Senior Research Fellow/Associate Professor Health Technology Assessment

Job no: 0054026
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time;  Fixed-term for 3 years
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Salary: Level C - $131,739 - $151,900/Level D - $158,624 - $174,754 p.a. plus 17% super

Founded in 1853, the University of Melbourne is Australia’s #1 university and is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

About the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

The Melbourne School of Population and Global Health aims to strengthen the understanding, capacity and services of society to meet population health needs and to improve the quality and equity of health care. It employs a population health framework that incorporates public health and preventative medicine, health promotion, clinical medicine and allied healthcare disciplines and an equity and evidence-based approach to health care and health policy. Its research programs aim to elucidate the genetic, environmental, social and economic determinants of health, and to focus on the evaluation of the health systems, programs and services that seek to prevent disease and injury and to promote health.

About the Role

Within the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health there is an active health technology assessment, health services research and health economics research and teaching program as part of the multi-disciplinary Centre for Health Policy. A Group Leader is required to join the Centre to lead the Melbourne Health Technology and Value Assessment Collaboration (M-VAC).

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Produce and have oversight of Health Technology Assessment reports and supporting research publications where appropriate 

• supervise evaluators and other research staff with oversight for quality assurance and quality improvement
• Contribute to capacity building and the development of training materials and programs in health technology assessment

About You

Your exceptional communication skills coupled with your interpersonal skills will allow you to successfully lead a team and work in collaboration. You are highly organised with strong project management skills that contribute to your ability of being able work under pressure whiles managing competing deadlines.

Ideally, you will further have:

• 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 and skills conducting health technology assessment, especially for the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) or Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) in Australia
• History of peer reviewed publications and attracting research funding

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, please visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits .

Be Yourself

At UoM, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community, and we encourage and celebrate diversity. Indigenous Australians, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our roles. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please submit your application including a brief cover letter, your resume and your responses against the selection criteria* (found in the Position Description) for the role.

*For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

Should you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] .

Due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

Position Description