Research Fellow (Road Safety & Crash Prevention)
Job No.: 678248
Location: State Coronial Service Centre
Employment Type: Part-time, fraction (0.8)
Duration: 12 month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: Pro-rata $83,280 - $113,025 p.a. Level A plus 17% employer superannuation (from 1 June 2025)
- Help build a first-of-its-kind national register on motorcycle and small vehicle fatalities
- Work with leading medic-legal and engineering researchers on real-world crash data
- Join Australia’s only academic department embedded in a forensic medicine institute
The Opportunity
Are you a proactive early-career researcher who is detail-oriented, analytical, and committed to public health and injury prevention?
We are seeking a Research Fellow to contribute to a Proof-of-Concept study funded by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. This role will support the development of a scalable Register on motorcycle and motorised small wheel vehicle fatalities (2016–2023 and ongoing).
In this role you will collate and link data from sources such as the Victorian Road Crash Database, National Coronial Information System, and Victoria Police. Your work will support multidisciplinary analysis to inform trends, risks, and preventative strategies for road trauma.
At Monash, you’ll work within a world-class team in a unique forensic-medical setting. We support professional development, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and contribute to life-saving knowledge in road trauma and injury prevention.
About Monash University
The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) is one of the Asia Pacific’s largest schools of public health, driving impact across health systems, policy, injury prevention, clinical trials, and forensic medicine. The Department of Forensic Medicine (DFM) is uniquely embedded within the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) — Australia’s only academic forensic department based in an operational forensic service.
Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is the largest of its kind in Australia. Our mission is simple but powerful: to improve the human condition. With campuses across five countries, we deliver world-leading health education and research, consistently ranked in the global top 40. Learn more at monash.edu/medicine.
The Department of Forensic Medicine (DFM) is Australia’s only academic forensic medicine department embedded within an operational forensic service—the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM). This co-location offers a truly unique research environment focused on advancing forensic medicine and improving justice and public health outcomes.
The Department is part of Monash University’s Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, is the largest of its kind in Australia. Our mission is simple but powerful: to improve the human condition. With campuses across five countries, we deliver world-leading health education and research, consistently ranked in the global top 40. Learn more: monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/divisions/forensic-medicine
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Together with our commitment to academic freedom, you will have access to quality research facilities, infrastructure, world-class teaching spaces, and international collaboration opportunities.
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To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to
'How to apply for Monash Jobs'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Dr Reena Sarkar, Senior Fellow e: reena.sarkar1@monash.edu
Position Description: Research Fellow
Applications Close: Monday 26th May 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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