• 12-month Full Time Contract
• Attractive Salary $108,451 - $114,164 per annum + Super
• Salary Packaging Benefits & Flexible Working Options
• Unrivalled opportunity for a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Melbourne Children’s Global Health

Who We Are

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI): At MCRI we share a powerful vision; to re-imagine the future of child health. We are the home to many life-changing scientific discoveries. We believe that no question is too impossible to try and answer. We are renowned for our cutting edge focus on early interventions, improved diagnosis, prevention and development of potential cures.

Our success is founded on a philosophy of collaboration through a multi-disciplinary approach to solving the toughest questions in child health. MCRI is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity, equity and respect that celebrates and values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our people. We strive to foster a positive working environment that is underpinned by equal opportunity for all and consideration for the diverse voices of staff, students and the communities we serve.

MCRI is a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and is a committed subscriber to Science Australia Gender Equity and its principles.

The Opportunity:

The Melbourne Children’s Global Health initiative has an exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Fellowship. This role is for an early career researcher with high potential to establish an independent research career in global child and adolescent health. The Fellowship aims to facilitate collaborative research in one of the existing priority research areas for Melbourne Children’s Global Health - vaccines, public health and clinical care and education.

In addition, you will contribute to Melbourne Children’s Global Health engagement in evidence-based policy development and government relations by supporting the MCGH Engagement Working Group. This role will be offered with the generous support of the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

An online Q&A session about the application process, supervision and the requirements of the role will be held 12:30-1:30pm Monday 8 August 2022. Register: here.

Your Responsibilities will include:

• Conducting ethical research at the highest level of integrity and in line with the Australian Code for Responsible Conduct of Research and MCRI policies
• Undertaking high calibre competitive research
• Has successfully written and continues to submit grant and ethics approval applications
• Attracting external competitive funding and has a record of high quality publications, research impact and peer recognition

About You:

• Relevant PhD/Doctoral qualification or evidence of submission of PhD thesis (to be provided with the full application)
• Up to 3 years postdoctoral experience (relative to opportunity) and appropriate level of expertise gained from a combination of experience, training or professional accreditation
• Potential to make a significant contribution to advancing knowledge in global child and adolescent health

next steps

Apply Now! You are invited to apply online via the MCRI Careers Portal, via the Apply Now button.

Applications should be submitted as one document that includes:

• Cover letter addressing eligibility and selection criteria
• Curriculum Vitae
• Research proposal

For more information, please refer to the position description (also attached below).

Any specific questions related to this position should be directed to Jane Hawtin at [email protected], using the subject line: Research Officer / Senior Research Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We welcome all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, religions and sexual orientations in our workplace and encourage talented people of any identity to apply to our vacancies. We will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace, please contact the People Leader listed above if this is needed.

All applicants, please be aware that in line with the Victorian Chief Health Officer’s Directions, all MCRI and VCGS workers must be fully vaccinated, unless a medical exception applies. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government COVID-19 Digital Immunisation Certificate/s or evidence of medical exception or evidence of vaccination booking as part of our pre-employment requirements.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.