Associate Lecturer in Medicine (Public Health)

Public Health • Orange, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time, continuing position is based in Orange. You will work closely with senior academics, clinicians, and medical students, providing public health and quantitative research expertise across a diverse rural health research portfolio. This includes areas such as healthcare services, chronic diseases, drug and alcohol, mental health and suicide prevention, Indigenous health and wellbeing (closing the gap), child and adolescent health, population health, and medical education. A key part of your role will be supporting medical student research projects, assisting with study design, ethics submissions, data management, analysis, and dissemination. You will also contribute to grant applications, publications, and conference presentations. This position offers a supportive, mentoring-focused environment with strong opportunities to develop your own research profile and advance your academic career.

Requirements

• PhD (or near completion) in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in health research design, ethics applications and writing of data management and data analysis plans.
• Strong expertise in public health data analysis, including cost-effectiveness and health economic modelling.
• Proficiency in statistical software (e.g. R, Stata, SPSS or similar) and research data management.
• Evidence of research output, including peer reviewed publications and conference presentations.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising and supporting student research projects.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling meaningful student interaction and the development of effective, collaborative industry and research partnerships.
• Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Responsibilities

• Provide public health and quantitative research expertise across a diverse rural health research portfolio.
• Support medical student research projects, including study design, ethics submissions, data management, analysis, and dissemination.
• Contribute to grant applications, publications, and conference presentations.
• Develop your own research profile and progress your academic career.

Benefits

• 17% superannuation
• Supportive, mentoring-focused environment
• Strong opportunities to develop your own research profile and progress your academic career
• Great range of employee benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees