Senior Research Fellow in Musculoskeletal Health Economics
Job No.: 677892
Location: 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: 12-month fixed-term appointment
Remuneration: $140,812 - $162,366 pa Level C (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Research Fellow to build and support a team as well as lead innovative research in health economics and musculoskeletal health. Based within the Musculoskeletal Health and Wiser Healthcare Units, and aligned with the ANZMUSC Clinical Trial Network Centre of Research Excellence, this role will focus on economic evaluations of healthcare interventions, policy impact analysis, and resource allocation frameworks.
You will play a key leadership role in growing our health economics research capability, securing funding, publishing in high-impact journals, and mentoring junior researchers and students. You will also lead activities of the ANZMUSC Health Economics Special Interest Group and drive interdisciplinary collaborations that inform policy and improve healthcare sustainability.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and contributing to health economic research, including cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses
- Developing economic models and frameworks to support sustainable healthcare decision-making
- Leading research proposals and managing grants
- Publishing high-quality research outputs
- Supervising and mentoring HDR students and junior staff
- Building national and international collaborations across academia, healthcare and government
- Providing leadership in the ANZMUSC Health Economics Special Interest Group
About You
You will have a doctoral qualification in health economics or a closely related field, alongside a strong track record of impactful research, demonstrated success in securing competitive funding, and experience supervising HDR students. You’ll bring demonstrated expertise in:
- Health economic modelling and evaluation techniques ideally to inform decision-making around resource allocation in musculoskeletal health
- Assessing economic burden and policy implications in musculoskeletal health
- Developing and leading interdisciplinary research teams
- Communicating research outcomes to a range of stakeholders including policymakers and clinicians
You’re also an effective communicator and collaborator, with the ability to work independently and strategically in a research-intensive environment.
About Monash University
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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: Professor Ilana Ackerman, Ilana.Ackerman@monash.edu
Position Description: Senior Research Fellow in Musculoskeletal Health Economics
Applications Close: Wednesday 30 April 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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