Research Fellow - Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment

• Centre for Health Services Research

• Join a university ranked in the world’s top 50

• Strong commitment and action toward a diverse and inclusive workforce

• Plan for your future with a generous 17% superannuation allowance

• Based at the Herston Campus

About UQ

As part of the UQ community, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world, and within an environment where interdisciplinary collaborations are encouraged.

As part of our commitment to excellence in research and professional practice in academic contexts, we are proud to provide our staff with access to world-class facilities and equipment, grant writing support, greater research funding opportunities, and other forms of staff support and development.

About This Opportunity 

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow in Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to engage in research to further their expertise and growing research profile to achieve national recognition in their discipline. The candidate should have a strong background in quantitative microeconomics and/or economic evaluation. Knowledge and experience in clinical trial evaluation, literature review and economic modelling is a must. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will work with supervisors to secure additional income to ensure growth of the health economic program and to ensure longevity of the position. At this level it is expected that in incumbent will efficiently manage service and engagement roles and activities.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Develop an independent and/or team research program to achieve national recognition and impact in the research area.

• Specifically, participate as an evaluator in Health Technology and Assessment Group at the Centre for Health Services Research, including produce HTA reports, collaborate with other evaluators and other research staff to produce quality research and HTA reports, report to and work with Senior Evaluator(s) for quality assurance and quality improvement, contribute to capacity building and the development of training materials and programs in HTA

• Produces quality research outputs consistent with discipline norms by publishing or exhibiting in national research journals, other appropriate refereed publications and conference publications, with a lead role in some outputs.

• Participate in or contribute as chief investigator role (often in conjunction with more experienced researchers) in applications for competitive research funding to support projects and activities, which includes actively seeking, obtaining and managing research funding.

• Work with colleagues in the development of joint research projects and applications for competitive

•  Demonstrate a track record of the effective supervision of Honours and Higher Degree by Research students.

• Demonstrates personal effectiveness in supervision and management and development of researcher capability and skill.

• Shows leadership of self and others through mentoring, collaboration and active participation in priority activities for the unit

This is a research focused position. Further information can be found by viewing UQ’s Criteria for Academic Performance .

This is a full-time (100%), fixed-term position for up to 12 months. At Academic level B, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $106,079.67 - $125,687.99, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $124,113.21 - $147,054.95 annually. As this role is covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases – at least once a year.

The greater benefits of joining the UQ community are broad:  from being part of a Group of Eight university, to recognition of prior service with other Australian universities, up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave, 17.5% annual leave loading, flexible working arrangements including hybrid on site/WFH options and flexible start/finish times, and genuine career progression opportunities via the academic promotions process.

About You  

• Post graduate qualification in a discipline related to health evidence appraisal, systematic review, or economic evaluation. This might include health-related or methods related disciplines (e.g. public health, economics, health services research, epidemiology, medicine, biostatistics).

• Experience in conducting health technology assessment, especially for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) or Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) in Australia

• A developing reputation and track record of publications in reputed refereed journals and presenting at conferences.

• Competent work/time management skills including the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. Exceptional writing skills, with competence in technical writing style required for HTA reports

• Evidence of successfully seeking, obtaining and managing external research funding.

• A growing record of supervision of Honours and Research Higher Degree students to successful completion.

• Experience in meaningful internal service roles in conjunction with active contributions to external activities. Strong interpersonal skills including ability to liaise confidently with stakeholders. 

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• 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. 

• Mandatory Immunisations: It is a condition of employment for this role that you will be required to provide evidence of immunisation against certain vaccine preventable diseases.

Relocating from interstate or overseas? A relocation support package could be negotiated with the preferred candidate. You can find out more about life in Australia’s Sunshine State here .

Questions? 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Dr Kim-Huong Nguyen .  For application queries, please contact [email protected] stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line.

Want to Apply? 

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

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Responses to the ‘About You’ section

Other Information 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion .  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity , LGBTQIA+ , cultural and/or linguistic , Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples , or people with a disability . Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to [email protected]  

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, 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.

Applications close: Tuesday 16th January 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (R-32172). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for 2nd February 2024.