Job Description:

Job no: 0055888
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time; Fixed-term until 31/12/2024
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/School: Centre for Digital Transformation of Health
Salary: Level B-D– $ 107,547 - $ 174,754 p.a. plus 17% super - The appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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 Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences has an enviable research record and is the University of Melbourne’s largest faculty in terms of management of financial resources, employment of academic and professional staff, teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate (including research higher degree) students and the conduct of basic and applied research.

About the Role

The Centre for Digital Transformation of Health requires talented and passionate researchers who wish to grow their research careers in the emerging field of digital health, and who can bring strong methodological expertise and experience to research projects in one or more of the following areas:

• design (particularly service design, co-design, or human-centred design)
• formative evaluation of complex health system projects
• implementation science
• data-driven health services research
• study design for evaluation of complex health interventions

In a typical week at work, you may:

• Contribute to the iterative design, development, implementation and validation of the digital health interventions described in the funded grant applications
• Manage the research project and collaborations for at least one of the Centre's funded projects, including developing and monitoring project timelines and milestones based on goals and objectives of the grant-funded research
• Contribute collaboratively to other research projects within the scope of the candidate’s research and/or methodological expertise
• Undertake research required for the funded projects

About You

As an experienced health and medical researcher, you will have demonstrated the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment and excellent organisational skills including the ability to drive projects and to multi-task contributions to multiple projects. Your excellent communication and problem-solving skills, as well as your ability to work with minimal supervision, will set you up for success in this role.

You will further have:

• A PhD in a relevant discipline or equivalent relevant experience
• A strong research track record in your area of expertise
• Significant experience using validated frameworks, methods and tools
• Experience applying research to design, development and evaluation of digital health interventions

Benefits of Working with Us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and 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, with disabilities or 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 hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au.

Applications close: 7th June 2022 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time