAL aims to catalyse research, knowledge exchange and translation into policy and practice that will bring measurable improvements to our health, the Australian health system, and the environment. The Menzies Institute for Medical Research is co-leading the bushfires, air pollution, and extreme events research theme within the HEAL network, and you will conduct research to support this theme, and work to support wider research translation and an emerging Tasmanian community of practice in environmental health.

Key Accountabilities:

• Make an effective and sustained contribution to the University in achieving its strategic objectives and fulfilling its operational responsibilities.
• Undertake high-quality research of national and increasingly of international standing either independently or as a member of a team, secure external competitive and other funding, publish research findings as sole author or in collaboration, and contribute to the successful supervision of research higher degree students.
• Contribute to the wider activities of the HEAL network, including education, outreach and networking.
• Contribute to the development of a Tasmanian community of practice in environmental health with a focus on healthy and sustainable landscapes, bushfires, air pollution and extreme events.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of productive and effective links inside the University and locally and nationally with the discipline, relevant interdisciplinary domains, profession, industry and/or wider community.

­Your Application

To be successful in the role, your application will need to demonstrate:

• A PhD or equivalent in a relevant field.
• Ability and understanding of research in the relevant field, demonstrated by a strong academic record.
• Understanding of and demonstrated experience in using one or more of the statistical methods relevant to environmental epidemiology, such as time-series statistical modelling, machine learning methods, geographic information systems, remote sensing, health impact assessments, or environmental exposure assessment.
• Experience in contributing to research projects across a range of study designs including cohort studies, data linkage studies, public health interventions or mixed methods studies, relative to career stage and opportunity.
• A record of contributing to building and maintaining effective and productive links locally and nationally with the discipline, profession, industry (where relevant) and wider community including record of translating evidence into practice.

Remuneration

Appointment to this role will be at Academic Level A/B and will have a total remuneration package of up to $142,799 pro-rata comprising base salary within the range of $76,213 to $122,050 plus 17% superannuation.

COVID-19 Update:

The University of Tasmania recognises that this is critical for the workforce at the University to protect the safety of our workforce and vulnerable Tasmanians.

Applicants for this role must be prepared to provide evidence of Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of employment.

How to Apply

• Please refer to the attached Position Description for full details.
• To apply online, please provide the following supporting documentation:
• Resume
• Cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role
• Your responses to the success criteria. 
• For further information about this position, please contact Fay Johnston, Professor, [email protected] or text 0408 266 652
• Please visit https://www.utas.edu.au/jobs/applying for our guide to applying and details on the recruitment process.

Applications close Sunday, 25 September 2022, 11:55 pm

To be eligible for this position, you are required to have Australian citizenship, permanent residence or a current valid visa that allows you to fulfil the requirements of this role.