First listed on: 06 January 2017

Research Fellow
(Faculty of Medicine) 

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
UNSW Medicine
 

  • One of the Asia-Pacific’s leading research intensive Universities
  • Strong regional and global engagement
  • Cutting edge facilities and equipment

At UNSW, we pride ourselves on being a workplace where the best people come to do their best work.

The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) is the premier alcohol and other drug research centre in Australia. With approximately 120 staff and 25 PhD students, there are currently over 90 different projects in progress. Further information about the Centre is available at: https://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/. This position forms part of the Drug Policy Modelling Program (DPMP) – see www.dpmp.unsw.edu.au. The DPMP is a program concerned with both scholarship and practice in drug policy. The program of work includes developing the evidence-base for policy; translating research into useable information for policy; studying policy-making processes; and ongoing interactions with policymakers on current issues

About the role

  • Level B $98K-$116K plus 17% superannuation and leave loading
  • Three year fixed term (to December 2019)
  • Full-time (35 hours per week)

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a cutting edge, internationally recognised drug policy research team. The successful incumbent will build and co-ordinate a program of alcohol and other drug treatment service system research including new research on treatment purchasing and organisational factors which drive treatment outcomes. As a three-year core position within the Drug Policy Modelling Program there is excellent mentorship available, and the opportunity to build an international profile in alcohol and other drug treatment service systems research through high quality academic publications and new grants.

About you

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have research expertise in the design, conduct, analysis and publication of alcohol and other drug treatment research
  • Be an experienced early career researcher with an emerging research grant track record and be looking to build a national and international profile in the area; and
  • Have a PhD in public health, epidemiology or a related field

You should systematically address the selection criteria in your application.

You may be required to undergo pre-employment checks prior to appointment to this role.

Contact:

Professor Alison Ritter, Director, Drug Policy Modeling Program
E: alison.ritter@unsw.edu.au
T: (61 2) 9385 0236

Applications close: Monday 30th January, 2017

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