Part-Time Postdoc: Aging Care & Consumer Education

University of Sydney; Sydney; Presencial; AUD 119.000 - 146.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Superannuation 17%

Descripción de la vacante

The University of Sydney invites applications for a Part time Postdoctoral Research Fellow (0.60 FTE) to support an NHMRC-funded program on Optimising Care for Older Adults in Hospital. Base salary is $132,533 pro rata plus 17% superannuation.

The role is fixed-term until 31 December 2028 and located at Concord Hospital and the Concord Clinical School. Responsibilities include leading ageing and medical education research, engaging with consumer groups, advancing the research agenda, and

Formación

• PhD in a relevant discipline, or towards completion of PhD.
• Experience conducting original research in ageing, geriatric care or medical education.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong experience working with older adults in research settings.
• Experience managing consumer research advisory groups.
• Extensive experience in co-design and participatory research with older adults.
• Strong collaborations with NSW Health and senior stakeholders.
• Developing research portfolio with peer‑reviewed publications and grant submissions.
• Developing network of academic and health-sector stakeholders.
• Project management experience coordinating activities, meetings and ethics governance.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Medline/PubMed, REDCap and research software.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct original and collaborative research in ageing, geriatric care and medical education.
• Support and grow the research trajectory of the team at CERA, Concord Hospital.
• Coordinate and contact the consumer research advisory group with NSW Health involvement.
• Organise consumer group and research team meetings.
• Lead consumer engagement and co‑design with older adults and carers.
• Run studies using qualitative methods and participatory approaches.
• Develop collaborations with NSW Health clinicians and senior stakeholders.
• Collect, code, and analyse data; contribute to manuscripts and presentations.
• Assist with grant applications, ethics submissions and governance tasks.
• Coordinate timelines, meetings and governance documentation.
• Support the research agenda through dissemination at events and networks.
• Mentor junior researchers and students where appropriate.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder management

Communication

Consumer engagement

Co-design

Quantitative methods

Educación

PhD in relevant discipline

Towards PhD

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Medline / PubMed

REDCap

SAS

SPSS

EndNote

Nvivo

Descripción del empleo

The University of Sydney invites applications for a Part time Postdoctoral Research Fellow (0.60 FTE) to support an NHMRC-funded program on Optimising Care for Older Adults in Hospital. Base salary is $132,533 pro rata plus 17% superannuation.

The role is fixed-term until 31 December 2028 and located at Concord Hospital and the Concord Clinical School. Responsibilities include leading ageing and medical education research, engaging with consumer groups, advancing the research agenda, and