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UNSW · 1 day ago

Research Fellow

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$128K/yr - $151K/yr

The Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney is a world-leading health research institute focused on eliminating infectious diseases globally. The Research Fellow will conduct research related to infectious pathogens and associated risk factors in blood donors, coordinating study design, data collection, analysis, and manuscript writing.

Higher Education

No H1B

Responsibilities

Perform research directly related to a NHMRC Partnership Project ‘Infectious pathogens and associated risk factors in blood donors: protecting the blood supply while providing a window into the wider community’, and the ‘Syphilaxis Study’

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers, including internal and external investigators and partners, within the Partnership

Responsible for study design, coordinating the submission of ethics applications, the development of study protocols, coordinating the conduct of data collection, analysis and writing research manuscripts

Design, develop, coordinate and implement public health research on blood donation and infectious diseases leading to policy impact, publications in high impact journals and presentations at major national and international conferences

Design, develop, coordinate and implement public health research related to infectious diseases in at-risk populations with a particular focus on sexually transmitted infections and blood borne viruses

Demonstrated experience in quantitative public health research related to infectious agents and the blood supply

Demonstrated experience writing and publishing peer-reviewed journal articles and reports

Develop and maintain datasets, conduct data management and statistical analyses of quantitative data

Mentor and supervise MSc and PhD candidates and contribute to HDR review panels

Establish and maintain research collaborations with NHMRC Partnership Project stakeholders

Qualification

PhD in public healthQuantitative public health researchData managementAnalysisWriting peer-reviewed articlesResearch collaborationMentoring candidatesStudy designEthics application coordination

Required

A PhD in public health or a similar relevant field

Demonstrated experience in quantitative public health research related to infectious agents and the blood supply

Demonstrated experience writing and publishing peer-reviewed journal articles and reports

Develop and maintain datasets, conduct data management and statistical analyses of quantitative data

Mentor and supervise MSc and PhD candidates and contribute to HDR review panels

Establish and maintain research collaborations with NHMRC Partnership Project stakeholders

Work rights required: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must hold full rights to work in Australia to be considered for this position